When I woke this morning the weather had changed. The sun wasn’t shining and the sky looked ominously grey. Despite that, I was determined to kick off my early morning cycle regime. Even though I’m retired I still have enough going on in my schedule to keep me from getting out every morning, so it was important that I didn’t put it off.

I set out just after seven. The forecast on the radio said there would be a light drizzle with occasional heavier showers through the day. Well the first of those “showers” started about five minutes after I left home and continued for the whole hour I was out. Luckily I had worn a waterproof jacket but the rest of me was sodden by the end of my ride. It’s actually the first time I’ve ridden in the rain for quite a long time. Wet riding was all too common when I commuted by bike so it’s not something that I’m really adverse to. In fact I prefer a bit of cool rain to high temperatures.

Just need a bit of determination to keep up the early mornings and develop it into a routine.