Ups and Downs

So here I stand. Ready to do battle with my own innate sense of imbalance and my lack of any physical ability whatsoever.

Tomorrow, I get a bike of my own, and will be adding regular cycling to the "get fitter" exercise routine I started as a New Year resolution back in January. My first "big" goal is to be able to cycle to work one day. It's not far, and I could probably do the outward journey in a short time frame... but the return is something else, because it's uphill all the way - and although my "get fitter" routine has had an impact of a 2 stone weight loss, I have a long way to go yet before I'm more than fit to drop! Still, I'm going to get fit if it kills me!

Now when I say "uphill"... we're talking big hills. In fact, to be more precise, we're talking mountains. I live in the South Wales (UK) valleys. I live near the top of a mountain. "Work" is located on the valley floor. Gettting there, I could take my feet off the pedals, wear out the brakes in record quick time, and fly down (I've already got the knack of praying for my life whilst hurtling down a mountainside, trying to find the fine line between going slowly enough to maintain control, and fast enough to keep my balance.) Coming back, I suspect might take me half the night.