Rode my Bike to Downtown Winnipeg

Posted at June 21, 2010

Today, I rode my bike to downtown Winnipeg along Pembina Hwy even with a forecast for rain. I just figured that it wouldn’t rain till the afternoon. I was wrong, it started about 5 minutes before I reached my destination. That is ok, I had my plastic bag to protect my seat. at least it was dry when I started for home. Not so much when I arrived home. This is the first time I have ridden in the rain, I usually avoid it. What an experience. I now realize how many potholes there are on the road especially when you have to ride through the puddles. That was fun when you are a kid, somehow, it doesn’t really hold much of appeal as an adult! Now I understand why there is so much of a splash when car drive pass. It’s those potholes. On some parts of the road, I rode on the sidewalk as it was safer but I was getting sprayed by the cars. So I just stayed on the roads.

I am determined to do a variety of outdoor exercises. I am incorporating my triathlon training with my social life, rode about 20km in total today to meet some friends for lunch. One of which I hadn’t seen for over 17 years, since we graduated from Engineering. That was fun, we all don’t look much different for so long ago.

While I was downtown, I went into MEC to drop off my used batteries (they recycle them), I met a guy Pavel Kadlick from the Czech Republic. He is riding his bike across Canada and camping along the way. I chatted with him a while and heard a few stories. Everyone’s life is an adventure.