Time flies, all right. Today marked my 37th anniversary at my workplace. Where did all those years go?

For that matter, it\’s hard to believe that I\’ve been cycling for over 11 years. Yet here I am, with 51,600+ miles under my tires.

The day I decided to buy my adult tricycle, such feats of distance were far from my mind. I simply wanted a way to get places, and public transit can be a hassle. Bumming rides from friends means I\’m not on my own schedule. With the trike, I could just pump up the tires and go!

I didn\’t anticipate that I\’d ride as much as I did. I sure fooled myself! From the very start, my legs loved it; and from there it snowballed.

Time flies when I\’m out on a ride — sometimes. There are rides when everything is great; and there are rides when it seems that everything is going wrong.

I might have to battle a stiff headwind mile after mile; and if it\’s a cold day, the wind seems worse. I\’ve gotten caught out in heavy rain when it\’s not only cold; but when the wind is both strong and capricious. Conditions like that make a ride seem endless.

While I\’m talking about time, how long do I need to work up to a century; and how should I plan for it? Or do I truly want to do a century this year? Sometimes I like the idea of doing something more than I actually want to do it; and that\’s a very big difference!