This is where it began in 2020. I wanted to go on a run, but it was too hot to get motivated to do that. I also wanted to go get some coffee, and thought it would be nice to bring some pastries back to the family from a favorite little coffee shop a few miles up the road. Suddenly a brainstorm: there were bikes in the shed, and biking would not only be a good replacement exercise in the heat, but a good way to get up to the coffee shop relatively quickly. I strapped on a drawstring pack and went on a coffee and pastry run. When I got back to the house, I had decided I was definitely pulling my old bike out of storage when I got back to Carrboro. I’ve been riding several times a week ever since, and I can’t wait to start finally mixing rides into some other adventures.