Ode to Sanity (WW # 166)

Three years ago this month

I hopped upon your seat.

You'd be my distraction;

That fractured foot I'd beat!

It seemed so silly to name you

I think I was quite mad.

DNS 'ing the Chicago marathon

Had made me very sad!

Shiny, narrow, white

Now, what do I do?

My clunky yellow mountain bike

Was simply K-Mart poo.

  

With a different type of shifting

And hills and hills to ride,

You taught me how to handle gears

Actually, with quite the pride.

You've gotten me through triathlons

On podiums twice I've stood.

Fast cycling helped my swimming

Which, honestly, was not good.

We completed two long century rides

In summer's brutal heat.

Obnoxious singing, torrential rain

You didn't miss a beat!



I've watched countless TV shows

While spinning on your trainer.

You provided awesome cardio

For marathon training -- no brainer.

I've dressed you with disco lights,

Red handle tape as well

Aero bars, a bike computer;

More than Garmin can ever tell.

At the time you seemed expensive

Would you be worth that dough?

Nearing three thousand miles now

I think you've proven so.

Sometimes I do ignore you

When running is my main thing.

But I will always appreciate

The Sanity that you bring.

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I didn't have much of a wrap post this week so I appreciate you humoring me and my silly poetry.  Please note all rhyming credit belongs to Dr. Seuss!

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