“THAT BURN IN THE LEGS” — by Steve Nadis
For some reason, people like to strike up conversations outside of TAGS in Porter Square. Someone usually says something to me when I’m unlocking my bike at the conclusion of my shopping experience. “You get a pretty good workout on that bike?” a guy asked me the other day. “I like to jog, do a little weights. But how’s biking, I mean as a workout.”
“I don’t think of it that way,” I replied. “I just use the bike to get around.”
“Sure, but if you want to get a workout, how far do you have to go? Like 10 or 15 miles?”
“Something like that. Or less. Every little bit helps.”
“But when you do that, work out really hard, where do you feel it? Do you get that burn in the legs?”
“No, I don’t really feel that because I’ve been biking a long time.”
“Yeah, but when you started out, where did you feel it? Did you get that burn in your legs?”
“I don’t think of it that way,” I replied. “I just use the bike to get around.”
“Sure, but if you want to get a workout, how far do you have to go? Like 10 or 15 miles?”
“Something like that. Or less. Every little bit helps.”
“But when you do that, work out really hard, where do you feel it? Do you get that burn in the legs?”
“No, I don’t really feel that because I’ve been biking a long time.”
“Yeah, but when you started out, where did you feel it? Did you get that burn in your legs?”
I said goodbye, as we seemed to be stuck in an endless loop, and if we talked much longer, I probably was going to start feeling that burn in the legs.
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18:33:38
Your wife, does she like sports? (nudge, nudge, wink, wink)
Mom! You should be ashamed of yourself! -S