We've been in Daylight Savings Time in North America for a work week now. Have you taken advantage of it to fit in more exercise?

I waited until 6:30pm tonight to start a 13.9 mile bike ride. I got home by 7:20, just before the sun set here in Central New Jersey.

The morning was full of errands today and there was a threat of showers. I wanted to wait until the sky cleared. The weather was beautiful in the mid to late afternoon here. The conditions would have been ideal for cycling except for a 10 mile per hour wind, which made the ride a bit more challenging.

So far this week, I've done two and a half hours on the bike, covering about 42 miles. This is good considering the number of tasks that I've had to complete in the office and around town in preparation for my trip to the Chicago Showcase hockey tournament beginning Tuesday.

I've been riding for the last three weeks and I've covered 116 miles in 8 hours and 45 minutes. During that same period, I've officiated eight hockey games which was actually the single biggest limitation on riding time other than sleep.

Next week, I will be officiating two games a day from Wednesday to Saturday. I hope to get at least 14 miles of riding in on Monday, but I don't know if I will have time. During the week of April 18 I will be at the Dodge Tour de Georgia and I will not have my bike with me. If I get out for exercise down in Georgia, I will probably be running instead of riding.