Cycling in the rain is not just refreshing, it's double refreshing (or perhaps even refreshing squared). Not only do you get the freshness of a light rain cooling you as you go, but you have the freshness of your own cardiovascular system arising in the form of endorphins and the like. This was the case this morning. It hadn't rained all spring and then on the first day of summer, yep, you guessed it, torrential downpours all over. Ah, the Glasgow patter...! At any rate, it's not just the freshness that I enjoy (and am en-joyed by), but the fact that when it rains in Glasgow, everyone stays indoors. So, point two of cycling in the rain: no people, and no five metre leashes cordoning off the paths. Then we discover that when it rains there is more oxygen in the air. Each time a raindrop hits you, you are pumped with a shot of O2, which for a cyclist is like smack to a junky. Not only this, but you have the concomittant effect of being wetted and not sweating and thus not losing fluids as might be the case on a warm sunny day. All these things, combined with the emptiness of paths and country roads, and the freshness attained from the rained upon locomotive body, gives us our triple fresh status (or perhaps even fresh cubed).
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