Okay, so the last week we had our first winter break, weather wise anyway.  The temps reached about 64 or 65 F.  I put on a whole heft of weight over the winter and was dying to get out.  So I did.  Four or five times as a matter of fact.  I was very encouraged [...]

Well, I put on my special wind-resistance riding pants and gloves, layered up and donned my earpads and helmet and braved the 40 degree weather to go on my first ride of the year!  I managed 5 miles in about 27 minutes.  I did a few hills (which I must say, I wasn’t able to [...]