Today was my 5th ride of the season. It's been a slow-going process for me. My first ride over a week ago was a windy 38-miler, the second, third, & fourth rides were all 30-milers, and today was the longest yet...60 miles. I felt like we were out there FOREVER! Left my house at 7:20am, and returned just before 12 noon! Yikes! That's a long-@ss time to be in the saddle this early in the season...at least it is for me. I feel like I lost all of my cycling fitness...and it's not like I was sitting around all winter doing nothing either. I was at the gym 7 days a week...running, spinning, cardio, strength-training, core work, and stretching! What gives?!?! Every spring it feels like I'm starting from scratch all over again. Tomorrow will be another 50-60 miler...hope it starts getting a little easier soon.