I got in a 39 mile ride today. First ride of the season other than commuting to work (6 miles each way) which I've been doing most days now for about 3 weeks. Joined a ride with the Harvard University Gay and Lesbian group, which turned out to be only 2 of us. We met up in Arlington Center and took the bike path to Bedford, then Rt. 62 to Concord and West Concord where we had a picnic behind the Nashoba Valley Bakery by the Assabet River. Luckily this spot was out of the wind. Then we rode back to Concord, Old Bedford Rd. and Virginia Rd. to 2A, from which I headed down Rt 4/225 to Waltham. I'll probably be sore tomorrow. I start back wrenching at the bike shop this week.