First the whine...hadn't been on my bike in over 2 weeks (vacations, bad weather, etc), so I knew I was gonna struggle with my group ride this morning. Woke up at 7:30, wanted to just roll over and go back to sleep, but dragged myself outta bed. Beautiful day for a ride (unusually mild for July in NC), so I didn't want to miss it. Started riding, it was windy, legs were hurting, lungs were burning, I was sooooo slow, waaaah waaaaah.

Then the cheese....when I finished, I was so happy I did the ride! Felt proud for finishing, even though I was a slow poke. Rode with some nice folks. On the ride home, I was just...happy! I love cycling!!
Sorry for the early morning cheese!

How were your rides today?