Spring is FINALLY here and I was able to get outside for my first official bike ride of the season. I went easy and picked a short course to start with. It was so refreshing to be outdoors and not stuck on the indoor spinner, pedaling to nowhere.
Granted, it did remind me of how many morons are allowed to have driver's licenses. Seriously, if there is no oncoming traffic, you can't move over a little and give me some space? The shoulder is still full of sand and has wonderful winter-induced potholes. If you're in your car, please keep this in mind when you see a cyclist.
Besides that, which almost makes bike riding a human version of Frogger, it was a great ride. Everything felt good, no knee problems, and I even finished it off with a 1-mile brick run.
I can definitely tell that I'm going to need to focus on my hill fitness. I felt like the hills were very hard, and I didn't encounter "hard" ones on my route. I don't care how well you train indoors over the winter, you just can't simulate hills effectively. So that will definitely be a goal for my training, especially since the race is in Lake Placid!
