First Ride of 2010!

Hard to believe, but a week ago we were coming off of an entire week of school delays and cancellations. Up to that point, we literally had snow every day of 2010. Saturday we were in to our third day of 40+ degree weather. Most of the snow has melted from the streets, and the grass is even showing through on most lawns. So the opportunity presented itself to do our first ride of the year.

We did a simple ride, just over to Frick Park and back, a total distance of only 5.6 miles. That was OK, since this was our first time out in almost 2 months (I noticed afterwards that my legs felt rather heavy from the workout). The sun was out and it actually felt warm with my winter jersey and windbreaker. Although the roads were clear, there was still snow and slush in the park itself. And of course, this being Pittsburgh, there were plenty of potholes to dodge. Nonetheless, it felt great to get out and get our cycling season started.