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Old 05-26-16 | 11:53 AM
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Bikes: 1997 Kona Hahana Race Light, 2010 Surly LHT(deceased), 1999 Rocky Mountain Turbo

Originally Posted by ashybeavers
My first time commuting to work on a bike. 2 miles, uphill. About 72F. HUMID. Had to walk most of the way. Thighs were burning. Have any suggestions? Have been jogging a mile everyday, but I was not ready for biking. Should be a lot more fun on the way home... all downhill. lol.

Welcome to the club!

Biking is a whole different beast from running/jogging.

Time will make it easier, but as [MENTION=175954]Tundra_Man[/MENTION] said, hills never get easy. Nor do headwinds.

Just keep going with it and it will get easier.
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