I decided to get back into cycling 6 or 7 years ago when it was time for my daughter to graduate from training wheels in the driveway to cycling on the street in front of our house. I dusted off the old 12-speed Niskiki which had been sitting in the basement for 10 years and went out for 1/2 hour ride, about 5 miles or so. This subdivision is built on a good sized hill and by the time I made it back up the hill to my place I was so exhausted that I quite literally thought I was dying. I remember lying sprawled out on the breezeway beside the back door so tired I couldn't even see, and thinking that I should bring my arms in beside my body so when "they" came to pick me up I could be put into a box easier.

Well, 6 years later I'm 45 lbs lighter and rode 4,000 km last year. Just keep at, it'll get better.