This was my first commute since the beginning of winter. Back in late November I decided I wanted to commute through the winter (except for rainy/snowy days). I had all the cold-weather gear and had commuted a couple times when it was down to 27F, and I loved it. Then some rainy/icy weather came and I just never got back into it... until this morning. Yep, 4 months. I was very disappointed in myself.

Anyway, this morning made up for it. Low 40s and sunny, and I was worried about how I'd feel my first time back on. I do an 11 mile commute from Mount Airy into Center City Philly. I'm surprised; I made it in about 45 minutes, which is my typical commute time, and it felt so good. I'm just so tickled to be back on the bike; it's a helluva stress reducer. We'll see how the uphill commute back home is...

Sam