First Bike Ride of the Season

Last year we bought me a bike. I had big plans to ride it everywhere. It turns out biking is hard, especially up hill. I got on the dirt a little last year, but not as much as I wanted to. Since I'll only be working every other week this summer, I decided it would be a great year to improve my bike handling skills. We went on our first ride today. It was supposed to be a pleasant ride up City Creek Canyon, a paved trail. Since I've started work I haven't had time to work out and it really showed. Ryan was not even breaking a sweat and I was dying, I thought my heart was going to break out of my chest and flop all over the trail. I kept telling Ryan how mean he was for making me bike (even though it was my idea) and exercise (he knows I hate it). Of course by the time I got into the car (Ryan put our bikes on the bike rack) I had a nice smile on my face. I know tomorrow my legs will be sore, but luckily that goes away. So the next time I want to go on a bike ride I've forgotten all about the hard part and only remember that it made me smile.