Review of Wednesday night's bike ride...

It was hard.
My bicycle was making weird squeaky noises (probably because it has been sitting redundant in a shed for a long time and I didn't bother cleaning or servicing it) and my knees were making weird creaky noises. I got out of breath very quickly, and developed a very unpleasant aching sensation in my chest before I'd even completed a mile.
I am obviously, it must be said, a little bit out of shape right now.
But this can be the start of the journey, and I can stick at it and look forward to noticing improvements as the days and weeks roll by.
Or I can throw the bike back into storage and avoid any further pain...

RC 11-7-25