first, get up really early to watch your kid open presents. then add a few mimosa’s to get the day started.

After drinking, bike choice becomes easier. Singlespeed. Choose the one with the toughest gearing, you might as well, you’ve been drinking. Then start with a nearly immediate steep, long climb.

But, enjoy the first day in a two weeks that it’s been warm enough to be outside. Enjoy the new warm, winter shoes and the chemical toe warmers you got from santa. Enjoy the frozen water bottle. And the thumbs up from passing motorists, as you fly up the hills.

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