At long last I got a cycle in and the temperature is above freezing . All Ireland was in a freeze for the past week . The lowest being about -8 , very exeptional for Ireland . It was not exactly warm but it was not as cold as it was over the past week . I started after 11.00AM and as usual I did not reallywant to go , but after a few miles I was delighted . I have not cycled at all ( excluding the few KM I did yesterday ) , this year and was delighted to get out . I had decided to go to Malahide as this was a level cycle and here was no uphill cycle so there was no strain . Also more importantly I am going to St Jamess Hosp tomorrow for a Lumbar Test , to see what the story is there , so maybe I wont be able to go anywhere for a few days , if not weeks . That was the first real cycle of the year . One but ,, that was that it was getting cold and windy on the way back but otherwise it was a great cycle and I am delighted I took it .