Fourth ride in five days in early April and boy did we find out a few things ... All that confidence about being in better condition than a year ago smashed on the reality that these are March legs, no matter how many miles have been put on them. This route does generally test your fitness and we definitely failed. At least it was less about cardio and more about what turned out to be very tired legs. They were sore and stiff at the start and eventually felt better, but not good enough to climb every ascent without a struggle. On the other hand it was a very nice day outside and the Peloton remained unused again, for the win. And aside from the struggles -- which to our credit we just accepted and tried to be in the moment -- it was a pretty good ride. Now we rest. w/Mark