Sundays are for riding! This has been my first week back on the bike after my training boycott. And honestly, it has been awesome. No heart rate monitor, yes a garmin--but just for time and distance, riding mostly "naked" as my friend Uli says. My first GFNY was in 2011. I started training for that ride seven months. Then I trained for the next five consecutive GFNY races as ride leader and ambassador for that amazing organization. And was registered for my sixth this year, 2