Tonight’s sunset was 6:50 – just over 10 minutes earlier than the previous Tuesday. As I rode out for the final Gyros Tuesday night ride (which has had an earlier start time the past few weeks cause of the earlier sunsets), my knees and arms ached a bit. As I rode over solo to meet up for the group ride, I questioned whether or not to even ride with the group. But with it being the final Tuesday night ride till the Spring, I powered through.

As it turned out, the ride for the most part was pretty leisurely and my pain and discomfort quickly faded away.

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