When people think of New York, we see images of the city, of central park, of busy streets and buildings. But for me, the first thing that will come to mind when I think of New York is hills. We climbed 3500 ft today. We also rode downhill for about 3500 feet though, and that made for some very fast riding. I was worried about today, I was nervous and maybe a little scared for the first day. But it ended up being a whole lot of fun. Now I’m off to eat, stretch, and knock out for as long as I can until I’m forced to wake up to New York themed music courtesy of Alia.