Ok, I completed the ride in about 45 minutes.  The wind was against me (it felt like) and it was definitely a workout.  Luckily I’ve been doing elliptical workouts for the last eight months, so this ride didn’t totally burn me out.  My bike worked well, except it was tough to see other cyclists pass me on their super lightweight road bikes.  My bike did just fine though.  It will definitely do for a long time to come.  I can’t even explain how incredibly lucky I am to have access to such a wonderful bike path. I am serious when I say that about 98% of my eight mile ride to Santa Rosa is on a bike path.  To me, that’s unbelievable.  And it’s gorgeous almost the entire way.  I really need to log this and see how my fitness changes.  Hmmm…