This was supposed to be a pleasant and productive day, two errands separated by an 8 mile stretch of hills. But the best laid plans can run counter to conditions.

Left home at 8:15 for a V A appointment at 9 the temperature was 50 degrees, the sky overcast and a little windy. Within a mile of the V A as I was climbing a hill I was blasted by a 20 mph gust of wind and quickly downshifted to my 32 inch gear (34x28) and still struggled to maintain 5 mph!

Finishing up at the V A ( my recent chest X Ray was free of defects) I looked forward to catching a tail wind for my planned trip to Wally World. EXCEPT that a fine mist of rain was falling so I opted for repeating my route to the V A that would have permitted a jump off to get to WW if conditions improved. They did not, so my jump off was in the opposite direction and home.

So what should have been a 16 mile ride ended up being a modest 9.41. Cold and wet on the home leg, I reminded myself that it often takes days like this to appreciate clear, sunny days.

Stats
Weeks miles: 57.78
Months miles: 140.81
Year Since June: 950.15
Bike: Trek 620 w/44x34 crank, 14x28 cluster and 32-630 tires.