Originally Posted by
reducedfatoreo
The gloves and fleece vest are on almost every morning now, and despite the sun and the wind blowing on the patio at work my socks are still damp by the end of the day. Today was fantastic, though. After a week of headwinds both in the morning and in the evening (funny how the winds like shifting like that), there was a spectacular 15mph north wind coming off the Hudson that sent me shooting down the trail. Maxed out at just under 30mph on the flats according to Google Tracks. Felt like butter.
Yesterday I came downtown on the greenway from 181st till Warren and that wind had me cruising at 20 or more most of the way with barely any effort. The Brooklyn Bridge was the usual mess of tourists though.