Got going a bit late today partly due to the snooze button and trying out some new gear. I used my electric toe warmers for the first time today. They worked well but running the cable extensions from the battery packs on my waist, down the inside if my shell pants took too long. Also wore my new Smith Variant helmet.

It ended up being much warmer and much less windy than forecast, so I was far too warm for half the ride. The wind picked up significantly halfway in, which I actually appreciated.

My legs didn't feel like they had much in them today. The ride took 61 minutes, though I had to deliberately slow down early on to reduce overheating. There should be a huge tailwind for the ride home.

Many riders I've seen on my afternoon rides home have expressions of agony on their faces. The fact I can actually see their faces probably explains part of it.

And my laptop died again this morning. It's the 3rd motherboard it's blown since the problems began. So I had to type all this on my iPod.

Oh, and 100th day of commuting for the year.