Tough commute this morning, with tired legs and a headwind all the way. I rode the long way home yesterday afternoon, two hours almost entirely into the wind. There is a common thread here. The wind is ruling my commutes lately, largely determining how easy or hard they are. I had favorable winds on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning, but what the wind giveth, the wind taketh away.

On the plus side, I've finished my third week in a row with 4 commute days and about 140 miles for week. I haven't totally made up the mileage deficit due to February's ice weather, but I'm putting a dent in it. My new long afternoon commute route is working out great, and almost totally removes me from traffic. Once the days get a little longer and warmer, I might try to tackle the long route both ways for my first metric commute.