Posted yesterday's commute in the 2015 thread. Doh! It's over there for anyone extremely bored or suffering from insomnia.

Being that yesterday was the first time on a bike in 17 days (was gone on a trip over the holidays), I woke up this morning with my legs a bit sore. Kind of funny how fast you lose fitness. I could have used it as an excuse to drive, but instead decided a little "hair of the dog" is exactly what I needed to get back into shape. So I rode.

Uneventful commute to work. 19 degrees with a pretty stout south wind, which meant I had it at my back. The winds are supposed to pick up through out the day so I'll get to fight a good headwind on the way home. If there has to be wind at all, I prefer to fight it on the way to work so I have an easy ride home. Not today I guess.

Sounds like next week the temps will be dropping below zero for the first time this winter. Usually we'll get those starting in late November or early December. We've had single digit days, but overall it's been pretty warm for our area this year. Right now I'm working from a client's office so my commute is half of what it normally is (4 miles each way instead of 8.) I don't mind that so much during spells of sub-zero weather as it makes the decision to ride a lot easier. In extremely frigid temps 4 miles is relatively easy while 8 miles can become a test of endurance.