I skipped the bike yesterday because of the forecast. The rain was in the middle of the day, so I would have missed it, but the wind warnings were severe. Walking home from the subway, everyone on the street was leaning hard into the wind to stay up. This morning, I looked at the wind map and saw that it was still severe, but I felt up for the adventure. I lifted my weights vigorously before leaving home, and that got me pumped up, so to speak. The wind was a crosswind, and as expected, it was sometimes ahead of me and sometimes behind me, and it required a lot of effort, but I was in the mood, so it was good. It was also colder than usual, 33°F, but I'm prepared for that. After riding home in the cold rain on Tuesday night, there's a lot I'm prepared for.