Cold and windy. But my face is totally acclimated to being cold, and the rest of me was fine. I checked the wind map, and it showed that I would have a crosswind that might feel like a tail wind. Heading west on W 11 St, I had a headwind, and I realized this was probably good. I turned north (or really, north-northest) onto the path which is the majority of my route, and yes, I had a tailwind. In the morning! How about that!

Population on the path was light. People still avoid the cold weather, and that's nice for me. I notice that those who rode in my direction tend not to take advantage of the tailwind. I pedaled pretty hard, so our margin of speed was big. It's fun to go fast when possible.

The people who let their dogs off leash in a certain area of Riverside Park are watching to see if I'm a danger (I'm not) or if their dog threatens me, and they do not. I enjoy seeing them. The dog owners let off leash only the dogs who are trustworthy. Sometimes I'll see an owner with a dog on leash and another off leash, and it means that they are judicious owners.