The wind this morning was gusty and from the wrong direction, which bodes ill for our fuel-choked Sierras, and made for a hard ride in. Still made good time, though. Heart rate was over 170 for a good portion of the ride since we were really pushing it and I'm feeling it in my legs just sitting at my desk. But it's a great feeling to have a hard workout out of the way.

Sacramento is hosting the world agricultural expo this week and everybody was worried about downtown being totally shut down by demonstrators. But so far it's been pretty mellow and it hasn't lived up to the hype. Best of all, since they banned street parking on L Street along Capitol Park, it's been a smooth ride through downtown into work.