Today was pretty rough. I lugged a ton of gear for starters (I don't have a rack yet, so it goes in my ridiculously large camelbak), which must have weighed 20 lbs or so... Fog, rain, wet, clammy, and a headwind all the way in. Pretty slow ride, but I did the right thing, I put it in a lower gear, and actually road slower, rather than killing myself to maintain the same time. Left early enough to take it fairly easy.

Good news is, my new bike jacket my Mom got me for my birthday worked like a champ today. First real test since I've had it. It's the Endura Lomond, which I think is discontinued, but Nashbar still has these on sale. I got the only one which was on their "returned merchandise" list. $60 as apposed to the usual $90, so thanks Mom, for picking that up for me.

Ride other than the nasty conditions was pretty tame, only one guy honked at me, and it was hilarious, because he passed me pretty slow, and I got to see his wife hit him pretty hard in the arm. I laughed, and waved. All the truckers down going down Atlanta road; if you read this forum, any of you, thanks for giving me some room today.

Post ride recovery? Chocolate cake donut. Don't I know it