Tough ride tonight on the coast
We just had some "stuff" come through here yesterday from the Gulf of Alaska... pretty common stormtrack hereabouts. The rains have gone, leaving in their wake some nice, chilly 12-14 mph northwinds. I don't much care for riding into a headwind -who does, I guess- but there I was. I figure more than half my ride was uphill (some quite by choice; the only way to get better at climbing...) and into the wind. Nice. That'll take your 15-19 mph pace and knock it down to 6 or 7 mph in a hurry. I figure I put 19 miles of effort into an 11 mile ride tonight. Had to get out, though, even though... I made an appointment with the vet for Friday to say goodbye to our "little girl". That cold wind felt pretty good.