Had my first 4-day commute of 2009 last week, and I'm starting out good this week with my first ride in the snow. It was just flurries, but I deserve some brownie points for not wimping out. The temperature was about 35 F when I left home, so I wasn't worried about ice. It was nice seeing all of the snow flakes in my headlight beam.

I've been piling up the miles lately and could top 600 miles for the first time ever in a February. I rode 174 miles last week and 150 miles the week before, including metric centuries both weeks. My legs were surprisingly fresh this morning, so I must be getting used to it. The weather has been very dry here lately, so that has not been an issue at all.