I had a very nice ride today. Last week, I rode in on Thursday and said that I hope to ride in every Tuesday and Thursday. That didn't happen. Tuesday it was damned cold and icy from a recent snow storm. Yesterday, I just didn't have my poop together. So I rode in today (Friday). It was about 45F (7C) and not too windy. I brought warm clothes but didn't wear much at all. I wore a long sleeve merino wool polo shirt, light weight wool dress trousers and dress shoes. My toe clips are plastic, so they don't scratch my shoes. My ride is 10 miles (16 km) and uphill nearly the whole way. I figured I'd get warm from all the uphill, so I didn't wear the jacket I brought. Sure enough, I became comfortably warm in a few minutes.

I made record time today! 48 minutes in the saddle. I don't even know how I did it. The first time I did this ride a couple of months ago, it took me 62 minutes! I guess I'm getting strong. I used only two gears the whole way, and the lower one isn't very low, and I didn't use it for long. I'm building strength by climbing in a moderately high gear.