As I've said before, headwinds are hills dipped in evil!

I have a rudimentary understanding of intervals and I think I'll consciously try a set on my ride home tonight. I usually end up doing a few sprints to loosen up my legs and warm me up anyway, so I guess I'll treat it like an extended not-quite sprint.

I've been thinking a lot about my engine since I started commuting. We recently have joined the neighborhood YMCA and I've got to get in there and have someone help orient me to the fitness center. I have missed two appointments already. I was thinking yoga maybe more than weights but I will likely try both. Maybe just do both.

Let me know how it goes! I got to try out an M5 Low Racer yesterday, crazy thing - but maybe not for commuting in dense traffic :D

I don't know if it was the head winds, my lack of sleep, or the fact that I was overdressed, or all those together, but this morning was TOUGH! It was 15 degrees warmer than yesterday morning, but I was on my road bike instead of the e-bike. Commute took 21 minutes longer than it did yesterday.

I had headwinds and a slow commute this morning, too. I wish power meters were cheap. I look at my travel times, and they don't correspond to my efforts.

Wind is my nemesis.. I’ve had a few choice words for Mother Nature some days. I ride east-west, west-east through the Kansas and Missouri River bottoms. I know in the winter is wind is normally out of the NW.. ie fighting it home. In the summer it’s out of the SE so fighting it going to work. Those NE and SW are the worst though since I’m fighting both ways. I can handle wind but the up and down is what gets me, around buildings and the bridges. Today I geared down and went slower since I was tired.. made it and that’s all that matters!

Another biker almost hit me this week due to a D-W-R (Darkness, Wind, Rain) moment. Happened in a tough spot (difficult to escape). Had to yell! Luckily her response was quickly and a right one.

The wind, and the more difficult visibility, made it a tough ride even for me.

Again I say: every ride is an adventure :-)

I'm going to have fun dealing with this tonight.

When I lived in Oklahoma, 30mph winds were the norm. It was the state that made too many days just not worth it to go out for a recreational ride. Pouring everything I had into the pedals for 11mph. WTFO?
Now I live in Minneapolis. Cold is way more fun than Oklahoma winds.

Having never experienced either, I think I believe you. I want to experience a Minnesota winter one day. But I'll have to go without my wife.

But aren't tail winds in Oklahoma fun?

OK Tail winds are a myth. The best you get is wind from the 4 o'clock or 8 o'clock position, and no gusts.

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