18th ride of 2019 - Friday, 4/26/2019
2019 mileage: 1596.4
Today was another cool (49 when I began just before 10:30, and up to 59° when I finished) and gloomy gray day. I really did not want to battle the blustery, significant wind (from the NW at 20 mph and above) today. But, offsetting that, I really did want to ride a round trip to Dexter (Baker Rd) for the third consecutive day ... an achievement I've reached only twice previously (most recently last September 3-5).
So I did it, even though the wind knocked my speed down significantly. My speed is never good to begin with ... this week I've been riding that route at about 8 mph, but today I could only do 7.4.
The only good thing about the wind was that its direction made for a ferocious battle on my way out, but when I turned around and headed for home, it was largely at my back.
Today was another cool (49 when I began just before 10:30, and up to 59° when I finished) and gloomy gray day. I really did not want to battle the blustery, significant wind (from the NW at 20 mph and above) today. But, offsetting that, I really did want to ride a round trip to Dexter (Baker Rd) for the third consecutive day ... an achievement I've reached only twice previously (most recently last September 3-5).
So I did it, even though the wind knocked my speed down significantly. My speed is never good to begin with ... this week I've been riding that route at about 8 mph, but today I could only do 7.4.
The only good thing about the wind was that its direction made for a ferocious battle on my way out, but when I turned around and headed for home, it was largely at my back.
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