Today was officially declared, by me, to be "Bite the Bullet Day." Aside from staying late at work, I was subjected to CRAZY winds. Apparently, a storm of some sorts is in the works. For the first 7 miles of my ride, I faced a 25+ mph SUSTAINED HEADwind, with gusts exceeding 30 mph - or so says the weather service. The final mile was only a 25+ mph CROSSwind.
It was all I could do to crank out 11 mph on my bike.
This is the kind of wind that can take a McDonalds cup that is normally a fun little object to bunnyhop and turn it into a seriously dangerous projectile, flying unpredictably at your face at speeds in excess of 30 mph.
And I will leave it at that. I have many chores to knock out tonight so I better get to it.
Here's to safely arriving home and here's to the Velorution!
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Wicked headwinds during this evening's rush hour in the Valley of the Sun, yes -- at least for those of us who were riding east. Kind of made me wish that home was in the other direction. Glad you made it home safely.
This is a great blog; keep up the good work.
Don't let the headwind get you down - it never stopped Jill ( http://arcticglass.blogspot.com/ ). For real inspiration, check out some of her posts from last winter, when she was training for the Sustina cross country race. 50mph winds, ice, snow, freezing rain, and SUVs couldn't keep her off the road. After reading just a few of her posts, I have resolved never to complain about the weather again, even when I have a headwind both directions on my commute (fairly common at certain times of the year). Ride on! Val
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