today's official ride temp is deceiving. it makes it look as if it is warmer today than yesterday. that's because the official temp is the split between beginning temp and ending temp. today's official ride temperature is 10F. it was 8.6F when i began and 12.8F when i ended. so, for the record, this was a new record for cold riding. my first single digit start.
after all that, let me confess: it did actually feel warmer today. the wind was much less than yesterday. the wind chill a few degrees less below zero at the beginning. the wind chills now are above zero. 5F currently. i wore the same clothes today and was almost too hot at times. i am sweating profusely. i am a man. i sweat and i have a beard. (if you are not watching my videos, that last little bit will make no sense. just ignore it.)
i rode to evil dog's house and back. he was missing in action again. his puny cousin, yipper king, gave chase, but not him. yipper king lives just beyond the chikaskia river bridge going west. he is a small dog. he ran toward me, but i easily outran him even with the wind in my face. he was a sign of how much warmer it felt today. yesterday, he cowered near the foundation of his house and barked. he did not move. today he ran after me, but was dropped. silly dog. at least he's more "manly" than evil dog. he pays attention and gives chase regularly.
well, that's it for now. i will likely be back in the saddle tomorrow. until then, "adios!" (16.23 miles @ 15.6mph)
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