Friday, April 15, 2011

taking a beating

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i knew it was going to be windy this morning. the forecast yesterday predicted winds up to 29mph this afternoon. it now predicts 34mph for the 3:00-8:00 time slot. on my ride the sustained winds were just in the upper teens. i'm sure there were gusts over 20mph, though. i was nearly blown over a couple of times.

my original plan was to ride out seven or eight miles, turn around and come back, but once i got out of the shelter of the trees going north on argonia road, i decided i could only take so much beating. i rode just past the two-mile mark and turned around. i rode back to town and then headed north again into the wind. and that's what i did all morning until i was out of time. then i rode home and parked my bike, exhausted. (15.49 miles @ 13.8mph)

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