Today on the was home from church, I told Michelle, "This is embarrassing, but I'm considering throwing in the towel and not riding today." It was cold, and I was tired. However, smiling, she encouraged me not to be embarrassed no matter what I decided; and in the end, I managed to find it within myself to go out and ride, though I limited myself to what is becoming my cold weather standard—a single round trip to Marsh Park, and that quite slowly. Fortunately, the riding conditions were favorable, as the trail was clear and dry. With the concluding loop in our complex, that gave me 10 miles in 1 hour and 7 minutes.
I was not overheated, however, despite wearing my winter coat over a fleece over a turtleneck, my heavy gloves, and the helmet jammed down over a knit cap. It was 40° when I went, with a brisk breeze making the wind-chill sub-30, and by the time I had finished it had gone up to a balmy 43°. I am hoping I can make 2500 miles for the year, which once seemed fairly certain, but now it is, of course, heavily weather-dependent, and even if the weather cooperates, I need to push myself out there and do it, and will have to do daily rides of more than 10 miles a few times; I am currently at 2347.8 miles since getting the trike on May 2.
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