I love the Wind

As I headed out for my 90 minute recovery ride yesterday, I never thought about how windy it was and how it would affect me on the road. In fact, I didn't even notice that the wind was blowing fairly steady at a brisk 20-25 mph until I got 10 minutes into my ride. That all changed, however, when I got to my first downhill and the wind decided that instead of being on the shoulder of the road, I belonged in the right lane as it slid me 5 feet into traffic. Thank God there weren't many cars out. None the less, I was going to get my 90 minutes in, even if I was only doing 13mph. Fast Forward 30 minutes and I am coming off a big hill, getting ready to hit the flats and then I heard it. That beautiful sound your bike makes when its cruising along in excess of 20+ mph. So, not feeling like I was pushing hard, I was curious to how fast I was going and thats when I saw 31.3mph reading back and I was hardly trying! I love you wind. Fast Forward another 30 minutes, after I decided that I wanted to "Time Trial" again, and I am moving at a break neck speed of 12mph into the wind. Looking at my legs you would imagine I was going 60 yet all I could manage was 12 max. Then after 10 minutes of almost standing still, I hit the stop sign I was aiming for and turned around. That 10 min trip then only took 1 1/2 minutes to return as I topped out at 36.5 mph. Ohh how I loved the tail wind. All in all, I had a great time, enjoying stiff head wind and fast tailwinds that left me wishing I could have found a 20 mile flat with the wind to my back :)