Is the Wind Out of the North or South?

April 1, 2010,

I am amazed at the weather forecasting. I look at the computer each day before I ride outside. Today it said the wind would be east north east till about 5 and then come out of the south. Left heading north about noon and was looking forward to riding with the wind to my back coming home. No luck. The wind turn directly in my face as soon as I headed for my ride home. That was at 2:00. The computer said I was good till 5:00. So much for today's technology.

Anyway my 3 month countdown started off pretty well. I did bike the last 20 miles into a 10 to 15 mile an hour head wind. But I was able to keep the speed between 15 and 16 miles an hour most of the way by using the big ring in an easy gear. I think my indoor biking has helped me in that situation. It was good to get outside and ride all the way to the end of Sandy Hook. The Hook is one of my favorite rides as there is very little traffic and you can ride easily. I might even do one of the 140 mile rides on the Hook by doing 10 ten mile loops on the Hook. We shall see.

Crunches: 200
Push ups: 50

Total Distance: 40 miles
Total Time: 2 hours and 45 minutes

Phil