Holy Crap it was windy this morning! The southeasterly wind (read: headwind) was easily blowing at a steady 15-20mph the whole way in, gusting up to what felt like 159mph. Riding over the Quivira-I35 overpass was quite literally a struggle to keep moving forward. As I started going up, and especially when I crested the slight rise, it was some of the strongest head winds I’ve felt. The same can (and will) be said for the Lamar-435 overpass. Just brutal, I tell you.

Going through the neighborhoods wasn’t quite as bad, but the surprise gusts from the side coming between the houses was rough. There were a couple of times when I was blown off course, try as I might to avoid it. Fortunately, I wasn’t blown into any traffic. I daresay it was almost dangerous out there!

After the ride on Saturday, I was hoping for something of a recovery ride today. So much for that, eh?

The roads themselves were wet from the humidity and perhaps a little rain. Not a problem for me. :)

I’m not complaining, mind you. I don’t mind the cold, and I don’t mind the wind, but I hate a cold wind. Today was nearly 60°F at departure, so I was having fun!

Oh, and I broke 1,000 miles this morning for the year. Woot!