Ugghh

interesting day today. Luavull hit 71, which beat a high of 66 set in 1895. it's downright bizarre to have temps so warm the 2nd day of January. i had various family commitments, so i couldn't get our early and enjoy, so i had to wait until late afternoon. around 3.00, a nasty Tstorm hit, creating a tornado about 50 or so miles south of here, and creating lots of wind and rain in the area. it was a thin storm, though, so i set out afterwards @ 4.30 for a ride. the storm had created "interesting" road conditions with lots of twigs and branches. it also had dropped the temp 15 degrees in 1 hour. i mounted the detachable front and rear fenders on the Litespeed and set out. long story short i knew i didn't have too long b/c of light and conditions, so i took in 4 good climbs in Cherokee, the first being "King" Hill. i call it that b/c i know some folks at the top who, golly gee whiz, are name "King". after that i headed out around the Cherokee loop and chauffer's rest. by that time, i was wiped out for some reason. i headed towards Seneca on the flat route and instantaneously ran out of gas. to do something quite different, i headed up one of the newly-paved cart paths on Seneca golf course and headed home via PeeWeeReese. i ended up averaging 13.5 and it felt that slow. i guess three straight days of riding after 3 weeks of naught does that to a fat, outofshape body.

i got out though. work starts back up tomorrow, so i'll be re-putting my commuter hat back on. the spring brings lots of conflicts, so commuting becomes a challenge. i'm committed to do better though with my exercise overall, instead of letting it dry up March/April/May like usual.

11.5m/50min/13.5avg/55 breezy and wet