Ride into work

Well it’s a new year and one of my resolutions is to ride into work at least twice a week…more if the weather permits and family oblogations. The only problem this time of year is that it can be rather cold in the mornings with tempuratures in the low 20’s or upper teen’s. I’ve ridden in the mid-20’s without too many problems, but won’t go below 25 or so.

This mornings ride was nice except for a dang head-wind of 14 – 16 mph. The winds were out of the SSW at 14 when I left the house and my route to work goes…you guessed it…south and west. A least if the winds hold from the same direction throughout the day, I should have a nice tailwind for my trip home. Also for this time of year the tempurature this morning was a nice balmy 43-degrees…something that I will gladly take.

Ride stats:
Waking heart rate: 56
Standing heart rate: 66
Waking weight: 153
Hours of sleep: 7
Quality of sleep: 6
Mood state: 9
Actual workout time: 01:32:59
Distance: 33.840K
Average Speed: 21.9kph
Max speed: 51.6kph
Route: My normal route into work.

Workout notes:
The dang headwind didn’t really help much this morning! As I am frequently heard saying “I hate wind! (unless it’s a tailwind)”. Also riding in the dark isn’t exactly the time to be trying to set any speed records either; I have noticed a fairly large difference in my average speeds between daylight and nighttime.