The original intent for this weekend was to do about 35 miles on the bike, following last weeks inadvertant 30 miler. I wanted to head out on Saturday, but with the temperatures showing ~28 in the morning (the only time of the day I could really go) - I decided it'd be a bit cold, what wind normal wind, and then the breeze of moving on the bike.
So instead I set out on Sunday late morning, when it was a tad warmer - in the 30's I think. After about 1.5 miles, I seriously thought about heading home - it was still pretty cold. But I decided to give it a go for a bit more in the event I warmed up and was comfortable. I did warm up a bit - apparently enough, because I kept going.
I got to about the 12 mile mark before I decided to head back. At that point, I could tell my feet were getting numb, and I still had half the ride to go, although I was hoping the wind direction was such that it wouldn't be too awful cold on the way back. As it turned out, the wind was a bit in my favor, because the trip back was about 6 minutes faster.
Garmin Results
So, in the end I was pretty happy - after wanting to bail before the two mile mark, I stuck with it until 24 miles. When I got back, I
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