Cold (and Windy) Bike Rides
>> Monday, February 10, 2025
We've had some cold days recently. On a day that was 13 degrees and had 17 mph winds (that got stronger the later the day went on), I biked some errands for almost 15 miles. The first 5+ miles that were more into the wind were brutal: it was -3 with windchill, but being I was biking 11 mph mainly INTO the wind, it really felt like -7 to me. And truly, it's the cutting wind that sucks - it can be colder but not feel to bad until it blows through your soul.
After lifting weights at the gym, I biked home, but I was plenty warm being I was going more WITH the wind, so I did some extra:
Notice the long detour to the south (and then back north)
before heading home. It was chillier heading north!!
Freshly snow-packed (and kind of icy) trails along River Road.
This ended up being a day of good workouts: an early 2 hour trainer workout, biking to the gym, a good upper body workout, and then biking home. All-in-all, I had 472 "intensity minutes" that day! Normally, 300 is a good day, and 400 is a BIG day!
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