There were storms last night through-out the Midwest as a cold front made it's way across the plains. We had a tornado watch yesterday, but received only high winds. This morning the temps were in the upper 40's with rain chances at 30% until noon, when rain is supposed to be a reality. The winds were out of the southwest and were in the range of 25 to 35. I couldn't motivate myself to do a 90 minute ride on my trainer, so around 8:45 this morning I headed outside to ride in the wind. As you can see from the windsock that I have out at the end of my driveway--the wind was gusty.
As long as I had the wind at my back or in my face I was ok, but if I angled and got a cross-wind it was very hard to keep the bike on the road. With the wind in my face I used the granny gear quite a bit stayed in the 7 to 9 mph range. This may sound like a crazy way to get some exercise, but actually going into the wind was great strength building exercise. The course I picked was also a very hilly course--so I would be embarrassed to tell you what my average speed was today. I did get in some steady state intervals today--getting my heart rate up around 85% of my maximum. I made it back around 10:30 and didn't get rained on--lucky me.
As long as I had the wind at my back or in my face I was ok, but if I angled and got a cross-wind it was very hard to keep the bike on the road. With the wind in my face I used the granny gear quite a bit stayed in the 7 to 9 mph range. This may sound like a crazy way to get some exercise, but actually going into the wind was great strength building exercise. The course I picked was also a very hilly course--so I would be embarrassed to tell you what my average speed was today. I did get in some steady state intervals today--getting my heart rate up around 85% of my maximum. I made it back around 10:30 and didn't get rained on--lucky me.
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