Current Seasonal Total: 2,093.8It's very likely that any further rides that I take this year will be relatively short . . . and cold. In Chicagoland's fickle weather, it's difficult to say when temperatures will permanently dip into the "uncomfortable zone," but it probably won't be much longer.
Today, for instance, I left the house in the mid-afternoon "heat of the day," but that was still only in the upper-40s. Above the waist, I wore a cycling jacket over a cycling jersey, which in turn was over a long sleeve base layer. Below the waist, I wore my long tights over cycling shorts. I also wore my new cold weather gloves, which actually felt a bit too warm, but I couldn't complain. Overall, I felt quite comfortable, despite a noticeable wind chill. In the end, I rode 11 1/2 miles, bringing my seasonal total to 2,093.8 miles. . . less than 7 miles shy of yet another personal milestone -- the 2100 mark.
I will now set my sights on next Saturday afternoon, when the long-range forecast suggests a slightly warmer afternoon, which could be the perfect setting for me to reach further into the proverbial stratosphere of my own expectations.
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