2 pounds is the amount of added clothing I've needed the last couple of days due to temperatures being in the low 40's when I go for my bike ride in the morning.At least I hope that's the reason I've been struggling on the bike so much this past week.
And today's ride was just the pits. Not only was I the last one up the hill, but my time up the hill was the slowest in, I can't remember how long.
Then on the way back, I couldn't even keep up with the group, and ended up riding most of the way home alone.
I'm sure the 11.1 g/dL hemoglobin didn't help either, but that hasn't seemed to have had much of an effect lately. Up until this week, I actually thought I had been riding pretty good, so I have to attribute it to the weather.
Still I was demoralized, and I sure hope this isn't a preview of what's in store for us this winter. We didn't have much of a summer this year, and I'd hate to think we're not going to have a fall either. These kind of temperatures are usually reserved for mid winter. It could make for a very arduous winter riding season!
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