Yes, it was cold this morning around DC. I delayed my ride 1.5 hours to let the morning temps get above 35 degrees. It was a gorgeous morning otherwise: crystal blue cloudless sky and no wind whatsoever. Still, it was cold.

Did 26 miles, pushing it pretty hard, but everything feels harder when it's cold. Managed a 14.6 mph average.

I start many of my rides at a local park because there's good parking and access to quiet roads, and a porta potty. I was shocked to find that they'd taken away the john! Same thing at another park along the route. I wrote a song:

Where have all the potties gone?
long pee needed
Where have all the potties gone?
I've got to go
Where have all the potties gone?
Gone to storage, god knows where
What will I do for now
There must be a bush somewhere...