Last time I rode was Monday, and the wind made me way too cold. It was painful, though I somehow made it through my 21 miles.

Today was the same temps and same winds, but I added one more heavy sock layer and one more thin merino base layer, and I was "ok"- partly because I also shaved 50 minutes of my usual 2 hour ride!
It was 27 degreesF this morning, no sun, with gusty winds and a wind chill factor of 15 degrees. Damn cold! I got blown around a bit, but I managed to make it without my fingers and toes going numb- just cold. My core and head were warm enough. So I did a measley 13 mile rid, an hour and ten minutes.

I felt good that I managed to do even that much, despite my have a cough and cold as well. I know the time will come very soon now that I'll have to quit for the real winter. Time now for a hot medicinal herb tea!