I was finally able to do the Tuesday club ride with my friend, and was excited to see how well I'd do it since my riding has improved. However, the Santa Ana winds were killer! Didn't seem too bad when we left, but it got stupid when we were climbing against the wind along the 15 freeway. I was not only NOT looking forward to trudging up more hills against major headwind, but worried about the safety of coming back down at a fast speed with intermittent gusts of wind. So, my friend and I bailed before it got to the last climb and headed back. We were going to add more miles to our ride, but she got a call from her daughter, who needed a ride to Water Polo practice, so we only got 14 miles in. It was a weird ride, but what we did was strong and a good pace, especially considering the wind, so we felt good about that.