18.5 miles in the northern Delaware hills. I know it's winter when I put SPDs on my road bike to accommodate treaded winter boots rather than slippery road shoes. I was pleasantly surprised to find that some of my favorite rural roads had been salted. Others had not, and I dodged a fair amount of ice (and stupid motorists!).

I really needed to get out and clear my head, and I'm grateful for yesterday's ride, however short it was. Work's been awful lately, and I've been wimping out on commuting, so I've been in a funk for a couple of weeks now.

On a related note, has anyone ever found boot liners for Sidi winter boots? I like that they're not super-insulated, and I can use them in the warmish rain, but I found myself wishing for a little more warmth yesterday. I may just steal some of DHs wool socks to go over my wool socks