This morning's commute was a tuffy. I had a brutal headwind for the first 10 miles. I named it Jillian after the trainer on the Biggest Loser. I was in my easiest gear much of the way. Jillian was a byatch. Then, I decided to take the bike path, which would bypass some hills and be more sheltered, and the wind would be from the side. Good plan, but it was still chunky with ice, some were like speed bumps, about 4" high. I was a little scared going over those, but I did okay. The switchback was totally not plowed, so I had to back out to streets for a bit to bypass that section. It took me 15 minutes longer than usual for the 15 miles.

Luckily, the wind didn't shift during the day, and I had wicked tailwinds back. Big fast fun. I felt like I'd paid my dues for that.