Steel gray skies and steady cold winds blowing a spit of rain sideways. The ground still soggy from yesterday's downpour. I rode my cyclo-cross bike over to the newly opened section of Little Mulberry Park to do a couple of race-pace intervals up the dam hill by the big lake. Just to keep things challenging I rode on that old bald rear tire used only for training. That dam hill is a steep slippery slope but the legs were feeling good and the hilltop came quickly each interval.
Mission accomplished I headed home, directly into the headwinds. Several friendly motorist waved, I flashed a mud-splattered grin, nodded and then focused on getting home before a chill set in.
After a hot shower and hot coffee it was time to check out the HRM data and altitude graph. Not too bad, it was tough but fun and I'm feeling pretty good about the day's workout.