Well I wanted to make up for yesterday short ride so I did the 40 miles today a different course though. It seemed as if the entire ride was into the wind. I started out into it then made after 10 miles I made a left turn and started up a incline and wham the wind for another 15 miles. Thinking I would be going with the wind, I make another left turn go about 1/4 mile start up a small incline and again the wind. Now I knew I would be in trouble because the rest of the ride would be in this direction. The wind did a number on me trying to break me, it slow me down but I survived. I was looking for an easy wind free ride but that didn't happen. I do feel a lot better riding now my back needs to get strong as well as my lower quads. Breathing isn't too bad and sitting on the saddle is a lot better. I dressed perfect for the weather, I stayed cool for most o the ride, sweated a little and did freeze! Now is the time of the year that it becomes very hard to figure how much to wear to keep from freezing. Looking at my ride specs. My heart rate seems to be really high, Hope this drops down big time as I get into shape. I don't feel that I am riding that hard. My cadence was a little lower than I wanted but that was the wind. My speed suffered big time going through Glassboro then the last 15 miles didn't help. All in all this was a very nice ride and look forward to my next one!