Today was a good average ride. The weather was a bit warm and the wind was unusual. I had somewhat of a tail cross going out. My legs were heavy to begin. But by the time I reached the top of the descent, I was sufficiently warmed up. As I went down the mountain, the wind shifted directions. From tail, to a head-wind. When I reached the base of the climb, my legs were slightly heavy again. It took me about 1 mile before they came around. I felt pretty good through out the ride. I tried to keep the pace steady with no heroics. I was feeling the affects of heat exhaustion as I made my way to the loop monument. I opened my jersey zipper and that helped a lot. My concentration was good for the most part. I felt discouraged on a few occasions, but I was able to bring my focus back to the task at hand. Ailments consisted of only numbness in my right hand. Making a fist and relaxing mitigated that problem. Gear is working well.