This ride was one to forget! I started the day inexplicably exhausted, even after having slept the night through. To make my miles for the week, I had to do 40 today as tomorrow’s going to be wasted getting my perpetually inflamed elbow bursa drained yet again . Given my considerable fatigue, I really had zero motivation to get on the bike, the unseasonably cool weather adding to my reluctance. In addition to the unpleasant chill in the air, the NNE winds of five to ten added to the upper-fifties discomfort. Even with cloudless blue skies, the sun did little to lessen the cold. The terrible road conditions, with menacing potholes everywhere, just added to the misery. Instead of the hoped-for forty, I didn't even complete the bare minimum of 20, calling it quits after returning to Bayside with not even 18 miles ridden! The combination of increasing hunger and the daunting prospect of heading north to Malba, fighting an unpleasant headwind, had me throwing in the towel well short of any reasonably respectable mileage. Perhaps I should listen more attentively to my body going forward. After yesterday’s unexpectedly strenuous four-mile run, I probably should have taken the day off!