It was rainy and gloomy as befitting the Pacific Northwest, but our training ride at Hagg today made me happy. Exercise is a hell of a drug. The loop is too easy for us now, so we decided that the key is to build speed. It's still worth it to ride out there in bad weather, since it's safe and has easy access to water, bathrooms and the car for dry layers. We were equipped with full rain gear, which we've finally mastered. Dr. B has fenders and I don't, so my butt was soaked and eventually even my overpriced Rapha booties couldn't hold out any longer. Even though I barely rode in busy, stressful December I hopped back on like no time had passed. Every so often on the back stretches I'd get a whiff of pine and forest floor. Ah, Oregon.
