With rain in the forecast for the next couple of days I decided to get out of bed earlier this morn to get in a couple hours beforehand. Seemed simple enough. Forecast wasn't for rain to start until 10am or later.
First problem was I didn't get rolling till a tad after 8 so I knew it would be close. It was damp and misty but fairly pleasant. Then as I hit the greenway going west I realized the wind was at my back. This would present a challenge.
I headed out to Wayzata nice an easy. But then as I started south to make my way back the rain picked up. Great, it is only a tad after 9, so much for the forecast. Not really an issue until I started back east into a nifty headwind.
The rain wasn't a torrent by any means but at 20mph into a headwind with the temps seemingly dropping by the minute I started to get a bit uncomfortable. This is when it occurred to me that the rainjacket I passed over in favor of my longsleeve 'cotton' jersy maybe was a mistake. Hmmm...
After another 10 miles I actually couldn't feel my hands and when intersections appeared I just closed my eyes because, gee, I can't use my hands either.
When I finally got home after 45mins in steady really cold rain I immeadiately went to the shower to peel off my gear and warm up. Good times.
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