Sometimes I feel like I\’m streaking. Twice in the past week, I forgot to wear my reflective vest when I went out on the bike; and when I realize that I don\’t have it, I feel naked!

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It\’s a good thing I\’m not. To begin with, it\’s too cold for such shenanigans; and at my age, I have more sense than to try it. Of course I\’ve often seen lightning streaking across the sky; but that\’s something different.

Today I couldn\’t make a salvage store run, because the hybrid is still in the shop; so I went out on the road bike. It was in the mid-40s; and as usual, the wind was a bother. By the time I got back home, it was up to 14 mph.

I feel so weak against the wind. Maybe I need more lunges and squats to improve leg strength; but the former have become a problem because of arthritis. The base joint of my left big toe is affected; and putting weight on it when my toes are flexed is painful. I\’m not sure how good it is to turn my foot so that my weight goes onto the smaller toes. That might mean I\’m trading one problem for another!

It looks like wind might be a problem tomorrow, too. A wind from a southerly direction is more apt to give me headwinds both going out, and coming back home. But at least it isn\’t expected to be as strong as last Sunday\’s wind; and I want to get in the 42-mile ride that I meant to do then!

I expect I\’ll still be rather slow. I can\’t cruise at 20 mph; but if I could, maybe you could say that I was streaking.