My mind was a muddle this morning.

Today I did only a short ride with the road bike. I\’m not supposed to use straws because of recent dental work; and that meant no Camel-Bak with its drinking tube. I had to be content with riding a bit over 19 miles, taking along two bottles of water.

While I was getting ready to go out, I was really in a muddle. I turned on the Garmin, and saw a blank for heart rate. I had to go back and put on the chest strap. Then, when I took my road bike outdoors, I thought, Whoops, I forgot my sunglasses! Go back for the sunglasses.

There\’s a good wind today; at the moment, 17 mph. On the way out to my turnaround point, when I picked up a tailwind, I could push the pace faster and faster. I saw myself getting up to 21, 22, then 23 mph; and decided to see whether I could hit 25 mph.

AND I DID!! To be exact, 25.57 mph. A new speed record!

On the way back home, the wind seemed to get stronger and stronger. The clouds were gathering, too, but there\’s only a 10% chance of rain until tonight. Then, it\’s 50%.

According to Intellicast, both pollen (grass pollen) and air quality are Moderate today. I know that I have some mild allergies to certain grasses and trees. Maybe that\’s why I had a sneezing attack shortly after I got back home. I\’m glad I didn\’t start sneezing while I was still out there on the bike! With the wind already making handling tricky, I didn\’t need explosive sneezes to make things even harder!