I took off on the F5 just before noon today and did my State Highway 19 loop. I ended up with 50 miles on this windy Christmas Day. That’s 190 miles in the last seven days, and puts me just 27 miles short of my 5,500 mile 2014 goal. I may make it after all.

After last weekend’s Saturday and Sunday 40 mile rides, I did a 30 mile ride after work Monday, then took a day off on Tuesday when the roads were wet. I did another 30 miles on a really chilly day yesterday, riding the Xstream with its fairing. Today was much warmer, but the wind howled out of the south, gusting to 35 mph. It made today’s ride tough, but I want to go fishing tomorrow, and it’s looking like chilly weather for the rest of the year after tomorrow, so I’m glad I got the miles today.

The 50 mile State Highway 19 route.