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The first "nervous" commute out of the last several thousand turned out alright in the end. We seem to be right in the middle of the windy season at the moment, which has meant decent headwinds riding into work over the last two days. Coming from the north, it's also meant high humidity and air thick enough to cut if anybody could find a knife sharp enough. The first morning I actually made the junction between the lights on Rudd Avenue, which it quite doable, but usually requires a reasonable level of performance. That was a sign that I was closer to being "back" than I thought.

Unfortunately, the exhaustion at the end of that first ride (an 8.5km commute is usually a pretty routine exercise for me) suggested that I still had some way to go. But it was interesting to note how much easier it all felt yesterday in identical conditions. I'll be seeking out 30-35km after work this evening, and possibly making it to Austinville (pictured above) on Thursday night. Hopefully by then, I won't be reduced to using old pictures from previous rides in this blog any longer.