yesterday was what i imagine belgium to be like. cold and rainy with winds that can knock you over. worse yet i had to do my work. trying to fight those winds alone while maintaining my effort made for more of a skills ride than an interval ride. but after i finished and i sailed home home at a slightly easier interval pace i felt like i did something. i'm desparately trying to avoid the pitfalls of last summer, riding for fun without any work thrown in. if it gets like last summer i need to get the discipline to do 90 minutes of work instead of 90 minutes of piano. after sunday i'm just super motivated, the legs were really good and the body responded well to the steady effort. the silly move to solo up to the break was short lived but it taught me that i have some left after those moves to not be dropped after i'm caught. the commute today was a bit sketchy, or i thought it was going to be with the little bit of snow last night, i thought it would either be black ice or just wet roads, it was wet. the stars fighting to shine through the early reaches of daylight made it hard to pay attention to the road and not look at the sky. i stayed up and got in a few good views as well. another good workout today and then it's easier thursday and easy friday. mmmm spring feels very good!