Rode in Columbia on Saturday. Chilly to start but the air warmed quickly and the day turned out great. Like last week, we had a strong wind out of the south making the out trip rough. Since Jay and Mark were on the fixed again, I too chose a gear (53x19) and refused to shift the whole day. I spun too much last week and was tight for half the week. I'm glad I was not able to race. This week my legs feel far less fatigued. We split off the Levee Rd and took Merrimac Rd for a different route going south. That was a nice change of pace, despite a Roubaix-ish section of road because we turned off Levee one street too soon. Overall, Mark had us at 44 or 45 miles and an avg of 17 something mph.