It's OK to go slowly some days

Tuesday's commute to and from work was the same route as Monday's.

But coming home was interesting because there were very heavy winds, which is very unusual.

I was also very, very tired - I think I didn't eat enough during the day. I stopped somewhere on Glen Canyon to eat some emergency trail mix I keep stashed in my panniers. Funny that yesterday I wrote about how I need to keep my energy level up during the day in order to "save something" in order to get myself home, and that I didn't do that yesterday. Normally I push myself really hard to get home quickly, but yesterday I just settled in and took it really slowly. I knew that with the combination of being tired and fighting the wind that there was no point in pushing myself.

I didn't look to see how long it took me to get home by going slowly, but I reckon that it wasn't more than just a few minutes longer than normal. Note to self. It's OK to go slowly some days.