Getting Tired of All the Rain

This has got to be about the wettest summer I can remember. Apparently in the month of July we got about 9 inches of rain, compared to a normal level of around 3 inches. The trend has continued into August as well. So far this month we've received 3.5 inches of rain compared to an average of .8 inches.

All this water from the sky has played havok with my riding. I haven't missed many days because of it, though more than I'd like, but I have had to do shorter rides than I'd planned and or gotten wet in the process.

I really don't mind the getting wet part of the whole thing. I've got a good light weight rain jacket for cycling (a nice high visibility yellow one), tights and boot covers so I'm pretty well protected. The part I don't much care for is the short descent out of town on my way home from work. The pavement is a little rough and when it is wet and rainy at night, the contrast of the pavement is basically nil so it is very hard to see cracks and holes before I'm right on top of them. Add to that cars that don't dim their lights as they come up on me from the front and it makes it ... interesting ... to get out of town. Once I start the climb home its not bad at all since my speed is down and it gives me more time to react to the road condition and there isn't as much traffic. But the .8 miles to get to that point keep me on my toes.