Short sleeves at 5 degrees C (41 degrees F).

11th of October and finally a 'Versatile-temperature'. This morning 5 degrees: short sleeves and thin long pants were more than warm enough. It warms up very fast in the velomobile. Above 25 degrees (77 degrees F), it's like sauna weather. You can ride better then on a normal recumbent. It's hard to call it a 365-day-bike, unless you are a sauna enthusiast and can change chothes at work. Extra air intakes like the ones in the LEITRA would be welcome. You can stick your little finger under the PET-structure and let in some extra air. But in cold weather and rain you realize the advantages of a velomobile.

In this biting east wind, I wanted to let my pupils run around outside. They declare me to be crazy at first. Some power of persuasion is needed, but after running, they come indoors, flushed and convinced that it was for the best. We gradually build up endurance. Each session, we run somewhat further, longer. Cross is a winter sport, and the pupils need to learn to live with the seasons. We become estranged too much from nature ... in the car, in front of this computer... After teaching for four hours in the morning, the pool. . . After a few laps, I'm totally relaxed. The pool is open on Monday mid-day for the 17- and 18-year olds. Not a single pupil comes to swim of his own accord. The students have only 1 hour free at noon during which they must also eat. A possible explanation for the paltry participation. Next week the other years get the opportunity to swim. Possibly more people will come.
As I rode away from the school in the Versatile, a class window opened and a few urgings to ride faster. The pupils are so easily distracted...