The last 5 Days............


have been great ! The weather got smokin hot a few days ago. 83 F !

Typical Northeast temps, one day its 45 F then 2 days later 80 something, no ramping up needed.
I'm not complaining as I got in some solid rides . 38+26+30+40+25 so far.

Mostly hills and rollers at below Z2 for the most part. 2-3 more weeks of this, then I'll insert some harder efforts.

I'm happy that my winter trainer sessions have really helped my riding . My legs feel good and I look forward to every hill that I climb....so much so that I'm avoiding flat roads more than a few miles in length.

Learning to ride hills well is all about attitude. This is the best advise my buddy Murphy's Law gave me. He's a 5:20ish IM biker and Kona vet.
Last year I trained on hills , but I honestly feared them . I only did them because of Placid.

One thing I need to do though is get a week set aside for some serious swimming. Its been over 2 weeks since I last swam and I think thats too much time away. My base is strong, but its so technique driven that it can't go on....so sometime today or tomorrow I've got to get my ass wet.

-Man I hate Rosie O'Donnell and Alec Baldwin. They need to go !
-I now have a new found appreciation for America Idol. After last nights special, they're OK.
-Lets get out of the Middle East , turn our focus around and help the people of Darfour and the other African villages that have no one else to turn to .