Had a pretty good week. Iain has wanted to do some riding on days he's not running cross-country so we've been out a few times. First two times we hit the MHBW west of SCCC. Last night we rode laps at the campus. This morning we rode the MHBW east of downtown Sch'tdy past Blatnick Park. After our ride I went out on my short out and back loop and put out better numbers than I have all season. Avg power/NP was 175/191.

This is early in week 4 of my summer 2009 weight reduction effort. Down to 227 this morning after a late dinner last night, 2 lbs to go. Still no late night snacking or binge eating. Have been getting out on the bike on a regular basis, but haven't been very good about doing any lifting.

Found this blog during the TdF in one of LA's tweets. Felt moved after reading much of Fatty's story about himself and Susan. Had to make another donation to the LAF in honor.

I keep thinking about getting a new bike, but I want my next one to be a gem. See the link to my dream bike. So if I can't afford a titanium IF, maybe I'll pick up something for tooling around the neighborhood at night or during the winter. Performance had a couple of simple single speeds that look interesting, and a track bike with a reversible free hub/fixie. Fit that out with cross tires, hmmm.

Wow, feeling pretty damn tired now ; )