Monday, Monday.
Geez, it must be 85 degrees in my office right now. Our office is on top of a 25-story building in downtown New Orleans, and I have this great view of the Mississippi River and French Quarter, but the problem is that it's all single-pane glass and it's facing South, so on a clear Summer day like today the glass heats up like an oven wall and we bake until the afternoon.
Athens. New Orleans. Hot, hot, hot. Spent much time this weekend hiding in the minimal a/c of my bedroom eating whatever came to hand and watching Olympics coverage. The highlight for me: The women's marathon was just fantastic! This is what we would call a "selective course" in cycling. The 91-pound 4-foot-something Japanese woman won, attacking the climb and putting the favorites in serious trouble. Somehow I just love seeing those big tall powerhouses get crushed by the lightweights. I always liked "Mighty Mouse." The U.S. woman was never in the lead group of 10-12, and was down by a couple of minutes at one point, but stuck to her plan and started picking off runners one-by-one over the last 10k, finally passing the 3rd-placed Kenyan and moving solidly into third place. Awesome.
On the home front, I got in a couple of nice Giro rides and an easy ride this morning, and just finished posting a bunch of photos from the Team Time Trial at:http://www.gnofn.org/~nobc//2004/team_tt_r.htm . The temperature is already in the 90s and the forecast for the next week is identical each day. Highs in the mid-90s, lows around 80, 30-40% chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Typical summer weather.
Got an e-mail today from someone who will be moving to N.O. from Houston and was wondering about Cyclocross racing. I had to give her the bad news that it practically didn't exist here, but I think she was happy to see that there was at least some mountain bike racing. She has been very involved with bicycle advocacy in Houston, so if she's interested in that, she won't have any trouble finding stuff to do around here. Maybe we can convert her to road racing! We could really use a few more good women around here. Hopefully she can find a decent job here (she's moving because of her boyfriend's job). Usually, people move from New Orleans to Houston, not the other way around!
Much to do today . . .
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