It really feels like mid-summer now. The a/c runs all night and the morning air is thick and hazy and warm. We had a big group for the long ride this morning and we weren't too far down the road before Eddie or somebody up front had us going 29 mph. I was trying to avoid doing any long-term tissue damage today, taking short pulls and drafting a lot, and when the speed got high about ten miles in, I noticed a little bounce as I was spinning in a lower gear than usual. I knew what that meant, of course. As soon as the pace eased up a bit, I pulled out of the line and started dropping back. Robin noticed and dropped back with me to help fix the impending flat, while I told the other guys to go ahead and that we'd catch them on the flip side. So we stopped and took our time fixing the flat, already dripping sweat all over the place, and then cruised along easily until we saw the group on its return trip. I did end up taking a few fairly hard pulls in order to keep the pace steady, but I made them short.
Today was the day that Dawn Wesson's mosquito research team was supposed to be hunting mosquitoes in my back yard, and when I looked out the window I saw two people in those tyvec space suits, complete with mosquito netted hats, holding these cute little hand-held vaccum mosquito guns. Perfect Mardi Gras costumes, I thought, as I ran to get the camera. Alas, I had left my memory card at work, so I couldn't get any pics.
I guess I need to get busy and figure out how I'm going to get my sorry ass up to Hodges Gardens for the district road race this weekend. I suppose I could take my car, but with the a/c operating only when it feels like it, it might be a little uncomfortable. We'll see.
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