Rest Day?

While the TDF riders are licking their wounds and hatching the schemes that will play out on the slopes of the Alps next week, I've been kept rather busy today. The morning air was uncharacteristically cool and breezy this morning as the last remnants of the hurricane's circulation pulled some slightly drier air in from the north. I was out the door early today because I had left the commuter at work in case I had to stash the car in the garage to protect it from the hurricane. That meant I'd have to drive in with The Wife, so instead of waiting for the 6:40 group, I headed out earlier and got in a solid 1:15 of training alone, getting back in plenty of time to shower, change and get to work shortly after 8:00. It was quite nice, actually, and besides, I've been meaning to do more solo training rides anyway.

Back at the office I had to put a couple of computers back together, having moved a few of them on Friday in case there had been any wind or rain damage to our rooftop office. A steady stream of work, interrupted only by an interview with a job candidate from New York, kept me on my toes much of the day, although I did rush out for a plate of tasty but somewhat runny RB&R at the Med School.

I got a quick email from GiVo yesterday. She's currently up in Milwaukee at Superweek, aka the "International Cycling Classic." This is probably the oldest multi-day event in the United States, and one of the few that truly deserves to have the word "classic" in its name. Somehow I never made it up there. Anyway, she has been getting some great results up there, finishing 7th and 8th in the two criteriums she's done so far (there are 9 races for the Pro/1/2/3 Women). As a result she's currently in 5th place in the overall standings. The first criterium had 70 women in it, of which only about 30 finished. Now that's a huge women's field by any standards, especially for a criterium. I'll bet it was wild!

The hurricane didn't seem to do nearly the amount of damage that Ivan did last year, and initial reports from the locals in Ft. Walton is that my dad's place stayed high and dry. It looks like Navarre Beach got pretty well flattened, though. Now we can start worrying about the next hurricane that is starting to form out in the Atlantic.