Strangely Civilized

I knew the temperature would be a problem this morning - not because it would be too low, but because it was bound to change dramatically during the Giro Ride. I left the house wearing long tights that I new wouldn't be necessary an hour later, along with wind shell gloves, helmet liner, and shoe covers. Most of that ended up in my bulging pockets, of course, but it just wasn't worth freezing my butt off on the way out to the lakefront. I always wish that the Giro ride would move to 8 a.m. during the winter like other group training rides that are held in more civilized cities. Anyway, there were a few people who were planning on doing the "long" Giro ride out to Slidell and back, so I guess that helped keep the speeds down. Indeed, it was a strangely civilized Giro Ride today. By 8:30 the weather was really nice. Maybe it was just too nice to go hard.

So we had a good turnout last night for the club meeting. The sample jerseys and shorts look good and otherwise all I can say is that the men's Small size seems like a normal Small. The "fit kit" will stay at my place for a while so that people who couldn't make the meeting can stop by and check out the sizing and options. Hopefully we can get the design finalized and the order placed within the next few weeks. This process always takes a lot longer than you would think. The Daughter finally called last night after we had left numerous voice and text messages to say that the knee surgery had gone pretty well. As usual they didn't get started until much later than it was scheduled.

I spent all afternoon inhaling toxic paint dust and absorbing even more toxic paint remover solvents. The kitchen continues to inch forward. At this rate we should have it done some time next summer! It will be a week before my nose and lungs recover from today's insult. Then again, maybe the long ride on the Northshore tomorrow will clear things out faster. It'll be pretty chilly, but at least the sun will be shining and, being November and officially "base training" season, the pace should be relatively steady.