Feels Like

I was up a bit too late last night, thanks to some non-standard size Brazilian wine bottle that wouldn't fit conveniently into the refrigerator. So naturally I had to stay up until I finished it. I spent some of that time sewing a boot into a practically new Michelin Pro Race tire that had gotten slashed during a race earlier this year. Yesterday's rear tire was looking pretty tired after I pulled the big finishing nail out of it and then proceeded to ride home on the flat, so I thought it might be a good time to see if I can salvage a few miles out of that Michelin. Anyway, my late night activities certainly seemed to make my 5:45 am wake-up call a little harder to take than usual. Actually, there was an earlier 5:15 alarm from my wristwatch that I keep forgetting to reset.

There was a pretty good breeze blowing up on the levee this morning. We started out riding straight into it, but the group was feeling pretty lazy today and it was a long time before the double paceline devolved into a single one, and even longer before that disintegrated into just a handful rotating at the front. As the ride went on I started feeling a little better, especially after we turned around and had the benefit of a nice tailwind. Otherwise, it was a pretty normal Wednesday ride.

The hot and dry weather continues. Last night the weatherman seemed genuinely excited that there might be a slight chance of rain today. With the temperature hovering around 100F right now, it's not looking too promising, but who knows? I think I'll make it out to the lakefront after work for the training race, if I don't melt.