The air still felt nice at 6 am today. I rode out to the levee to find a big group for the Tuesday morning ride, and even though a couple of the fast guys were missing, there were still more than enough to keep things interesting. I was feeling kind of sluggish this morning, so I guess it was good that the occasional crosswind was forcing me to pay attention. For some reason the pace was none too stable today - surging one minute and coasting the next. More than once I found myself closing big gaps that never should have opened in the first place. Go figure. The result was that I did a lot of work on the way out, which led, of course, to a fair amount of wheel-sucking on the way back.
At one point I pulled out my camera to take some photos and the extra effort nearly got me dropped. It's amazing how hard it is sometimes to deal with the camera when the group is really rolling like it was today. There are a couple of places along the bike path where the river makes these long curves. They are the only places to get a nice photo of the long line of riders as it sweeps around .
The rest of the day was pretty much downhill. I was really having a lot of trouble focusing on anything. Perhaps it was because I'd skipped my usual cup of coffee. Anyway, I had been kind of holding out a little hope that I'd make it out to Almonaster Blvd. for Kenny's training race, but by the time I left the office it was already after 5:30 and I just didn't feel like I was up to the rush. Then I got home to find that the dog had decided to take a leak on the living room floor.
Tomorrow there will be a training criterium around the Arena downtown, next to the Superdome. It will be interesting to see if we are able to actually get away with it. I'm hoping I'll be able to make that one. We'll see. 
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