View From the Bushes

I finally got off my lazy butt and biked into work today. I guess the Tour inspired me, though the only similarity between what I did this morning and the Tour was the prominent role played by a Trek bike. Trust me, there was no other resemblance. It was ugly; I was being passed by joggers. Part of the problem was that I was wearing a heart rate monitor, and in order to keep it below 160 I had to go about four miles an hour. In a sense, I was glad when the joggers pulled away from me because then they couldn't hear the HRM beeping as it tried to tell me I was about to have a coronary.

Of course, I would have to wait for the hottest day of the summer so far to bike into work; it's suppossed to hit 103-104 today. Fortunately the ride home is mostly down hill, and I have a camelback, so I should have plenty of water, but I imagine I'll be half-way through the family dinner scheduled for tonight before I stop sweating. Last year I had trouble with my eyes bothering me, but I brought a bandana with me. Hopefully that will keep the sweat out of my eyes.
As far as the tour goes, Botero and Vinokourov broke away fairly early and managed to stay away till the end with Vino' winning the stage. The rest of the big names came through 1'15" later. Right now the podium is Armstrong, Rasmussen and Moreau. I'll tell you I never would have picked those last two...

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Ass in the saddle
Ross