For Love of CYCLING

I have really enjoyed the direction that being a health consultant has turned me in the last year. It really makes me realize not to be hypocritical. I suggest ideas to people all day about health, stress, etc and it makes me want to improve my ways of living. This may be a good thing or bad thing b/c now I've realized with a little more preparation I can ride my bike to work 18 miles away and not only get some training in, save some bills on gas, but also do my part for preserving the air. And yes now everyone looks at me when I walk in work fully dressed in lycra, but hey that is where I'm at now b/c I will sometimes do what others won't. I think the coolest is everyone making a big deal of me riding home at 9:30pm when I get off night shift. It is one of the most enjoyable rides b/c there is no traffic and getting to enjoy the rolling terrain by night light is cool. On Monday night I rode home and I made a conscious effort to take a mental snapshot of something that I had never experienced before. While riding home that late, the dew started settling and having my headlight mounted on my helmet perfectly illuminated the water droplets as I was slicing through the fog. It reminded me of driving in a really hard rain storm with a cars high beams on and you can see each rain drop coming straight at the windshield. Simple, but memorable!

And in other good new the Midwest Elite team that I founded has pulled through as our primary sponsor, Flyte Bicycles, have just mailed our new bikes. I build mine on Friday afternoon and put it to the test yesterday. I've never ridden a compact frame before and I really like it. Getting ready to head back out today after I partake in some dark java and a mtn of flapjacks. Got to have the fuel to fly!! It's 9 already and training to start. Lates!