54 miles on the bike...

And I think I complained for 50 of them! My legs just did not want to spin as fast as my head wanted them to. But I guess there'll be days like that. Despite my lethargy I had a lovely morning hanging out with friends, checking out a new route in Scott County - and finally biking in decent weather! Carrie (a.k.a Hawaii qualifier) and Pam were in flying form, as were the boys - Eric was more than able for the distance on just his second ride on the new wheels, and Igor was getting in a warm-up before a half-marathon tomorrow. What a bunch of level-headed folks we are. To further illustrate this point, Igor, who I had not biked with before, explained to us how he is doing his first triathlon at Lifetime in July, followed by a half IM in Chisago. And yes, you've guessed it - next stop is IM Wisconsin in September! Makes my 2008 race calendar seem altogther reasonable...

Heading south to Zumbro Bottoms tomorrow morning to run the trails Pam & I discovered courtesy of Larry etc back in April. Should be fun - assuming the legs feel a little more alive!

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Hail Storm

Wow - that was not a fun experience. I was driving home from Ridgedale listening to the storm warnings and figured I'd be okay to get home as the storm was heading southeast and was hitting downtown at that point. Well, I guess it decided to come a little west so once I got onto Excelsior Bvld the hail was coming down pretty heavy. I pulled into a gas station as soon as I could and it blew past pretty quickly. And yes, I did snap a few photos while driving though it... exactly the sort of thing I would call someone stupid for :)

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