Hahaha. I had a great summer riding. Everything went really well. I figured out my fueling; always had tons of energy on all my rides. Never bonked. I'm a huge fan of the ShotBlocks. And, yes, pasta dinners. Always took a nice dump before my rides, too. The rhythm of my life serving my cycling just about perfectly.

Participated in a local race. Did pretty well, as well as I was hoping. Finished with the second pack; averaged 22.5mph on a rolling hill route that finished higher than it started. I seemed to have tapered really well for it and felt like I peaked really nicely for the race. I am now a big fan of leg openers (5x 15sec sprints the day before a race with 4 minute easy pedaling cool down inbetween.

Had a leg-rippin' good ride tonight. Was 77 degrees. Was fun riding into the gloom of twilight as I was climbing an ever diminishing dirt road to nowhere. Rode 36.5 miles, averaged 17mph and climbed 2700+ feet. It's a good sign I have some training left in my legs that I'm still able to tear up my legs. The ride itself is nothing impressive, but for me 17mph for a ride with that much climbing is pretty good. Definitely saw steady gains this summer.