I'm just leaving the pizza training phase of winter. You know that part of winter where you can get a lot of good, healthy training done sitting on your couch watching last year's races and dialing Dominos. Now, before most of you scoff and guffaw at the idea, read on. Pizza offers some of the major food groups in one neat little package. All alone with no toppings there are 3 food groups. Grains (crust), vegetables (sauce) and of course, the cheesy dairy stuff on top. If you are imaginative, add another topping and you can be in the land of four food groups. What do you say to anchovies? The possibilities grow almost geometrically. Worried about circulation and heart issues? Add garlic. Of course, if you ride with a group afterwards, prudence dicatates riding in the back of the pack. This was my training regimine throughout the winter and it seems to have worked. No one has called me "the old, fat guy". At least not to my face. I'm riding now and looks like my dietary needs are changing. Come next winter, though, I'm back to basic training foods once more.

Are you a salesman by any chance? You make a great case for eating pizza. (Makes me feel better about the pizza I just had for lunch. )