Weighed in this morning ... 191.5 (gulp). Only a pound more than last week before leaving for a vacay in Vegas.

Got in two good rides there; a 5.5-hour combo ride-to-trailhead-and-technical-climbing mtn sufferfest and then a two-hour road climb in Red Rock Canyon.

MUST lose at least 2.5 pounds a week for the next four weeks, doing the Kokopelli trail! Trying to ride or get to the gym daily, but it's still COLD... 40 right now and I'm late for work, driving is much faster. If it doesn't rain, I'll try to bike it tomorrow, 10-14 miles each way dep on route. And a 110-mile two-day tour of Yellowstone planned for this weekend before they open the route to cars ...