I woke up at 4:30 a.m. - what I wouldn't give for a good night of sleep (haven't really had one since back in May when I got sick). Really, I would just like to return to my normal sleep cycle which always meant sleeping in on the weekends. Oh well life could be much worse. Actually, I read for about an hour and fell back to sleep until a little after 7. Whe I crawled ouf of bed the skies were gray but no threat of rain. I took care of all my critters, ate breakfast and decided to take my recumbent out for a spin. The first 13 miles or so were great thanks to the wonderful tailwind I was blessed with as I explored some of my favorite roads. However, that blessed tailwind became an evil hand when I turn to head home - the headwind was awful and I really struggled to make it back to my house. I was exhausted, felt like I had just finished a century. Now that is sad for I only rode 25 miles. I have not been on this bike enough this year and so the muscles and strength just are not there. I am still amazed at the difference in riding my recumbent and my diamond frame - it is unbelievable. The ride was pretty one and I watched several Kestrels enjoying the wind currents as they flew about over the fields they call home.

I spent the afternoon putting a pannier rack on my recumbent. Thank goodness the LBS in Louisville had some extra "J" hooks so I could make this rack work. After a couple of trips to the local hardware store for new bolts and new nuts I was able to successfully get the rack on my bike. Now that I have a rack I can use this bike to commute to school. This in turns means when I leave school I'll be on my Giro and just maybe I can acquire my "bent legs" before the season ends. More importantly, maybe I'll get close to the goal I set on Jan 1 - 1500 miles on my Giro. Sadly, as of today I only have 325 miles - I have a lot of riding to do!