Today I rode 24 miles with speed intervals along level stretches. I wasn’t going to but I ended up doing hill intervals too. Well, because they were there. Several quarter mile sprint hills, half-mile, mixed in with a couple of 2-3 mile hills. I also came back with my best time ever on this route, even with the wind. You know, I really love vacation. I so have had the luxury of time to have been able to focus on my riding and make it a priority in these last two weeks - I try to make it a priority when I'm working but it doesn't always happen because I don't have the kind of job where I can shut the light out after I'm done. I’ve ridden just about every day, mixing it up, with a couple of recovery days. The fun thing is, with this focus I’ve really seen a noticeable improvement in my condition from day one of vacation to now, a couple of weeks later. I really do envy you folks who by the nature of your situation, have this kind of time or at least flexible time as a matter of fact. But alas, vacations end. I will have one more week in August I hope, but after that it usually goes downhill as I certainly don't have the opportunity to ride as much and the days get shorter. I truly lucked out with extremely good weather comparitably, during these 2 weeks. As soon as vacation started, so did the big window of sun here in MA. Had I taken it at any point in June I would have been very sad.

I love riding. Did I say I love vacation? I want more.