Had the most beautiful ride today. We drove down to Tucson for the last training ride before next weekend's tour of the tucson mountains. it was 57 miles, about 80+ degrees, no wind and a perfect group of about 7 of us in a very nice tempo paceline. about 17.6 mph avg on the day (depending on whose polar cyclometer you trust).

little background: I have battled weight gain for about 4 years, so I finally went back to the old standby -- low fat. i found out today I think the problem was my body needs the carbohydrates. all the diets I have tried recently were low-carb. anyway, after a week of low-fat diet I felt better on the bike today than I have in two years.

Bad part -- we got into tucson about 9 pm only to find I had forgot my helmet. Got to a Target 6 minutes before closing and got me a $16 helmet!