Fall rides

I told my Boss this weekend that I don't think I'm the type of guy that can be fast on my bike while he has a job. I really can't be fast at 'cross. I hate the trainer, I'm not good at motivating myself when I'm tired, I drink too much beer.

But I forgot how much I like riding at night.

I headed out tonight on the newly completed bike path. It now extends about 10 miles up to the neighboring town (it was missing a bridge and had a mile long gap of bad rocks in the middle). It's the perfect length for long intervals, and with one very short exception, a very consistent grade. No one was out there but me, a few deer, an owl, and a retired couple out riding around with their flashing lights. I felt pretty good, the power numbers were higher than expected, there was a beautiful sunset, and I was home by 6:30 to eat tacos with the Monkey.

Maybe I can be sort of fast on the 'cross bike. If I stop flatting.

By the way, these rule. They're a bit spendy, but worth it. I almost didn't want to take them off when I got home.

In other news, I seem to have forgotten to mention that we added to the collection this summer. We've always thought that the Monkey was rather precocious: he crawled early, walked early, was running everywhere well before his first birthday, and generally was wearing us out early.

Our experience so far suggests that K2 is ahead of his brother. I'm not sure what we'll do if/when he's walking at 6 months.

(Granted, he is leaning against the couch, but he held it there happily for 2 or 3 minutes while we took about 10 photos. He finally got bored and just sat down, but he's not lacking leg strength.)