We had a small group on the 5:50 ride this morning, five of us, and I'd gotten used to seeing 8-9 riders the last few times I've been out. Although it didn't seem like it, we covered the distance about 5 minutes faster than we usually do. I had plenty of spare time to do my hill repeats near the house as I returned. I got in a set of 8 repeats, both standing and sitting, and I try to do that after every morning ride to help improve my climbing skills or lack of.
I'm taking out the Guru for its first real test ride this afternoon. I've put on my own aerobar setup, the fast wheels, made a few tweaks in the position and we'll see how it rides on the original seat. I'll probably end up putting my Blackwell seat on it but I'll give the other one a chance first. It's hot outside but I shouldn't be out there more than a couple of hours.
We're keeping a friend's chocolate Lab, Chip, for the week and it's always interesting to have three larger dogs in the house at the same time. Chip got out the back door yesterday afternoon while I was working on a drawer in the laundry room and I chased him about 4 houses down and around the street! But I caught him and dragged him back home via his collar. We'll keep an even CLOSER eye on him from now on! Taz tolerates Chip and is only scared of him if Chip tries to play "hunting dog" on him. Farley and Sophie have known Chip a long time so they get along pretty well.
We had another really hard thunderstorm last Monday night and, for the second time in three weeks, we found our patio underwater again. But it wasn't as bad as the last storm and nearly all the water's drained off. Makes it harder to deal with the wet dirt in the front yard but I'm knocking that off bit by bit.
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