Humidity and Torpedos

Got out before the rain today for a 30 mile road loop. I did get rained on at about the half way point, but it was welcomed for sure. Damn it was HHHHUMID today. It was the kind of humidity, that even had moisture wicking bike duds clinging on to sweat like a sponge. On top of that I've had two nights of suck sleep, which left me with some burning legs today. I thought about a pre ride coffee enema, or Starbuckian Speedball of caffeine and sugar, but I ended up just going with breakfast and coffee. The speedball may have been better.

As I rode along, about to finish I my ride, I thought of adjectives that would describe the ride. All I could think of was that is was hard, sweaty, hot, wet, and felt great. Then I thought "can I even type that? It sounds like I'm writing a freaking Penthouse Forum letter??"

"Dear Penthouse Forum, I never thought I would be writing a letter like this. That is of course until I went on a 30 mile road ride on hot and humid Thursday morning. I admit I was feeling randy in my tight spandex, and had a lot of adrenaline built up from watching the Tour all week" ...

OK, OK, I'll stop! If for no other reason than I think I was starting to turn myself on with all that talk of riding and Tour watching. And also because the story was absent of any nubile co-eds from small north eastern colleges. Not to mention it lacked any real action.

Today was one of those rides that felt just felt hard the whole time. There was no real part of the ride where I found myself thinking that I was just spinning along. I felt slow and sluggish pushing through the humidity and rain. I expected to end the ride and see that I put in an embarrassing average speed, and time. What I saw was one of my best, if not thee best time of the season. So either I was pushing harder than I thought, or I had tail wind and didn't know it. Yeah, my bet is on the tail wind.

Gotta spilt. I must TRY to get some sleep tonight. I even broke down and forced myself to have a couple of Sierra Nevada Torpedo's tonight in an attempt to encourage rest. It was tough, but I did it!! You should too. One of the best widely available beers out there.

Later.

A.M. EDIT: Curse you spell check for not picking up mistakes such as on vs. one, etc.,. It really would make my life simpler if I could just dictate these manic ramblings to someone.