The Beard is Back

The woman who I live with to whom I am related to by marriage has went on a 3 week vacation back home. As she does not like me with a beard, this is my chance to grow one.  The last time I grew one was on the 2009 trip. I have noticed alot more grey this time around,

The weather today was very nice. It must have been in the 70's.  I usually rest on Fridays and today my legs felt really strong.  I biked 117 miles today which was the second most ever. One of my goals this year was to bike 1 century a month or 12 this year.  Today I achieved that goal. I remember during our trip in 2009, my group would always round up to 100 miles on days we were close. Karen would say you do not get many chances to bike that many miles. Towards the end of the trip I was so focused on EFI on some days I would not round up. I regretted that and that is the reason I set that goal. Every time I bike 100 I always hear Karen's voice in the back of my head.

Quarterly report

Given that my job is focused on quarterly reports, below is my report for the 3rd quarter of 2011.


I bicycled 3,485 miles in the quarter. I was aided by seasonably low temperature and extra sunlight. Year to date I have biked 27% more miles than last year.

During the quarter I took a business trip to Amsterdam. A few pictures:

 
The current quarter has started very well and I am on pace for a little over 1,000 miles this year.
 
I enjoyed reading my fellow XC09 riders blogs. I was particular happy that Bob continued his long distance riding, Hank enjoyed his new roommate, Al's  blog was as funny as ever, Champ enjoyed the history along the route and Jim biked at the back of the pack.
 
Tom D- If you are reading this I really like the nickname for me on your blog.