Boxed kind of week

I know just saying I had a boxed kind of week doesn't really make any sense, but...I guess that's what the body of this post is for.

First off, as anybody who knows me well, knows well: I am a huge fan of breakfast cereal. But normally I stick to the off-brand bagged stuff, not only is it cheaper but I've also grown to like it better than the name brand stuff it is made to imitate. Then comes along a sale at Abertsons for 10 for $10 on General Mills cereals and now Kayla and I are quite stocked up on all the brand name goodies I've kept away from for quite some time. It sure is a nice feeling to open up the cupboard and have such a bountiful selection.

Second, on Wednesday night the local bike club put on a time-trial that's part of a season long series of races. I can usually TT pretty well for being such a skinny guy (most times it's the big powerful riders that dominate this kind of race). This time I had to work later than usual and showed up with-out enough time for my normal warm-up on the trainer so I just pulled the bike out and rode around the start for a bit before my turn. While I rolled around I had some not too swell of luck and flatted both tires on the aero wheels for my TT bike (for those who don't race bikes: in a TT, equipment with low aerodynamic drag can make a very big difference and racers spend thousands of dollars to get it). Luckily Sam K. is such a cool guy he lent me a very nice extra front wheel he had but that still left me with an old school boxed rim rear wheel instead of my normal disk wheel. I took off for the race anyway just to record a time (expecting a terrible one) and ended up riding my fastest time ever on that course. My last fastest time was a few years ago when I came over here for the Gate City Grind stage race and was riding strong in those days.

Lastly in my boxed week just to round it out: Susie is on some crazy expensive baby formula her doctor put her on a while ago. To save some money I bought a big box of the stuff on Ebay that should be getting here any day. Kinda crazy when $110 for a six-pack is bargain shopping!!