I got a late start due to the old cliché of Computer Shopping At A Labor Day Sale. Net Savings — $200; Net Non-Savings — well it’s over 2 grand but it’s a new M1 Macintosh.

Windy today but I rode on fresh/er legs than usual as I skipped the AM kettlebells. One can feel the turning weather; October’s are always good for cycling.

I avoided many hills.

All the heavy moving is done & the weather was excellent — just enough wind & low humidity. Tibi Dabo probably needs a new chain but she held a good clip out there.

Looking forward to a good October.

Mostly to test the leg on back-to-back rides. The odd gap or absence or lacuna or hole is still there but I can manage it better than before.

Hopefully the heat & pollen will break soon.

Niece nearly moved in so I took some Aurora Time Witt the heat in the 100s. Aurora after Hector is a real slog but worth it.

Over 7 mikes in 20 minutes at pace & cooling till 11 miles in 35 minutes. There was a time when Aurora hurt my knees ever so slightly but no longer.

Did a short one inside today amid some final house paperwork. 14.3 in 45 minutes. The leg improves well.

So naturally on the reverse-side of good news, Vern the Cat died today in his sleep. One Special Cat.

Never to be replaced — the Lap Panther

The Music City Grand Prix course stepped all over my regular Saturday route but the detour was interesting anyway. Once in the park I saw one baby Eastern Box Tortoise and 2 baby Raccoons. The sprinting went well.

I kind of accidentally worked in some Sunday sprinting.

Houses finally sold & bought so I had time for some indoor miles. 10 in 30 minutes; leg feels fine but I need regular work to integrate around the hole in my stroke.

The weird balance-ball stuff is actually very helpful & it’s more practical to resist with an awkward ball than with a kettlebell or a plate. I don’t think it’s merely psychological either.

Formula Race Prep for the next 3 days then the Event so my route will change accordingly outside.

She’s a beast & wonderfully awkwardly weighted. I reckon I’ll call her Cassandra

House selling & house buying ain’t for the meek, but what done is nearly done.

No time even to put on the Lycra so I stayed indoors. I need to make a better habit of this.

AirBikes are very demanding but also tremendous fun

9.3 miles in 30 minutes.

My niece is here to say so finding a house shoves other stuff out of the way. The hunt today tho began at 12:30 so I managed to get in a good ride.

It was humid & a bit windy; the steel & concrete barricades are already up for Nashville’s Formula 1 Debut and oddly enough they kept the traffic out of the right lane out of awe or something. I had no car-interactions at all.

Very few of us out there.

I had a few good sprints to pass the few of us out there.

I don’t know why it failed but since I also have my Watch track my rides I’m merely irked & not vengeful.

45 miles with about 1500 feet of climbing felt very good. The legs never demurred.

I actually did 45 in 3 hours and 6 minutes or so. I avoided most hills but the wind was steady.

From my watch — which always gets the climbing feet wrong.

Some not actual sprinting at the airport too.