1,226 Miles as of today...

...however, I will be adding another 8 miles by the end of the night. One week ago tonight, I had a midterm exam (that I completely rocked!) and while riding home I got two-flats at once. I started the season with 10 tubes and now I have none.

The temperature is really starting to taper off in the evenings. It is sort of nice except that it seems that there is less oxygen in the air. I tend to get winded a little more easily. This could also be due to the fact that I am riding less per week.

My weight has stayed level. At this point I believe that I will take my friend John's suggestion to weigh myself daily. I recently saw two articles about weight loss that have helped steer this decision.
http://cbs2chicago.com/health/health_story_289194314.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-051017weight,1,6993043.story?coll=chi-health-utl

If one begets the other then, by all means, hop on the scale!

Where is the daylight and the warmth??

I am sorry to report that my rate of weight loss is tapering off. I can attribute it to two things well within my control: The amount of riding I am doing and the amount of bad food I am eating. My weight is stable at 247lbs.

I have had a lot of interferences due to work commitments and situations that do not allow daily cycling. I have been able to ride at least 3 days a week, but a continuous string of 5 days is a distant memory.

The weather has been crappy! It is rare that I am able to leave the office before 6:00pm and with the daylight lessening, I have been riding home in the dark. I have been using a helment mounted lamp that illuminates my sight line very well. The headlamp is key to "shine" cars that may not be aware of my presence (look at the driver and light up their car).

Distance since last post: 88miles