September ends cool and rainy

I have returned from a wonderful vacation in Southern California. My brother-in-law Michael married Leah on Saturday, September 26th, and the entire Basile family shared a wonderful time at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point. Prior to arriving there, Tammy and I flew into San Diego and visited Sea World. Although I considered renting a bicycle while I was in California, I thought (correctly) that there wouldn't be many opportunities to ride. It was a pretty action-packed week!

With the end of yet another month, it is time to make my monthly contribution to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. My September contribution was $50, based on my September mileage of 205.2 miles. In retrospect, considering that I was gone for two of the four weekends in September (one for the Prairie Skies star party and the other in California), I still had my third best month of 2009 and my fifth best month since 2007. My seasonal total now stands at 1,182.7 miles.

It's now been 11 days since my last bike ride, and the weather has turned decidedly cool and rainy. The forecast suggests that my next ride will have to wait until Sunday, at which time I can start chipping away at the remaining 44 miles that I need to break last year's total.