Early Hibernation?

Did I sleep through the Fall season? It's been like 50 degrees and cloudy for the last 3 days. I like cold weather but not seeing the sun has got me going into hibernation mode. I just want to build a fire in the fireplace and read a good book instead of getting in the suggested 6 hours of weekly training the OMTP calls for.

With that being said I did manage to log almost 8 hours of training last week. Some of it in the gym but the majority was logged on the bike. Long rides with the crew the weekend before and a relaxed ride with WB this past weekend meant 5.5 hours pedaling for the week. That combined with the weather and another damn house fire at 3:30 am Sunday morning has me on the lazy side this week.

The Higher Ground Christmas party Sunday night was a perfect way to start the season. No family pressure, just friends enjoying free pizza and beer. Looking in the mirror behind the bar I realized I was one of the few "mature" folks in the crowd. Doug's dad who's in his 70s was there, as well as Mike's dad who just has me beat by a couple of years. I'm not sure how old Roger is but I suspect we're close to the same age. So in a room with probably 50 people, old guys were a minority. Of course in that crowd there were quite a few "different" characters. Some men with ear rings, some dressed very GQ (Gentleman's Quarterly), some short and loud, some with funny hats. I wish I had taken my camera.

Speaking of cameras, the latest issue of Outside magazine came in the mail yesterday and had an article on the Heroes of Iron Man. No, not the movie, the Hawaiian Iron Man. Along with the requisite pictures of skinny, hairless, 30 year olds there was a picture of a gentlemen who had finished the last 10 Iron Man races. He is 81. Now that's what I'm talking about! Who gives a crap about somebody in their 30s. Heck at that age you should be able to do that kind of stuff. But a dude in his 80s finishing an Iron Man? Now that dude is in a minority!

Oh, and after I finished typing this the sun came out! You're welcome.

Disclaimer: any reference to any persons living or dead is a coincidence