Welcome to August

It's been hot out recently. I feel like a polar bear in this heat. I'm going to Chicago this weekend for some crits, hopefully it will be less miserable up north. Even my dogs won't go outside for more than 10 minutes at a time. Moose handles it better than Otter, but that's because his fur is about 5 inches shorter, not black, and he weighs 30 lbs less. Maybe I should wrap Moose in a layer of attic insulation to even it out.

It was warm at the Tuesday night crit. I'm glad we switched to full-zips this year. I couldn't pull for more than 30 seconds without blowing up. My heartrate didn't dip below 180 at all, even when I tried. Got it up to at least 206 at the end.