It was all such a blur.

One week, three separate snows.

Excuse my indulgence, I'll be posting picks from our visit home all week. It does the heart good seeing friends and family; reconnecting and reminiscing. We arrived back in San Francisco to the screaming and purring of our boys, Thor and Smokey, which was music to our ears. Thanks to Scott, Steve, and Ben, for watching out for our little and not-so-little ones.

Training will resume next week after the New Year...

above and way-Above: Somewhere in New Hampshire looking for a McD's which never materialized.

below and Below: Trevor's parent's farm in Auburn, Maine just after some snow.

above: Near the farm in Auburn.

below: Milford, New Hampshire. Me getting fresh with a snowman and visiting with Diane on the night we arrived back east.

1,275 miles

I commute from home to train; train to work; and back. 1,275 miles is how many miles I've put on my commuting bike this past year (subtract 1.5 month for only putting the odometer on the bike Mid-February, one month recovery from surgery, and another two weeks for vacation taken = 1,275 commuting miles in 9 months or 142 miles/month which doesn't seem like a whole hell of a lot).

Off to the great white North(east)

Early Friday morning, Trevor and I are off to Maine to spend time with loved ones. This will be our first winter holiday back home since we moved west over 6 (oops, it's actually 7) years ago. Below are pictures from our trip back this past summer. It won't be that warm or green I'm told.

Have a great winter solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and finally New Year. Damn just happy holidays and keep the champagne flowing.

Peace and Love, Larry and Trevor

Above Top: Helen, Uncle Zoie, and Zoanne guarding the good stuff.
Middle: Jeff, Suzie, Trevor, and Larry at SugarLoaf with the Bigelow Range in the background.
Above Bottom: Bite Me!!!: Katy, Kim, and Connie; all for you baby.

Above right: Dan and (shit can't remember, Dan's friend the music teacher) looking out over Jordan Pond (Acadia National Park),

and we thought we had fog in SF.
Above: Dan, Cathy, Cliff, Samantha,

with Larry on the ground (and Carol in the background).

Above and Below: Lake Annabessacook, Monmouth, Maine.

If home is where the most cherished memories are than this is it.

Below Top: Trevor and Mom.
Below Middle: Ma tante Pauline and Mon Oncle Bob.
Below Bottom: Peace, Trevor and Sammie.

12-15-07: Loop Around the South Bay - So this is what riding in Kansas is like

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Total Time (h:m:s) 5:13:57 5:36 pace
Moving Time (h:m:s) 3:50:14 4:07 pace
Distance (mi ) 55.89
Moving Speed (mph) 14.6 avg., 23.6 max.
Elevation Gain (ft) +1,474 / -1,531

Heart Rate Data Avg, Low, High
Heart Rate (%max) 67, 43, 98
Heart Rate (bpm) 124, 80, 181

Temperature (°F) 53.2°F avg. 55.4°F high
Wind Speed ( mph) SSE 5.8 avg. SSE 10.4 max.

Above: Dumbarton Bridge, largest hill of the day.

View from Dumbarton Bridge, Above: South towards San Jose (Hanger One at Moffet Field towards the right); Below: North towards San Francisco (I know ugly ass picture of roadway, but squint really really hard and you'll see SF)

Below right: Team Bear's Starbuck's rest stop (No not in the Castro), left to right ?, Virgil, Diana, Buzz, Chris, and Loren), Below left: Ped posing, what's my favorite color?

Below: Kerwin crossing the Dumbarton.

Above: Tall, Tall John

Above: Pretty Flowers.

12-08-2007: Mountain View to Edgewood

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Total Time (h:m:s) 4:48:30 5:43 pace
Moving Time (h:m:s) 3:28:56 4:08 pace
Distance (mi ) 50.41
Moving Speed (mph) 14.5 avg. 42.2 max.
Elevation Gain (ft) +2,373 / -2,293

Heart Rate Data Avg, Low, High
Heart Rate (%max) 73, 45, 101
Heart Rate (bpm) 134, 84, 187

Temperature (°F) 50°F avg., (brrrrrrrr...), 51.8°F high
Wind Speed ( mph) NNW 6.9 avg. NNW 8.1 max.

Above: Karen and Loren at the top of Edgecomb (thanks for the pace!!!, and company),
Below: View Southwest from the top of Edgecomb.

11-24-2007; Mt. Eden Sunnyvale loop

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Total Time (h:m:s) 2:58:46 5:19 pace
Moving Time (h:m:s) 2:11:03 3:59 pace
Distance (mi ) 32.85
Moving Speed (mph) 15.0 avg. 30.5 max.
Elevation Gain (ft) +2,029 / -2,029
Temperature (°F) 59°F avg. 60.8°F high
Wind Speed ( mph) ESE 2.7 avg. ESE 4.6 max.