Week two of 2008 has been kind  for riding. Although I was only able to ride three days the miles for the week were 79. With the year to date total at 166 I am ahead of 2007’s 97 with two weeks to go in January.

The temperature was below my normal 60 degree threshold today but I am intent on getting more miles in January to lay the foundation for the year. The sunshine offset the cool breeze. Construction continues to crimp the roads on my normal route north along US59. In the coming weeks the service road will be rebuilt and this may cause me to find some alternative route around the construction. There already is a section closed further north but there is a parallel side road that gets me around most of it.

The plans are still on to attend the Jalapeno 100 in Harlingen on February 16th. Warm south Texas is calling.