Hesitantly Jovial

I woke up this morning to torrential downpours. Actually not; but it was raining somewhat strenuously. What a downer that was. I had no desire to leave the comfortable confines of my sleeping bag. And yet I did, and as it turned out, it wasn't that miserable out. But it did get pretty miserable while I was on my first lap. Just a cold, bitter rain coming down, as I shivered my way through 15 miles. But in the end, my time wasn't all that bad. I pulled a 1:37 and that was with a drivetrain that I'm positive was out to spite me. And I was spited; slightly. But nevertheless, it was pretty damn fun.

Here's me right prior to my first lap, evangelizing Google Earth to the passers-by from our Expo-tent-like pulpit. You'll see my retinue standing back behind the Google Earth Expo tent, watching closely as I espouse the Earth message. This inter-personal dynamic between the members and extended members of our team, clearly demonstrated by the way they stare intently at me, is leading me to believe that we've begun to form an almost simian-like caste-system between us.

I may not be team captain, but I am clearly Alpha.