This time next week I'll be on my way to Iowa to ride in my fifth RAGBRAI, from the Missouri to the Mississippi in a week. The ride starts in Sioux City on Sunday, July 19. Happily, I'll be riding stoker on a tandem this time. I've been working out on a daily basis, generally alternating distance with hill climbs. Yesterday was 41.6 miles and my computer registered 88.4 degrees when I got home. 3 liters of water and I still drank all afternoon. A couple of days ago it was 41 miles and over 90 degrees. I'm constantly surprised at how well I feel during these rides. I stop at one point to take my pill and about 15 or 20 minutes later as I'm riding along, I realize that I feel fine again.

My drink of ginger tea is proving to be a godsend. No more IBS problems. No more constipation, for now at least.

It sounds like the YMCA in Marquette, MI is going to start a PFP class. News like that makes my day.