Double the temp and chase the yellow jersey

Went on a 15 mile sprint yesterday back here at home, where the temp was double (82°) what it was in Boston (41°) earlier this week. It'll just about double again before the Hotter'n Hell 100 mile bike race in August. Spent the ride trying to keep up with David but wasn't ever able to catch him. Paid him back on this morning's 6.2 mile run, though. A big group is heading up to Conway for the Toad Suck 10K from here on Saturday.

Looking at the week ahead, I'll spend Monday through Wednesday morning in the district and will head up to northwest Arkansas Wednsday afternoon. Thursday morning, Rep. Bruce Maloch and Sen. Gil Baker will speak at the Political Animals Club of Northwest Arkansas in Fayetteville, then I'll head over to Eureka Springs to speak at a convention before heading back over to Fayetteville to speak to Janine Parry's Arkansas Politics class at the UofA. I'll drive down to to Little Rock Thursday afternoon, and we'll officially close out the 2009 legislative session on Friday. Robbie is going to be out of town, so Rep. Curren Everett will gavel us out.