While Oah'u isn't Monte Petrano, it sure has been hot over the past couple of days! Today maxed out at 86F (That's 30C for the metric folks). The hot, and less humid than normal temperatures are thanks to Kona winds from the south vs. the typical tradewinds from the northeast.

Now that I seem to be over whatever illness that I had for 3 weeks, my training is back on track. I feel super strong on the bike and finally able to push bigger gears without my heartrate maxing out. A couple weeks ago I ditched my 39t inner chainring and replaced it with a 44t, which actually feels pretty good for climbing. OK, I've not done any trips up Kamehame, but for regular Oah'u riding, a 39t ring just isn't really necessary for a cyclist with a reasonable level of fitness.

The next race on the HI calendar is the Big Island Stage Race on June 13/14, but I'm still undecided whether I race it. June 21st is the Malaekahana TT where I hope to break my own state record time for 40km.

My training right now is geared around a race that I was targeting in early July, but it looks like I probably won't be going to it either. Most likely my only real goal of the 2008 season will be sometime towards the end of August. Thanks to my coach, I've been putting in plenty quality training miles... I hope they pay off!