I have taken the decision not to drink, which possibly has been one of the more difficult things to do! Especially with the hot days in JHB at the moment. Nothing would go down better with that late afternoon braai (BBQ) than an ice cold lager! But I have done it for two reasons - dicipline and weight. My theory is that if you are going to be dedicating so much time to your training - then you might as well not flush it all down the drain through bad habits. And it is a known fact that most of the Kj are packed on through booze... 

But just imagine how awesome that beer at the end of the Epic will be ;) 

I have also made a concerted effort to find out how to service 'everything' on my bike as I am sick and tired of getting huge bills for bike servicing. So I sourced the Big Blue Book online and am going to read it from cover to cover to ensure that all routine services are covered by myself.

 It just makes more sense doing the hours on the bike that we are doing - and at least you know the quality of the workmanship and will never be let down by the mechie! 

Anyway - this week is going to be a tougher commtiment as the pressure of work will increase this week as Joburg comes back from holiday - but I think that a couple of commutes to the office will ensure max time on the bike. I do think  the road in Joburg are going to be a nightmare - just looking at all the roadworks and out of order lights at the moment. 

Looking at the calender - it is only 69 more days till we kick off for the 2009 Cape Epic. Slowly but surely the hours are being done, all the plans are already being finalised. I just need to get off my butt and start trying to raise some money for charity for this event. I am going to try and post my fundraising site link by the end of the week. 

Well, here is to hopefully another good week...