Summer of Sean II

Yes, there was a Summer of Sean I, where his sole focus was cycling. We ate little, cut off the air conditioning, and mooched food from friends (thanks Caroline & Paul). It was the final summer he would have to really focus on cycling and not work. Surprisingly, two summers later, we have reintroduced the Summer of Sean, season II. Again, his focus is solely on cycling, specifically racing Pro 1,2, although the purpose of this summer is to stay in shape for those races since next summer he may only race Masters (again, yeah right!). After riding all day with other highly focused cyclist that also do not have employment, (I’m not going to name names Thad) he sits on the couch and recovers for the next days ride. However, there has been a glitch in the system. We are moving at the end of the summer and can’t afford the luxury of not working, so Sean has taken up hard labor. A friend does remodeling, maintenance, etc. for the local realtors and Sean decided to earn a little extra cash to help the moving fund. He initially thought it would be small jobs that included painting, whistling at women walkerbys, and long lunches, but it’s turned out to brick laying, power washing, heavy lifting, and no lunch. As a result he called in sick today to catch up on sleep and put some miles in on the bike. I knew nothing could stop the Summer of Sean II! Stayed tuned to see how Sean balances work and cycling...