#4, Happy 4th.

4 weeks.
4 pints.
4th of July next week.
4th consecutive 10k on the 4th of July?

Last year, Laurie ran the 10k in Madras; I had to sit out because of some injuries from a bike crash the week prior. In 2004 I ran in Madras w/ a couple friends. In 2003, Laurie and I were in Freeport, Maine and ran in a 10k, and had a pancake breakfast afterward. So it would be logical continue the tradition to return to Madras and run in the 10k. It's a small town, with a small town vibe, unlike Bend, which isn't really a big or small town, but it definatly doesn't have a small town vibe.

To my family at the lake in MN: We miss you. Hope you have nice weather at the lake like this:

The tour starts on Saturday (that little bike race in France). Lots of doping investigations and bad press for some high profile riders. Kinda makes you wonder. I think there are some pretty nervous racers waiting to see what's going to happen.

My jersey predictions:
Yellow: Landis (Ullrich and Basso will be close)
Green: McEwen (Boonen will drop out - Zabel & Thor will make it close)
Dots: Rassmusen (aka 'skeletor' - see photo below)
White: Gomez (who the crap is that?)

I'm rooting for these guys (in this order):

Landis (Floyd Rocks!)

Horner (Take some chances Chris)

Hincapie (Top 10 for Hincapie)

Leipheimer (Could be top 5)

Zabriskie (Repeat prolouge win in the works?)

McEwen (Green Jersey, if he can make it over the mountains)

Rasmussen (skeletor will be in polka dots in Paris)

Millar (what the heck, admitted doper - now apparently clean, so he definatly won't win)

Now all I need is OLN.