All three of my kids started soccer practice this week (ages 6, 8, and 10) and so I'll be on the soccer field sidelines Mon, Tue, Wed, and Thurs from 5:00 to 6:30 in the evening.

One of the other soccer dads is a rider too - in fact, he's the same guy who originally sold me my bike - and we're going to start bringing our bikes and hooking them up on our trainers. We figure it'll give us a good hour of riding, and we can set up the trainers to face the field and still be able to watch practice and cheer on our girls.

He even has an ipod video loaded with a few of the Spinervals training sessions, so he can hook it up to his handle bars and we'll have some training material to follow along with. Should be a good chance to get to know him better, and get in better shape along the way.

It couldn't be better timing either, because I'm not doing as well with the early morning rides as I had hoped. I have severe Restless Leg Syndrome and lack of sleep makes it even worse. I think my legs will feel better if I can sleep in a little later in the morning and ride in the late afternoons.