New tires and a foot infection

Got my new commuting tires this week, and gave them a spin on a rainy ride to work Thursday. What I ended up going with was a set of Schwalbe Marathon Plus in 700x28c. They are sweet indeed, and fit nicely in the forks of my Roubaix. At 70psi they give a really nice grip on slick roads. And I think the added weight (they claim to be almost 100% puncture resistant due to some kind of kevlar belts), and rolling resistance makes for a harder workout, bonus! Hopefully no more close encounters with the pavement now.

The only other tidbit of news is that I have a sore on my foot that's been getting worse over the past month. Today I diagosed myself with pitted keratolysis. Mine is not nearly as nasty as the picture on the web though. So, its flip flops and antibacterial ointment in hopes it clears up and doesn't present an issue next Sunday. I don't think it will. There will be much bigger demons to face than this silly sore on my foot.

One bummer about the race is my homeboy A-Mac is out of IMCDA. He's got a leg injury that kept him from finishing Rev3 last weekend. We were going to be sharing a house for race week, and Becca and I are pretty bummed to be missing out seeing him again...oh and of course all the free pro triathlete pre-race tips. Heal up fast my good man!

Still can't believe a week from now I'll be at bike check...