One thing I have recently grown a hatred for is wind. It is possible that the winds have remained constant throughout my time here in Champaign, but I have only recently noticed it because my frequency of riding has increased.Of course I am not one to complain about a tail wind ;) ....Saturday Connor, Eamon, Tracy, Lee, and I ran the Camp Kesem 5k at the arboretum. We swept the top spots with Eamon and Tracy winning first in their respective categories. Their reward? What else but a boat load of Red Bull. After the 5k Connor, Lee, and I did a 40 mile ride out to Lake of the Woods in Mahomet.The route took us through some beautiful landscape, well as pretty as corn fields can get. Along the way we found a real neat house that was built into a large earthen mound. It looked like a house from lord of the rings. We trespassed and inspected for hobbits, but my guess is they were having either luncheon or afternoon tea.The path through the lake of the woods (LOTW) reminded me a lot of the Skokie Lagoon trail back home, but LOTW is much shorter. It was a pleasant change in scenery that revitalized our quads.My favorite part of the ride Saturday was being there with Connor and Lee. These two great guys are a hoot to have around. The three of us chatted and joked so much that we forgot to take breaks along the route. We ended up comfortably finishing our ride in around 3 hours.  Connor has done the ride twice, and is moving on to other things this summer, but I look forward to spending more time with the rest of the team this summer!à tout à l'heure !