Well, as I said in my last post, the unexpected happened:
There's actually one more hank of it, still on the swift, but I managed to get it all spun, plied and into hanks (more or less), and all that just before the final sprint.
I wasn't pushing myself, I wasn't trying to do it, but fifteen minutes every morning (plus a little bit of other time here and there, but not much, quite honestly), and I managed to spin up the better part of 250 grammes.
And it was pure coincidence that it co-ordinated, colour-wise, with my bike.
I wish I could say that this year's Tour de France has turned things around for me. Yes, it's good that they appear to be trying to clean things up. Yes, 1998 was much worse -- but wouldn't it be great to have a clean, exciting Tour in 2008?
However, those of you who managed to meet your spinning goal in the last three weeks -- well, you've made organizing this worthwhile. I'm only sorry that I wasn't up to making it like last year's event, but there's always next year to look forward to, right?
I'll get my Tour Director and Other Half to organize the prize buttons -- as last year, there'll be a yellow for those who met their goals, and a red for those who gave it a very good try.
And do let me know how you did, and whether you'd like to do this again next year -- maybe we can get together some prizes like last time, and make it a great lot of fun!
As for me -- I took a turn on that bike tonight, and was dead winded at the end of half an hour. I need to get out and spin more than I need to stay in and spin, I think. And it made me realize just how amazing the Tour de France can be.
Here's hoping it manages to brush up the tarnish and shine once more.

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