Buzz Lightyear's shoes

I purchased a new pair of SPD enabled cycling shoes for the last Duathlon. They have Velcro straps for a quick entry/exit to the shoe, nice stiff plastic soles and they are delightfully silver and shinny. I have been told on more than one occasion, by more than one person, that they look like Buzz Lightyear's shoes. I could take that comment in either of two ways, but I choose to hear the positive version.

Last night I was caught in torrential rain. To my dismay, my feet became very cold and very, very wet almost instantly. I nearly telephoned my brother in Australia there and then, to request that he prepares a room for me to live in. It turns out that the inside of the sole has structural ribs for reinforcement, much like the hull of a ship has partitions to stop any leaked water rolling around too much. The added bonus is that puddles form inside the shoes and said puddles cunningly remain there. Since my socks were already saturated and the sole of the foot isn't very absorbent, my feet stayed nice and wet even after the rain stopped.

Despite the frantic pedal home, my weight has creeped up ever so slightly. But I think this is actually to do with gaining some muscle from the increased training regime as opposed to consistent and prolonged over-feeding on chocolate.

Current weight is 13 stones 2 pounds (184 pounds / 83.5 kg).