Little over a month to go!

Here's a map of the Solvang route. With a little over a month to go to get into tip top shape, I am eyeing that cheerful spike in elevation with a little trepidation. You will notice that it gets much tougher near the end of the ride. These days I am wavering between what is probably unwarranted confidence and anxiety tinged with panic. However I am comforted by how much I have improved since November. Every week I'm out there doing things I never would have considered doing before, and I am confident that the final planned rides leading up to the main event will leave all of us TNTers feeling well prepared.

Unfortunately last weekend was almost a complete washout. I was able to get a short ride in on Sunday morning before the rain started up again. I biked 12 miles, primarily to buy celery from the farmer's market, as the carrots get lonely in the crisper drawer if I run out of them. My vegetables safely nestled in my bike basket, I raced home into gathering storm clouds, and managed to roll into the parking garage just as the first drops of the afternoon began to fall. It was frustratingly on and off rainy for the rest of the day. Our forecast for this weekend is not much better. The team coaches have declared that practice will go on come rain, hail, sunshine or alien attacks. It does me make anxious to feel that we are behind in our schedule. Hopefully if all goes well, I won't have to work overtime, the rain clouds will abate, and Saturday will dawn clear, calm and sunny. I'll keep you posted on how things are looking as the week goes on.

And if none of that works out, at least its a three day weekend! I'm absolutely determined to get out there and do some serious miles!