Week #29 Roundup

Less than two weeks to go and the team has raised $13 925.00! You know what would be great? If we could hit $14 000! You know what would be even better? If that money went to Stacey, who is trying to reach $3500. As I write this, the two of us are singing that song that goes, "moneymoneymoneymoney...mon-ayyyyyy!" I don't know the rest of the words.

The ride is quickly approaching and I am TERRIFIED. I got struck down with a bit of a cold/sore throat last week, but I still wanted to get in a good training ride this weekend. I got in 30k. That's it. And I huffed and puffed and sniffled my way through it. It was not fun, and I just thought to myself, "Dana, you are in TROUBLE." That said, I didn't fall, so I suppose that is one small victory. My goal for this week is to get in at least one ride at least 75k in length. I have no doubt that I will cross that finish line, but I'd rather it be painless as opposed to painful. I suppose that come ride weekend, I'll just have to remind myself that it isn't a race and that I can actually cycle at a leisurely pace. I'll have my whole life to cycle furiously and tear down those roads, but this is probably the only time that I'm going to be doing something really amazing with tons of people cheering me on.

In the meantime, I am obsessively checking the 14-day forecast on The Weather Network. So far we're in the clear for rain, and temperatures don't look ridiculously high. EVERYONE, KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED. DADDY, KEEP THOSE SKIES CLEAR AND HUMIDITY AT A MINIMUM. Okay? Okay!

Lastly, Stace and I received our ride jerseys in the mail, and we're looking forward to putting them on and wearing them with pride. All for you, daddy!