a (non running) race, and thanks :)

First off, I just wanna say thanks for the great comments and messages I got after my last post.  It's nice to know there are plenty of folks who "get it".  I'm hoping I didnt come across like "poor me poor me", so I appreciate the kind words and motivation.  I know not many people read this thing, but those of you who do, you're the best!

there, you're motivation for the day

Ok, so a couple weeks ago, this happened.....

I still dont know how I was talked into this.  It happened on the drive home from Chicago, and since I'm a pretty easy sell, I guess I agreed to it!  The race this weekend is made up of three different gravel biking events.  I am doing one on Saturday which is a 10 mile time trial.  Sounds easy enough right?  Well I just realized last night that the only directions we get are on cue sheets and we are responsible for getting ourselves from point A to (hopefully) point B.  I dont have the best track record with directions (i.e. I get lost a lot, and rely HEAVILY on my phone's GPS for directions).  So this should be interesting.  Its only 10 miles, so how lost could I possibly get?  I guess I'll find out! I'm just hoping not to fall off my bike onto the gravel roads, or just chased by a random farm dog.

Jake and our friend Craig are doing the race held on Sunday.  Its 88 miles. WHAT?! Thats just crazy.

So wish us luck, should be a fun weekend of biking, with some running thrown in at some point too.  I'll post a recap after the weekend.  Maybe there will be a prize for dead last.....