Sic Semper Tyrannis

Hopefully not a bad omen...

Tomorrow is the day! I shall be doing the 100 mile ride for Spin Your Wheels, benefitting the Children's Center in Bethany.

If all goes well, I should be finishing at the Center around 1:00 if you want to stop by and be amazed at the Triumph of the Will!

I'm not normally a superstitious type of fellow but I do like order and my routine, and this week has seemed to be out to rattle me.

It started out with a flat tire right before Wednesday's morning ride. After pumping it up again I was only able to get in 2/3 of the distance I wanted to cover that morning before it was going flat again. And Thursday morning's thunder and lightning show forced me to hit the stationary bike at the gym, which I hate. And then this morning's flat tire reappeared after setting out on what was supposed to be a nice, easy short ride. Unfortunately I had to walk the bike about 4.5 miles to get back to the car. My only consolation was: "at least this didn't happen tomorrow." (Fingers crossed.) So with a brand new tube, I will set out confidentally tomorrow morning.

Conditioning-wise, none of this is that big of a deal. You're supposed to taper off your weekly mileage before a big event anyway.

But mentally, I just feel off-kilter, having had to go with plan B and C against my will for the last three days of training.

Like I said- I like predictability and routine, especially the week going into the thing I've been training for literally for months.

This has not been that kind of week at all.

posted by Mike @ 9:22 AM