Eat my Hat!!

76 Days to Go!!

OK, so maybe I am getting a leetle bit nervous... the days are just whizzing by... but I can totally do this!!

It is lucky the weather on our ride will be mild, because this week it has been over 100 degrees F 3 days in a row! Turns out that I don't much care for cycling in the heat!! I know, right!? Who would have imagined!!

This has ruined my plans for a big cycling day today since I can't see getting heat stroke is really a necessary part of preparing for our adventure. I have decided that having friends over to play, swimming in the pool and eating Greek food will be much better training! So I guess that means the heat is a good thing!!

Got a quick 15km in this morning before it got too hot. So my tally for the month is now 175km and a total of 677km since I started training. I have done a total of 31.35 hours of training in total! More than a whole day! Wonder how I managed to find all of that extra time in my schedule!!?? I didn't think I had any time to spare!

Yesterday we had friends over for a swim and pre-dinner cocktails. They were asking about the ride and I was explaining my 'plan' of hiring a local man to ride me on rickshaw while I sit in the back relaxing under an umbrella possibly drinking a cocktail! I was maybe not completely serious... but they offered me an extra $100 donation if I do it... definitely food for thought!!

We got more information from the charity regarding the ride this week. It was kind of de-motivating.

Given that I am very obedient... stop laughing now please... no really.... now would be good!... I have taken the advice of my many friends that I need to build up speed, strength and endurance. I am proud to report that I have completed a number of TdF stages at an average speed of > 25kmph... just, but still!! AND they have hills!! Sometimes really BIG ones!!

Then I see that we will be doing the ride at 15kmph... good grief... what are we, 60 years old?? Little Grandma's riding along on a Sunday to Church??

OK, so I might be setting myself up for disaster... may in fact have to eat my hat if it turns out the 15kmph is too hard for me... but it sounds kind of slow. Anyhoo, I have decided to keep with my current plan and training schedule. Then hopefully the ride will be a doddle... or at least not hell on earth!

Helpful Hugh just offered to get me a very BIG hat ready to eat! Bless his little cotton socks!!

Until next time!!

W xxx