Where Does The Time Go?
Isn’t it nuts how one minute it’s Friday and you’re planning all the stuff you have to get done on the weekend, and next thing you look up and it’s Wednesday???
I had a pretty big week on the bike last week but fortunately it was like summer for much of it (sadly the same can’t be said of this week during which the weather has regressed back to winter) and I got some great rides in, including spending a couple of hours with a couple of the girls (Celia and Jo) up on Mt Vic on Friday afternoon, scoping out the course for the race this Sunday. There’s been a lot of grading done in preparation for the 12 hour in November which is going to make some sections wicked fast to climb but a week of rain should leave the rest of the course good and challenging like it should be for this weekend.
Speaking of the 12 hour, it’s on Saturday 17 November and is the first 12 hour hosted in Wellington in something like a million years. I’ll be racing in Team Bicylettes with Nicole Swain and Amanda Jenkins, and I’ve managed to snare us a secret weapon as our 4th rider who is bound to make the day even more fun. You can bet the Pink Ladies from the Day Night Thriller will be making a return so be on the look out for hot chicks in hot pink hot pants!
This weekend just been I went to an incredible wedding. Incredible not because of over the top extravagance or an invite list of thousands, nothing silly like that. Incredible because the guest list was so carefully selected. During the speeches it became really apparent just how much thought had gone in to who had been invited and why, and it was a real privilege to have been one of them. It was a really great day and night and even though I had to wear a dress, and my feet really hurt, and I ended up doing my Sunday ride on all of 2 hours sleep (!) it was fantastic to be a part of and I wish Catherine and Rod all the best for the future - I know they’re going to be incredibly happy together (and they will always be welcome to have me over for dinner).
This week I’m having an IO booster, the once every 6 weeks 5 days worth of passive altitude simulation training. It certainly helps me sleep well! And this Sunday we have round 3 of the PNP Spring Series, on Mt Vic. Looking forward to that!
