Less than two week away

In the past month and a half, I’ve really gained an appreciation for a wide variety of bike routes in and around Washington D.C. I certainly have made a significant commitment in training for the ride, but I’ve also dealt with the shock of real life and time management. Some days, waking up at 6am to cycle just isn’t practical and other days I’m too busy after work to fit it in, but on a whole, I’ve found a way to prioritize cycling.

Although I’ve slacked on the blog writing front recently, I just finished a program sponsored by The Op-Ed Project (www.theopedproject.org), so I’m all fired up to get typing. The project was essentially built on the premise that 85% of op-ed articles are written by men and most of the submissions are from men, so the seminar gives women the tools to submit op-eds and enhance the public debate. Pretty cool stuff. I have some ideas brewing, so I’m really looking forward to writing articles and pitching my ideas to various publications.

Anyway, back to cycling—the big day is not so far away anymore. In the last final push, I’ll be cycling daily of course and increasing the mileage. I really benefited from a group ride last week because it pushed me to go a lot faster than usual. Not to say that I kept up with everyone, but I definitely realized that cycling at a faster pace for long periods of time is definitely doable, and I just wasn’t pushing myself hard enough. Too bad I missed the ride today, but I was off in op-ed land and plotting to change the world (which was an extremely valuable day’ work).

As I get closer to the ride, I’m trying to figure out what the next steps should be with my blog. Writing about the ride really gave a good platform to share ideas and write about cycling, but I’m not sure where to take the blog next. Maybe make it about my life in DC or find a new charity ride to pursue? I guess I should get through July 31st, and then start asking those questions, but as someone who over plans everything, I can’t help but ask.