First Week, well first blog post!

Well, it's been about two years since I've trained with Team in Training. I took a slight break and after my bike relay at Wildflower this past May, I was ready to sign up for a full blown race again! I've been doing some rides this summer on my own gearing up for Tour de Tahoe on September 13th.

I just signed up with Team in Training for the Solvang Century in November. One would say that I'm crazy for signing up for a 2nd century race when I haven't even completed my first one but anyone who knows me, knows I don't do things the easy way. I dive right in! My first triathlon, I bought my bike and all the gear before I'd even know if I'd enjoy the tri-sport :) I've been doing "small" rides on the weekends but last Friday, I took the plunge and biked the 47 miles from my apartment in the Marina to sunny Mountain View with the SF2G group. During the coming months, this group will become close friends of mine again! The SF2G group is a group of riders who live in San Franciso and bike down to Google or other various companies down in the South Bay. My goal is to bike weekly to work and then with Team in Training on the weekends. This will both help the environment and keep my sanity with my 2 1/2 hour round trip commute while getting some miles on the pavement!

Last Friday was my first SF2G ride in about a year and it went well. I wasn't as fast as I used to be but I have to start back somewhere :) I was nervous that I would bonk somewhere around mile 30 and would have 17 more to go so I took the approach of pumping lots of caffeine in my system at 5:45 in the morning in hopes to "fly" to work! Well, it worked and I even stayed awake the rest of the work day ;-)

Until next time, be on the look out for a blond on a pink Cervelo on the road. If you see her, be sure to wave hello :)