In the homestretch

Tonight I rode my new bike around the neighborhood for about 30 minutes. Lots of hills. I was tired.

I picked up my race packet today. Got my number...365. There are 365 days in the year, so it is a lucky number, right? I will ignore the fact that it means I gave the 365th slowest swimming time of all the competitors.

This week will probably be the most days I have woken up early ever. One day at 4:45 to catch a flight, one day at 5:45 to catch a flight, two days at 6 for work, and who knows what time I will get up to make sure I am signed in by 6:30 am at a place that is an hour away from where I live. I'm not looking forward to doing that math.