53 days to go.  Getting quite excited and ramped up. Managed to find Troy JAcobson's Spinervals training video for the virtual Lake Placid course ride. Quite cool to get a good look at the course and the tips from him to boot all while doing the loop. Hard to simulate the hills here, but we find 'em. Have been out on several big rides in the last few weeks. This is supposed to be a recovery week, but I will do hills on Sunday this week to get one extra in.

Lisa, my wife, pointed me to this page http://www.theraceforgrace.com/ . I had seen the flyer in the YMCA, but knew I was going to be out on a ride during the race. I have to contribute something for sure. Everyone go have a look and donate a bit to the cause to help try to save this little girl and others with Rett Syndrome. She lives in Narragansett, RI, where  I grew up (and also our neighboring town now). This is a good cause. The race continues....

Details of the ironman race are trickling in from all friends who have been there or done the race. It's quite helpful and I'm feeling like I'm on track finally. Lots of work left in the two months or so, but its all moving in the right direction. There's never enough time to bike enough, but that's that. 

More soon,

MW

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