In 2009, I did some incremental training for the ride from late February until the ride in mid September. There were weeks when I couldn't train because of travel and work. But it was a nice opportunity to ease into the notion of riding 300 miles in 5 days -- something I had never done before.
This time, there two different factors: The ride is in May, which compressed my training schedule, and I knew what to expect from a 300 mile ride. As to that training schedule, I can thank global warming for producing a very warm winter that allowed me to get out and ride in early January when I signed up. But I still needed motivation. Fortunately I had motivating help from my family. The kids like to go biking with me. Okay, my son really just likes to tag along -- one day he'll be able to to pedal too!!!
My daughter also likes to go riding along the canal path.
But to be fair, my wife deserves a lot of credit for getting me trained. She organizes and leads the family bike rides along the canal. And when I need to go for a long ride out on the road, she kicks me out of the house - even when I don't feel like heading out on my bike.
In any case, I need to recognize that while I am doing a lot of the pedaling, my family is also working hard to make sure that I am ready for this ride. Which happens in less than a month.
Yikes!!
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