Zoot and Mozart

[Veronica]

I managed to get myself on the trainer this morning. Zoot Challenge is a good morning workout for me. I like all the sets and it's short - 42 minutes. Thom was practicing his current piece, a Mozart sonata. I gotta get him working on some Joplin or something.

Looking forward to my rainy ride to work.

V.

[maillotpois]

Wow - cool. Didn't know he was a musician in addition to being a guru of all things bike! He's a Renaissance man!

So what's you plan for start time for Solvang? I was just looking more closely at the web site (I also posted on BJ to see what the plan was for folks there.) Here are the "windows" (which I am sure you've already seen:

4:30-5:30am* - Pre-dawn starting window: Riders who may require more than 15 hours to complete the course are encouraged to start in this window. (My comment: this is WAY too early for a flat double, IMHO. Especially after driving the day before!)

5:30-6:30am: All riders who will require 13-15 hours (This would be my preference.)

6:30-7:30am: Riders expecting to require 11-13 hours (This would probably work, too, but I like having the "mental" advantage of an earlier start in case of "mechanical, biological or theological" breakdown.)

7:30am: All riders who want their time posted on the website must start at 7:30am. Riders under 10 hours (Um. No way.)

What do you think?

[Veronica]

Since it's our first double and we have no idea how long it will take, we'll probably be in the first window. I get up at 4:20 now, so an early morning is no big deal.

V.

[maillotpois]

I was afraid you'd say that! Oh well, I am up early too, so I may well make the first window.

Let's see how we feel Friday night when we talk. I just hadn't really absorbed the fact they had all these recommended "windows". Seems very organized!!

[SadieKate]

Joplin on a harpsichord.

[Veronica]

Don't give him ideas. His piano takes up a good amount of our living room.