Wow! I've been working with my PT for 7 weeks now and he's really whipping me into shape. I have lost a lot of fat and gained a lot of muscle, but really have only lost a pound or so numerically. Honestly, I could follow his nutrition guidelines a LEETLE more carefully, though. By the time I next see him, I'll be handing him the training guide in our rider's handbook for the Big Ride so he can tailor my training schedule to it! (Very exciting!) He started a website http://phasetraining.net/ and took a few of us disciples on a 50 mile ride sunday. The ride followed on the heels of a new training session, so I was pooped by the time I got back.

Fundraising is going going going but it feels slow. I'm at 20% right now and I was gratified when a bunch of my online friends collectively donated $400 in the last couple days. That was well-timed because my boss shot down the carefully planned penny war that I wanted to do in the middle school and I was feeling a little down about that. Lesson learned: do not hang your hopes on any fundraiser until you are sure that it is going to happen!!!

Still, the start date creeps closer, and I am hoping the looming deadline will spur my friends and family to make their contribution. There's no sense of urgency when you're asking them for support 8 months in advance.