Thanks for the support! I'm glad that it doesn't sound all that crazy. I'm getting ready to go out for an afternoon ride. One of my life goals is to eventually ride a century! But, uhm....let me figure out if I can hang with a 53 mile ride first!

As for the beer pressure (LOVE IT!), I'll save that (mmm...beer) for after the race!

@ladyicon - I live in east Chula Vista. I need to lose about 10-15lbs since I plumped up during the holidays. Though the extra padding is helping me to keep warm in our unusually cold "winter" spell. Lol.