Thanks for all this encouragement. I will definitely ride on the 1st. I know that I have a shot in winning this competition, so I will even go play tennis (my other sport of choice) just to see how my body is holding. I cannot sit still.

I am lucky that my husband and I work together, we have the same schedule and we do ride together most of the time. But I do ride alone as well, however I stick to my usual and a very familiar rout when I do that. I always have my cell phone with me and some cash case i need to be rescued.