Whew...thankfully its Monday. I can rest now.

Well my government slacker flex schedule every other Friday off just makes me jam more stuff into a 3 day weekend. Swam on Friday, got the bike fixed [rear derailur was wacked and flight deck wasn't working properly], Home Depot, Trader Joes, etc and two happy hours; Saturday I did a brick of the Columbia course [the race is May 21 and I've got something to prove since last year I got that dreaded flat tire], went to REI's anniversary sale and then the Nats Pirates game [11 innings later the Nats lost]. Sunday I swam, went to book club and then had Thai pot luck dinner at a friend's house [I made Mango sticky rice...yummmm]...oh and in between then, watched the first stage of the Giro d'Italia [Yea Robby McEwen].

Its been a crazy training weekend but all is well, I feel pretty good, the weather has been cooperating [nice and dry until yesterday] and not too warm. Perfect race conditions. We'll see if that holds for the next two weeks. I've got my sights on June 11 rather than May 21 although I can't completely discount Columbia. Will be riding the Eagleman course this coming Saturday morning with a group and there's a promise of Pizza Hut post ride. How can I refuse?

Anyone have any tapering tips?? I have never done it successfully and wonder if there really is a benefit [and do I deserve one since I haven't really been packing on the training hours].

Otherwise, its another day in DC; more political muck swirling about, and I'm trying to tiptoe through it all.