February Thaw

So it's February 8, and it's 47 degrees out. The high temps for the next week are all above freezing. I've seen exactly once cyclist a day out for the past 2 days, and I must admit, I'm jealous. I'm actually considering breaking out the mountain bike (I've been doing 17 miles or so on the stationary at the gym a few times a week, plus swimming and using the elliptical a few days a week for variety). My cardio is still fully intact, and my balance is still pretty darn good too. I'll be 30 weeks pregnant this week, and I still feel great. I'm kind of in the home stretch now. I was reading last week that on average, women who exercise moderately during pregnancy deliver 9 days earlier than women who don't - not premature, just a little earlier. Anything over 38 weeks is considered full term. My personal theory is that with the increased blood flow to the fetus that occurs with regular exercise, the kid grows a little faster & better - more nutrients, more oxygen, better exchange of blood, etc... We'll see if that holds true. If it did, then that would give me more time to recover & train. But I'm not going to hope, or try to make that happen. Rule #1 is "baby comes first" - naturally.


Fund raising letters will be going out by the end of the month. I know it's early - I think I usually try to get them out in March, and they aren't mailed until May or June, but this year I think I'll be too busy later on to really focus on fund raising. So if I'm going to get it done, I might as well start now. If you'd like to avoid such a letter, please feel free to donate on our team PMC fund raising page ahead of time: http://www.pmc.org/egifts/TI0007 It's secure, it's tax deductible, and for the last 2 years, 100% of rider raised funds have gone directly to the Jimmy Fund for cancer treatment and research at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.