Today I head back down to Walla Walla Wa for a 35mi RR this afternoon, a 7.5mi TT Saturday morning, a 59mi RR Saturday afternoon, and a 40min Crit Sunday morning. I must admit that I am decidedly NOT interested in racing. All I hope for is to enjoy some nice rides in the Walla Walla countryside, keep up with as many people for as long as possible and, as always when I'm planning on spending a lot of time in bike spandex, prevent the sun from marring my skin. While I don't have any competitive ambitions or high expectations for this weekend I do hope that my dad's prophesy doesn't prove true: "As soon as you hit the first hill you're going to get dropped."

It's more about the socializing anyway. There will be a lot of Whitman College Cycling alumni at this race as well as all of my friends still in school. Plus cousin Kelsey is racing and I believe this will be the first time that we've both been at the same race racing in the same category. And cousin Valerie's senior art thesis opens today, along with other of my art major friends' theses. So, minus the dying on the bike trying to keep up, it should be, all in all, a very pleasant weekend!