committed

well, now i’ve gone and done it. i signed up for this year’s pmc, heading all the way to provincetown, no less. it’s not that the distance was daunting to me in past years, it’s the fundraising, and never more so than this year. the commitment for any saturday ride was $3k. it’s laudable that the fundraising total goes up every year, but it feels to me as a rider that they’re so hell-bent on driving up that number that they’re driving people like me out of the ride. on the other hand, it grows bigger every year, too, straining the capacity of the roads themselves, so obviously they’re not driving enough people away. i feel for a variety of reasons this might wind up being one of the last times i get to do it, so i figured if that’s the case, i will certainly go out with a bang, and go and try to raise the extra money to get all the way to p-town.

on the upside, i discovered that doing laps up and down the stairs at the clock tower is a pretty decent substitute for riding if it’s too cold out. on the other hand, i’m extremely sore after that and a soccer game last night, it’s nearly 60 today, so maybe i should’ve gone for a ride after all. soon, princess, soon.