Here it is, the final stretch. One week from tomorrow is the Big Day! Tour de Cure 2018!

I hope I\’m properly prepared. If I\’m not, it\’s certainly too late to do anything about it now. If I try to train big time at this point, I\’ll merely be going into TdC exhausted.

A week ago I chose several Clif Bars and some Shot Blocks to use during the event; and I set them apart from other ride food that I keep around home, to be sure I don\’t absentmindedly use them. I know they\’ll keep for a few weeks.

There will be rest stops along the way with snacks; but I\’ll take along my usual ride food. TdC won\’t be such a big jump up from my Sunday long rides, which means I probably won\’t need much more food. Unless it\’s a cold day, however, I\’m sure I\’ll welcome the chance to down a shot of dill pickle juice!

Being in the final stretch also means that, from here onwards, I\’ll be keeping an anxious eye on the weather. Forecasts, as we all know, aren\’t always accurate; but if I see that calm winds; no rain; and temperatures between 68 and 75 all day are expected, I shall be delighted.