Woke up late this morning completely sore from yesterday's century. Popped 5 Advil and milled around the house doing domestic crap, paying bills and then prepped for a quick 34 mile stretchout ride.

photo by d. scott gregory Praying Mantis click on photo to enlarge

It was quite beautiful out - sunny and hot. Managed to take the leisurely enuff spin then come home for a quick dip in the pool. Showered and headed out to my parents house to help them unload the car from their weeklong trip to their vacation house. Then my dad and I tag teamed to mow the jungle of a lawn. It was needing a serious haircut. Saw this really cool praying mantis (pictured) on one of the flowered plants on the side of the house - it was 6" long. They are strange graceful creatures.

We both finished up, hot n sweaty - came in and I made them a quick dinner. Homemade gazpacho and some turkey pastrami, red onion, red & yellow pepper & feta wraps. Very healthy. We chatted for a long while and then I got a big bag of basil & tomatos from their garden. Yum!

I finally got my Reston Century ride packet - for next weekend. I'm rider #18. How funny - #18 in about prolly 4,000 people that will ride (only about 1,500 will do the full Century, some will do the metric (63 miles) and half metric century (31 miles). I hope we have good weather. The route will be the same as last year - a route I'm far too familiar with.

Sunday night anxiety settles in - gonna be a difficult work week.

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