Not really ideal preparation

So there's a big sale going on at the store right now. High traffic counts, lots of running around, lots of stress, etc. Kind of goes with the territory.

Unfortunately, those things aren't really the best way to get ready for what's bound to be a pretty stressful race on Sunday. There's the stress of the course (of course!), but also the stress of fitness - or lack thereof. I think I'm where I want to be, but I guess I'll find out.

Usually on a Friday or Saturday I'd go out for an hour or so of pre-race workouts, with a few sprints and harder efforts built in. This time around, my harder efforts will involve dragging bikes around, juggling multiple customers and slinging hybrids. That's not quite the same.

But there's not much I can do about it, so I'm not going to stress too much.