last training ride

what a fantastically, gorgeous day it was today! i couldn't have planned it any better. today was another day off for me and am i glad i used a vacation day. being at work today would've been torture. it hit 70 degrees today! as scheduled, today was my last iceman training ride. i was looking to get in over 2 hours at race pace and i did it! 33.56 miles, 15.7 mph average, 2hrs 7min. i don't know how good that 15.7mph avg. is but for a hilly route, it seems decent to me. i know any expert/elite rider would smoke that but who cares, i've only been "training" for 6 weeks. i think i'm ready to finish the iceman comfortably. my goal will be 2:05 on a dry course. it looks like it's gonna be COLD this weekend. i'm guessing the temps at the starting line will be in the high 20's...about 40 degrees colder than today! i had a short sleeve jersey and shorts on today! i can't wait for the race this weekend. after it's over, i can have fun on the single speed. training isn't a whole lot of fun. but, i'm getting used to riding the hills and they're really not that bad. hopefully, i'll feel the same way about the hills on saturday. i just need to figure out a way to stay WARM!