The start of 2025 has been a roller coaster. There is a lot of unrest in our country at the moment so I am being intentional about leaning into things that bring me joy and help relieve the stress and worry for the future. As you can imagine, riding my bike and more recently my zwift bike have been at the top of my list along with reading some excellent books. I've joined zwift and I am 3 weeks into the Gran Fondo Training Program. Mark and I have signed up for Agony in the Alleghanies in May. We have our work cut out for us in getting ready but I am confident it will be a great time, super hard but great. The weather has been inconsistent and wet so I haven't been outside riding as much as I would like or planned over the winter but after a bout of hypothermia a couple years ago, I don't ride outdoors if its wet and below 40F. Pictured is from a bikepacking trip I took Nov. 2024 with some local women on the Virginia Capital Trail.