Yeah, I'd like to be her.
I do think that I need to lose about 5lbs of weight, then work on adding muscle. It's partly a vanity thing ... seeing how my body has changed and responded to the weight loss, I'm pretty sure that 5 more pounds will having me looking rather sharp (in my opinion). But yeah, I do need to add muscle. Those leg and climbing drills you gave me earlier have been great, and I am seeing some gains. I've got more muscle now on the inside of my quads as well as on the outside. All I can do is do my best, which is what I'm doing. We'll see what happens.
I think I'm going to ride in the mornings (at least until the weather turns bad), run in the evenings (every other, maybe), and do whatever strength training I can manage without going to a gym. See what that does, and reassess the training plan (plans?) after Christmas when a couple of early events are closer.