My schedule is far from ideal, but it is just what I can do and I decide to live with it for now. Better that than nothing. I do not get super stressed out if I cannot do what I want to or if I am not quite in the shape I want to be in for a 200k. I still finish it at least. Maybe when the kids are off to college or when I retire I can get more serious and really train for a much longer ride...

Many of the folks here are able to make it a much higher priority in their schedule and I am envious of that. Oh. and Father's Day is tomorrow so I get to drag the family out on a longer ride of my choosing. I'll probably take my 11 year old out on the tandem for some father & son time ( we tour together on the tandem every summer for a week so we are pretty well synched to ride together for some decent distance. He just gave my Father's Day gift this evening (he could not wait). It was the Harry Chapin CD with Cats in the Cradle on it!