Machka, best wishes for Rowan's recovery and eventual return to long distance riding.
My worst 2 week schedule went off okay, I finished the fleche a week ago and 400k Saturday. Best time on the 400k in a long time, 22:20. First year of randonneuring I did 20:20, so still have some effort to get back to that point. I figure a lot of that is weighing 190 instead of 170 pounds. I'm dieting, so hopefully that will help. I stayed with some reasonably fast people for the first part of the ride. A long hill at 130 miles ate my lunch, but then I recovered strong. It probably would have been better if there were any bathrooms on route somewhere during the last 90 miles, because that contributed to gastric distress that made eating difficult.
We are going to take a weekend off and go to New York for some Broadway plays. Then the next weekend will be the 600k and 2 weeks from that will be the B2B 1200k