All this rain is making me antsy. Just walking the dog (RJ) isn't enough and I feel like my hard won fitness was draining away with only 5 weeks until my first race. The rain combined with our upcoming three week Philippines trip means almost a month off the bike. I got up at my usual time this morning (6:15 AM) to the sound of raindrops on the skylights. There goes another day without riding. I walked RJ to Starbucks and back as I watched the weather start to clear. Blue sky, wet pavement, fenders, I'm good to go. I heart fenders. Even with the wet roads, no muddy trail on my backside, no wet shorts, hallelujah. But wait, there's more. The combination of forced rest along with building a fence, the walk and coffee this morning, resulted in one of my best times, 1:11:30 to Peet's. In Level 2. Now I just have to figure out how to get some bike time overseas.