It's all Belgian and Waffly!

I am now returning to blogging.  I am quite sure that no one else is affected by this right now.

However, I want to do this.  I am looking to write better, so I better write.

Also, to motivate me, I signed up for the Belgian Waffle Ride.  It's 140 miles with ample amounts of dirt riding.  And there's a time cutoff.  And I haven't ridden half that distance in the past five years.  So, why would I sign up to do this?

I'm really not sure.

That said, I paid my money, and my intense frugality requires me to be ready for this.  I signed up about a month ago, since then, I have discovered a few things:
* The dirt sections from last year are fairly tame.  I wasn't uncomfortable at all when I rode them on my road bike.
* Reality begets gearing changes.  I am now running a lowest gear of 34-34.  That's right, my cog and chainring are the same size.
* I'm in better shape now than I have been in a long time.  Perhaps ever.
* This will be hard.  I will treating it like a 90 mile warmup for a 50 mile ride.

There is one more major thing.  In fact, it is the most important item of all: this isn't about me.  If I race and go really, really fast, and yet am not able to shine my Light on those around me, it is a foolish waste of time.  So, I will be looking to love my neighbor as myself as I ride.  I will be praying and hoping for opportunities to be a blessing to others, and give God the glory.

By the way, I actually do know why I signed up.  To give Him glory, and to rely on Him in a way, physically, I don't believe I ever have before.

This will be memorable.