Panic! At the Disco

Sometimes my mad geek skills get me in trouble.  Like this morning, for instance.  All was well in my little world of being super dooper research nerd.  My subject?  Lake Tahoe.  It's all I've been living, breathing, dreaming and focusing on for the past two weeks.  I've kept an eagle eye on the weather and scoped out the course on Google Earth.  I've learned about the water temperature and clarity.  This morning I learn that it is probably going to rain on Sunday.  Well, shoot.  I can swim and run in the rain but I don't know the first thing about biking in the rain.  And what in the world am I going to wear?!  Quick run up to the coffee stand and I've got a plan of action.  Phew!  Pop over to the FB page for Iron Girl and, oh holy crap, there's a comment about elevation change.  Never. Ever. Thought. About. That.  My super nerdy alter ego (I really need a cape) hops on the internet.  Current elevation = 780 feet above sea level.  Future elevation = 6,225 ft above sea level.  Panic ensues and triggers another jaunt up to the coffee stand for more advice.  Luckily, our resident über athlete was also there and I got a lot of good advice, what its going to feel like while running/biking at a higher elevation and some new tips and tricks.  I feel a little better now but not as confident as I was yesterday.  I'm just glad there aren't any cliffs that I could accidentally ride off of...at least not to my knowledge.