Let it rain!

With the holiday season came our rainy season. We have been rather lucky to date with the weather and have not really had to make any accommodations for it. However, that all changed over the last couple of weeks as we have been hit by a series of heavy rainstorms. The picture of the lemon tree sums it up for me. The winters in Northern California are relatively mild in comparison to the UK. In fact it is so mild that we can grow our own lemons. Still it rains, and when it does, it can be heavy. This has made training a little more challenging. If it rains hard, I can cycle on my trainer in the garage, and running in the rain is OK so long as it is not too heavy. Swimming sounds like it would be the least affected, but in reality is probably the hardest hit in that I have to cycle to the pool. So far, I have only had one major soaking but I am sure that there are more to come.
On a more upbeat note, I have completed 12 weeks of training and met my first fundraising goal of $1000. The next goal is $3500 by the end of February, so I will be in touch soon!