transition time?

This is the time of year as the grapes are in the final stages of ripening that I've got to put cycling on the back burner. My new status as homeowner and landlord has been sucking up a lot of time and physical energy as well. Two and three day breaks without getting on the bike become more common, and the motivation to ride had is certainly in decline. Last night I summoned the energy to hop on the bike after work and I'm glad I did. I rode for about two hours and had a good time once my legs woke up. I'm trying to decide if it's worth dragging my ass up to San Juan Batista next Saturday for the Freemont Peak Hillclimb. It could be the race that takes me from my current ranking of 12th in California for my catagory into 10th or better. This has been my goal this year so I'm guessing I will. It means at least a couple more hard hill workouts - tonight included. That's the hard part.