by admin | Jul 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Remember your first bike ride? Do you remember the sense of freedom and independence you felt? You could go anywhere. The world was yours at last. Do remember your first bike? Of course, you do. Do you remember your first really bad crash? Probably. Now I’m asking you...
by admin | Jul 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Yes, you’re right. I had a rough start. These types of cycling events are hard trying to get the body to adjust to the work load. There is no way one can prepare for 800-1000 miles per week, except by doing it. This is why the first week is critical, to allow the body...
by admin | Jul 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Day 5…I think. If this is Wednesday, this must be Spokane. Well, for those of you trying to emails of support, encouragement, or mental evaluations of doing such a ride, you have probably figured out by now I’m not getting any. Either that or the world really has...
by admin | Jul 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Well,…that sucked! 128 miles with a 40 mile climb. Are you serious? Dude! Shoot me, kill me, run me over. “Isn’t this great scenery,” one of the other cyclists asked. I didn’t really notice while coughing up a lung. I am definitely not feeling well. Swallowing...
by admin | Jul 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Opening day for anyone is always filled with nerves. That first game of the season, or the first time back after a lay-off. No one is immune to it. All of us go through it. The first mile of even the most veteran of marathons is where the athlete finds his rhythm, and...
by admin | Jul 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
Day 1. And so…it begins.
