I did it! I did it! Between getting caught up at work and Thanksgiving, I am going to have to save my race report for another day, but wanted to thank everyone again!!! I couldn't have done it without each and every one of you.
Now to just finish up that last few hundred of fundraising...
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Long time, no write
I'm back. For those of you who did not know, I was on a nice long vacation in Argentina! I don't have my photos back, but as soon as I do, I'll have to figure out how to post them.
As far as the event, it is less than two weeks away. I am pretty excited, and a bit nervous. As I am not the fastest rider, I certainly hope they do not close before I finish! Looks like if I can at least maintain 12 mph and not spend too much time goofing off at the rest stops, I should be fine. Well, fine as far as finishing in the allotted time - probably not so fine if you ask my sore butt.
We had our final training last Saturday. I rode 54 miles. About half of what I will be riding on the 19th. In spite of the threat of rain, it was actually a nice day to ride and I felt great. I missed the 80 mile big ride while I was on vacation. Of course I regret missing our longest practice ride and know that it would have been good for me. From what I heard, it was VERY cold, had lots of hills and involved a bug attack at one point on the course. Maybe I don't regret missing it so much...
We turned in our bikes yesterday to have them shipped to the event. So now it is up to us to keep our aerobic capacity up through cross training and build our energy stores for the big day. Looks like I'm up for some swimming tonight.
As far as the event, it is less than two weeks away. I am pretty excited, and a bit nervous. As I am not the fastest rider, I certainly hope they do not close before I finish! Looks like if I can at least maintain 12 mph and not spend too much time goofing off at the rest stops, I should be fine. Well, fine as far as finishing in the allotted time - probably not so fine if you ask my sore butt.
We had our final training last Saturday. I rode 54 miles. About half of what I will be riding on the 19th. In spite of the threat of rain, it was actually a nice day to ride and I felt great. I missed the 80 mile big ride while I was on vacation. Of course I regret missing our longest practice ride and know that it would have been good for me. From what I heard, it was VERY cold, had lots of hills and involved a bug attack at one point on the course. Maybe I don't regret missing it so much...
We turned in our bikes yesterday to have them shipped to the event. So now it is up to us to keep our aerobic capacity up through cross training and build our energy stores for the big day. Looks like I'm up for some swimming tonight.
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