Finished the MS bicycle ride at 110 miles

I finished the MS bicycle event! I rode 58 miles today and 52 yesterday for a total of 110 miles :) There were 415 bicycle riders there - a new record for this MS event.

Met a lot of wonderful people there and I really enjoyed the whole event. They had everything taken care of wonderfully well. Lots of great volunteers. Good food too.

Saturdaywas interesting - started with LOTS of bicycles and after the second rest stop - I hardly saw anyone. There was a big hill Saturday that I had heard about... But it wasn't so bad - I ride up a similar hill everyday as I commute home from work.

Sunday - got up early today (read that as 5AM - I still don't think the world exists at that time) and got breakfast and got riding by a bit after 6AM. Rode with a friend for about 18miles or so and he went to the left (75 mile course) and I went right (for the 50 mile course). We happened to meet a group at the rest stop a bit before that - very nice folks. They were all going 50 miles too... So I tagged along with them for the rest of the ride - had a great time talking with all of them. Got to the end and said bye - took a shower and got packed up and poof - driving time to get back home - made it home just a little bit ago. Time for a nap.

Hugs

Saturday ride for MS

I rode for 52.54 miles today - yahoo! Wonderful day - hot but nice. Got back - ate, took a shower and had a massage - now it's nap time till 5:30 - which is when the lobster cookout starts - yum!

It should be a fun night and getting ready for 50 more miles tomorrow!

Na

Almost time for the bicycle event...

Hi!

I've reached the end of training yesterday. Today I'm packing up and getting ready to drive to Standish, Maine for the MS bicycle event. I'm getting very excited - should be a lot of fun - and a good challenge.

So far we've raised $630 (like real money) and it will go up a bit more after the event. Yahoo! Thank you everyone who contributed and are supporting me! I really do appreciate all of your support.

More details once I get there...

Oh - in case you would like to see information about me or the event: Fleur's MS Bicycle event page

One week more to go...

I rode 20 miles today on my bicycle. The Maine MS event is about a week away: http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/MAMBikeEvents?pg=entry&fr_id=17754 I'm beginning to understand some aspects of competition... Last week I happened to be riding home and met another bicyclist at a stop light. Nice person - had a slick looking bicycle... The light changed and well... I couldn't help myself. I just zoomed down the road quicker than ever before - like way faster... I kept up a blistering pace (for me) of about 21 miles an hour... Which is peddling pretty quick... Usually I do about 17 miles per hour there. That day - zoom - just had to go extra fast. I'm glad it was only a couple miles... At the end I turned off to another street and the other bicyclist went straight. I clearly wasn't thinking straight at all... Heart rate went way up to like 170 beats per minute and I was breathing hard... Felt like I was about to go pop at the corner... But I made it there ahead of the other bicycle.

Back to training today...

I rode 25 miles today :)

Bicycle maintenance day...

I didn't ride at all today... My bicycle was in the shop getting cleaned up and new wheels and tires. It looks wonder - like new - quite whizzy. I'm hoping to get up early tomorrow and go on a ride with the folks at the bicycle shop (7:30am... It's early...) I'm praying for the families that were affected by the shooting in Aurora.

Back on track training...

Wheeeeee - I feel so much better today... Bicycled for over 20 miles today and dropped off my bicycle to get tuned up... I'll have it back late tomorrow :)