Sunday, December 20, 2009
New season starts now
I am officially starting my training for the 2010 tour de cure now. Last year was tough and I was not prepared mentally or physically for the 150 miles. I didn't even have the right equipment. Now I have just gotten my Christmas present, a new bike... a road bike, to help me make it 150 miles. I look forward to my rides and your support. Thanks
Monday, June 8, 2009
Tour de Cure Day 2
Update to day 1 real fast...
So I was cruising along downhill at around 25 mph when a squirrel ran out into the middle of the road. I thought it was going to be the end.
Day 2
Susannah talks me back onto the saddle. I hurt. That's an understatement, I feel like crap. Another understatement, I feel like my muscles are going to fall off my bones. I really feel bad, but I committed to do this ride and my wife would kick my butt (which would really hurt right now) if I didn't try. So I get all ready for the ride, let everyone get set up at the start line ahead of me and get pedaling at 7am. Off toward the first rest stop... let's just do it one stop at a time. I'm pedaling as much as I can as hard as I can, but trying to set the pace and not do too much too fast. On the first big hill I was struggling so I stopped. It happened to be in front of a house for sale so I checked out the listing information and price. $500,000 for a 2800sq ft house. Crazy, but at least I got a break for a few minutes. Then some guy from South Carolina started riding with me. He was pretty motivational, but I wasn't really in the mood for talking. I disliked people even more than usual, I guess you could say I was a bit crabby. Finally I made it to rest stop 1. There were several Campbell riders there.
On to rest stop 2... Wow, I had already finished 8 miles and now was trying for another 12. Hill, flat, hill, flat... I kept pedaling. My ass really hurt. LOTS! My legs hurt. My stomach wasn't right. Did I say my butt really hurt? Well I kept working at it, seeing all the horse ranches and thinking that they looked real nice and pleasant. Maybe I was just hoping they were nice and pleasant because I wasn't nice and pleasant. Riding up toward the 2nd rest stop I started wheezing. I couldn't catch my breath... sucks to my ass-mar! I ended up having to take some puffs on the inhaler and throwing in the towel for the ride. I was SAGed into the finish line. I completed 20 miles today before having to give in. A total of 80 miles for the weekend. Since my previous best as 35 miles, I more than doubled it. I am proud of myself, a little upset that I didn't get to complete 150 miles, but I will get it done next year! I'll keep training, work the trails, the trainer, and the hills on the way to Fuquay.
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So I was cruising along downhill at around 25 mph when a squirrel ran out into the middle of the road. I thought it was going to be the end.
Day 2
Susannah talks me back onto the saddle. I hurt. That's an understatement, I feel like crap. Another understatement, I feel like my muscles are going to fall off my bones. I really feel bad, but I committed to do this ride and my wife would kick my butt (which would really hurt right now) if I didn't try. So I get all ready for the ride, let everyone get set up at the start line ahead of me and get pedaling at 7am. Off toward the first rest stop... let's just do it one stop at a time. I'm pedaling as much as I can as hard as I can, but trying to set the pace and not do too much too fast. On the first big hill I was struggling so I stopped. It happened to be in front of a house for sale so I checked out the listing information and price. $500,000 for a 2800sq ft house. Crazy, but at least I got a break for a few minutes. Then some guy from South Carolina started riding with me. He was pretty motivational, but I wasn't really in the mood for talking. I disliked people even more than usual, I guess you could say I was a bit crabby. Finally I made it to rest stop 1. There were several Campbell riders there.
On to rest stop 2... Wow, I had already finished 8 miles and now was trying for another 12. Hill, flat, hill, flat... I kept pedaling. My ass really hurt. LOTS! My legs hurt. My stomach wasn't right. Did I say my butt really hurt? Well I kept working at it, seeing all the horse ranches and thinking that they looked real nice and pleasant. Maybe I was just hoping they were nice and pleasant because I wasn't nice and pleasant. Riding up toward the 2nd rest stop I started wheezing. I couldn't catch my breath... sucks to my ass-mar! I ended up having to take some puffs on the inhaler and throwing in the towel for the ride. I was SAGed into the finish line. I completed 20 miles today before having to give in. A total of 80 miles for the weekend. Since my previous best as 35 miles, I more than doubled it. I am proud of myself, a little upset that I didn't get to complete 150 miles, but I will get it done next year! I'll keep training, work the trails, the trainer, and the hills on the way to Fuquay.
Tour de Cure Day 1
The Tour is finally here! The excitement has culminated in a huge mass of riders ready to ride. I was prepared for just about anything I could imagine. We got our jerseys and were well represented with almost 25 riders. Being the largest fundraising team from last year we got the honor of starting at the front of the pack.
The first position for starting did not last long. The police escort, which was supposed to be going at 12-15 mph, took off at about 20-25mph and the fast riders were off right behind it.
I was doing pretty well and keeping fairly close to the lead pack and the escort for about 3 miles until my chain got stuck and I had to wait for ALL the riders to pass me to get assistance from the support vehicle. Support was in the form of getting a ride to the first rest stop about 4 miles down the road. My luck being so wonderful, the support driver got lost and then I was stuck still at the end of the riders at the rest stop. Fortunately for me, the mechanic at rest stop 1 was my good mechanic from the Bicycle Chain who got me fixed up in no time flat.
Off to the races again I hit the road with enthusiasm and actually passed quite a few riders on the way to the next rest stop. I was kicking into high gear and cruising along a a good clip and then I see people heading in the opposite direction! I was like, did we all go the wrong way? I soon asked a passing teammate who said to keep going I was on the right track. When I finally got to rest stop 2 I found out that those people were turning around and going back, they were doing the 40 mile ride. I got to stand in line and wait 5 minutes to use one of the 2 port-a-pottys that was at this stop. I realized that it would probably be a good idea for the future to have lots of toilets at the first 2 rest stops since, 1) there are more riders with the 40 mile riders using these stops, 2) the pack is closer together and will get more spread out as the day progresses, 3) everybody starts the day overly hydrated and needs to get rid of that extra liquid fast.
So After a long wait for some much needed relief and a quick refill on the water, I was off to the races. I started recognizing familiar stuff from my backroads trek to work and realized where I was riding. I was on Old US 1 near the New Hill-Olive Chapel Rd entrance to the Tobacco Trail. Ah the memories of those training rides... now I'm actually doing the ride. Woo Hoo! Keep pedaling. Well I really am liking the trail for this ride so far. There are nice forested areas all around and it is quite scenic. I figured after seeing the next rest stop that I didn't really want to slow down so I kept going. Kick it into gear for rest stop 4! Wow, I turned onto a nicely paved road. What county is this? They do good roads, I should consider riding here more. Still lots of nice trees and scenery and even a few streams and rivers that I'm crossing over. Cruising along... holy crap I'm in Sanford! How the hell did I get here? well I guess I should watch out for the cars since there is actually quite a bit of traffic in Sanford. Oh, there's a bunch of people up there, should be the rest stop. How do I cross all this traffic to get there... oh wait, they're selling crap. Just a crap sale, keep riding. Here we go, school on the right with some riders and tents for lunch. I met up with some of Team Campbell here and actually got some food to chow on and sat down for a few minutes.
Onto the races for rest stop 5! I left with about 5 other members of team Campbell. We did a very fast clip for a while. I was a good back position with the only mirror and being able to call out warnings for cars being behind us. We at some points hit about 30mph. It was all pretty good until we hit a huge hill. It was more like a cliff about 500 ft straight up with a road on it. Somehow everyone else on team Campbell managed up it with some effort. My climb was much slower. I stopped. Then I started and stopped again. Then again. And one more time. Finally I made it to the top, but I was wiped out! My computer stopped working at some point on the climb which also was helpful in demoralizing me after the huge hill. Shortly after the cliff I climbed was rest stop 5. The mechanic at rest stop 5 was very helpful and wasn't able to fix my computer (it was a moving magnet) but he was able to rig it to work with a lot of electrical tape. The magnet isn't moving now.
Off toward rest stop 6, the water tower. Starting to cramp a bit. Aching, but keep pedaling through it. People with diabetes can't just stop having diabetes, so I should just suck it up like them. With everything that came up making me want to stop I kept telling myself, diabetics can't stop, so keep going. The scenery isn't as nice at this point, but I keep pedaling. At rest stop 6 my lovely wife is there cheering me on. I stopped and hung out for a while with her and Ashley. It's mile 50, I'm exhausted... but diabetics can just stop being diabetic when they're exhausted!
Off towards rest stop 7. Pedal pedal pedal. There were some guys riding not far behind me on this leg which had some setup with music playing. They were hilarious older men who were glad to stop where ever I made a stop and set up a mock rest stop. The stops were becoming more and more frequently with the hills getting longer and longer. My cramps were happening more often and I kept stopping to stretch them out. I was guzzling gatoraide by this point and finally I saw the rest stop 7. Lots of stretching, chugging gatoraide, and more stretching. I can do this, because diabetics don't stop. (sooner or later this horrible comparison had to stop, but it didn't at this point I really kept saying it to myself and it worked to keep me pedaling)
On towards the final rest stop. Rest stop number 8 just on the horizon... 10 miles away. Each little hill is like a mountain. I stop every half mile or so to stretch out my cramps. I'm in bad shape. I am going to have to stop soon, but not yet. I keep pedaling. Finally I cramp and can't stretch it out. A SAG (support) truck comes up and offers me a ride. Reluctantly I accept the offer and 2 other riders join me on the ride to rest stop 8. This SAG driver is very nice and offers to take us to the finish line, but all of us riders say that we'd like to try and keep going from stop 8. Rest stop 8, I join up with many team Campbell members and decide to continue on with them. I stretch out as much as I can and drink as much gatoraide as possible.
I soon leave with team Campbell for the finish line. OUCH!!!!!!!!!!! My right leg starts cramping something crazy! I stop near the top of the first hill, a couple hundred yards from the rest stop (bad sign). I stretch out that leg. I finish up the hill and at the very top of the hill my left leg cramps. It is cramped straight. I can't bend it at all. I can't move. Dr Cisneros offers to ride down the hill and get SAG help. I tell him to keep going I'll make it back down. I turned around and still couldn't get my leg on the bike because it couldn't bend at all! I rode down the hill with one leg sticking straight out. The day is done for me. I can't do any more. I get back to the rest stop and a SAG picked me and another member of Team Campbell up for the finish. We were given a ride to the finish line, but were allowed to get out and walk our bikes through the finish line ourselves.
I finished the day with 60 miles completed. Upset that I didn't get it all done, but happy to have gone more than I'd ever ridden before.
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The first position for starting did not last long. The police escort, which was supposed to be going at 12-15 mph, took off at about 20-25mph and the fast riders were off right behind it.
I was doing pretty well and keeping fairly close to the lead pack and the escort for about 3 miles until my chain got stuck and I had to wait for ALL the riders to pass me to get assistance from the support vehicle. Support was in the form of getting a ride to the first rest stop about 4 miles down the road. My luck being so wonderful, the support driver got lost and then I was stuck still at the end of the riders at the rest stop. Fortunately for me, the mechanic at rest stop 1 was my good mechanic from the Bicycle Chain who got me fixed up in no time flat. Off to the races again I hit the road with enthusiasm and actually passed quite a few riders on the way to the next rest stop. I was kicking into high gear and cruising along a a good clip and then I see people heading in the opposite direction! I was like, did we all go the wrong way? I soon asked a passing teammate who said to keep going I was on the right track. When I finally got to rest stop 2 I found out that those people were turning around and going back, they were doing the 40 mile ride. I got to stand in line and wait 5 minutes to use one of the 2 port-a-pottys that was at this stop. I realized that it would probably be a good idea for the future to have lots of toilets at the first 2 rest stops since, 1) there are more riders with the 40 mile riders using these stops, 2) the pack is closer together and will get more spread out as the day progresses, 3) everybody starts the day overly hydrated and needs to get rid of that extra liquid fast.
So After a long wait for some much needed relief and a quick refill on the water, I was off to the races. I started recognizing familiar stuff from my backroads trek to work and realized where I was riding. I was on Old US 1 near the New Hill-Olive Chapel Rd entrance to the Tobacco Trail. Ah the memories of those training rides... now I'm actually doing the ride. Woo Hoo! Keep pedaling. Well I really am liking the trail for this ride so far. There are nice forested areas all around and it is quite scenic. I figured after seeing the next rest stop that I didn't really want to slow down so I kept going. Kick it into gear for rest stop 4! Wow, I turned onto a nicely paved road. What county is this? They do good roads, I should consider riding here more. Still lots of nice trees and scenery and even a few streams and rivers that I'm crossing over. Cruising along... holy crap I'm in Sanford! How the hell did I get here? well I guess I should watch out for the cars since there is actually quite a bit of traffic in Sanford. Oh, there's a bunch of people up there, should be the rest stop. How do I cross all this traffic to get there... oh wait, they're selling crap. Just a crap sale, keep riding. Here we go, school on the right with some riders and tents for lunch. I met up with some of Team Campbell here and actually got some food to chow on and sat down for a few minutes.
Onto the races for rest stop 5! I left with about 5 other members of team Campbell. We did a very fast clip for a while. I was a good back position with the only mirror and being able to call out warnings for cars being behind us. We at some points hit about 30mph. It was all pretty good until we hit a huge hill. It was more like a cliff about 500 ft straight up with a road on it. Somehow everyone else on team Campbell managed up it with some effort. My climb was much slower. I stopped. Then I started and stopped again. Then again. And one more time. Finally I made it to the top, but I was wiped out! My computer stopped working at some point on the climb which also was helpful in demoralizing me after the huge hill. Shortly after the cliff I climbed was rest stop 5. The mechanic at rest stop 5 was very helpful and wasn't able to fix my computer (it was a moving magnet) but he was able to rig it to work with a lot of electrical tape. The magnet isn't moving now.
Off toward rest stop 6, the water tower. Starting to cramp a bit. Aching, but keep pedaling through it. People with diabetes can't just stop having diabetes, so I should just suck it up like them. With everything that came up making me want to stop I kept telling myself, diabetics can't stop, so keep going. The scenery isn't as nice at this point, but I keep pedaling. At rest stop 6 my lovely wife is there cheering me on. I stopped and hung out for a while with her and Ashley. It's mile 50, I'm exhausted... but diabetics can just stop being diabetic when they're exhausted!
Off towards rest stop 7. Pedal pedal pedal. There were some guys riding not far behind me on this leg which had some setup with music playing. They were hilarious older men who were glad to stop where ever I made a stop and set up a mock rest stop. The stops were becoming more and more frequently with the hills getting longer and longer. My cramps were happening more often and I kept stopping to stretch them out. I was guzzling gatoraide by this point and finally I saw the rest stop 7. Lots of stretching, chugging gatoraide, and more stretching. I can do this, because diabetics don't stop. (sooner or later this horrible comparison had to stop, but it didn't at this point I really kept saying it to myself and it worked to keep me pedaling)
On towards the final rest stop. Rest stop number 8 just on the horizon... 10 miles away. Each little hill is like a mountain. I stop every half mile or so to stretch out my cramps. I'm in bad shape. I am going to have to stop soon, but not yet. I keep pedaling. Finally I cramp and can't stretch it out. A SAG (support) truck comes up and offers me a ride. Reluctantly I accept the offer and 2 other riders join me on the ride to rest stop 8. This SAG driver is very nice and offers to take us to the finish line, but all of us riders say that we'd like to try and keep going from stop 8. Rest stop 8, I join up with many team Campbell members and decide to continue on with them. I stretch out as much as I can and drink as much gatoraide as possible.
I soon leave with team Campbell for the finish line. OUCH!!!!!!!!!!! My right leg starts cramping something crazy! I stop near the top of the first hill, a couple hundred yards from the rest stop (bad sign). I stretch out that leg. I finish up the hill and at the very top of the hill my left leg cramps. It is cramped straight. I can't bend it at all. I can't move. Dr Cisneros offers to ride down the hill and get SAG help. I tell him to keep going I'll make it back down. I turned around and still couldn't get my leg on the bike because it couldn't bend at all! I rode down the hill with one leg sticking straight out. The day is done for me. I can't do any more. I get back to the rest stop and a SAG picked me and another member of Team Campbell up for the finish. We were given a ride to the finish line, but were allowed to get out and walk our bikes through the finish line ourselves.
I finished the day with 60 miles completed. Upset that I didn't get it all done, but happy to have gone more than I'd ever ridden before.
Click to visit my donations site. Donations still accepted until June 30, 2009.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
I haven't been good at training.
So I haven't been training as much as I should. Things always get in the way!!! Yesterday, Susannah and myself joined the Spiritual Spinners at F-V United Methodist Church for a ride for MS. We both did a 15 mile ride. I should have continued and done more, but getting to the finish line is a feeling of accomplishment and my body didn't need any more to feel good so it said it was done. I was very proud of Susannah for doing her very first road ride!!!! Today I am raising money and will go for a ride in the afternoon.
Monday, May 11, 2009
It has been a while
Hey, I haven't done this for a bit, but I'm back. The riding hasn't been going very well lately. I got a ride in on last Tuesday for about 5 miles before the weather turned bad and luckily got home before we were swooped up by some tornadoes.
Wednesday Susannah had the exterminator go out to our shed and get the wasps and scary bees that try to kill me every time I get my bike or put it away. So I'm able to use the shed again!!! Thanks sweetie, those killer bees are scary. I know you said they don't sting, but they're big and they bum rush me up to 4 at a time.
Thursday I went to a flat tire clinic and learned how to change my tires. So I pretty much knew how, but the guy showed me how to again and I got new street tires and tubes for the race. I don't know that they'll help a lot, but hopefully they help some. I need all the assistance I can get. I drove toward the trail, but then I saw the crazy scary clouds... I went home and got soaked as I took the bike to the shed. Julie helped me with my sores from having skin tags removed and suggested liquid NuSkin. It has revolutionized my life. I'm able to walk without hurting. Thanks Julie... I'm not using Duct Tape!!!!!!
Saturday I was supposed to do 50 miles. I suck so I didn't. I got to work at 8am, but I wasn't actually scheduled until 2pm, so I called Susannah and had her bring the bikes. I got 15 miles done, but my sores started hurting so I stopped and got cleaned up to go back to work. This next weekend I'll just knock the length down a bit and do 60 miles... should be able to do it, I got the time.
Wednesday Susannah had the exterminator go out to our shed and get the wasps and scary bees that try to kill me every time I get my bike or put it away. So I'm able to use the shed again!!! Thanks sweetie, those killer bees are scary. I know you said they don't sting, but they're big and they bum rush me up to 4 at a time.
Thursday I went to a flat tire clinic and learned how to change my tires. So I pretty much knew how, but the guy showed me how to again and I got new street tires and tubes for the race. I don't know that they'll help a lot, but hopefully they help some. I need all the assistance I can get. I drove toward the trail, but then I saw the crazy scary clouds... I went home and got soaked as I took the bike to the shed. Julie helped me with my sores from having skin tags removed and suggested liquid NuSkin. It has revolutionized my life. I'm able to walk without hurting. Thanks Julie... I'm not using Duct Tape!!!!!!
Saturday I was supposed to do 50 miles. I suck so I didn't. I got to work at 8am, but I wasn't actually scheduled until 2pm, so I called Susannah and had her bring the bikes. I got 15 miles done, but my sores started hurting so I stopped and got cleaned up to go back to work. This next weekend I'll just knock the length down a bit and do 60 miles... should be able to do it, I got the time.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Finals week
Finals week this week, but it's all over and I even had some time for a few rides. Tuesday I hit the Dunn-Erwin Rail-trail. I didn't do the whole thing, only 6.6 miles total, but it wasn't a bad trail. I wasn't impressed with the intersections, most of them are blind and the drivers are going 55+ mph. The gravel was also a bit too large or sandy at different times.
Thursday I went to the ATT with Susannah and we did 5.5 miles. Afterward I went to the Bicycle Chain and they helped me get my cleats and clips for the pedals set so they were correct and fixed a problem I'd been having with the chain hanging up.
Today was the long ride. We went up to Durham and hit the American Tobacco Trail up there. It was a nice section, definitely nice to have a change in scenery too. I did 2.5 laps from near Southpoint Mall to the Durham Bulls stadium. It was 35 long miles. I thought I was gonna quit after the first 15 mile lap, but Susannah talked me into at least working on 22 miles again. In the end I ran out of water and borrowed Susannah's pack for the last half trip, which also ran out of water. The last 6 miles were tough, but I made it.
Now, I want to know who lost their blue-green fuzzy slippers? There was a pair that was on the side of the trail and they just really looked out of place.
Thanks to Susannah for pointing this out to me. I could live near the American Tobacco Trail in Durham, it wasn't quite the $700,000 level for houses in the area. Perhaps the house along a trail is a possibility.
Thursday I went to the ATT with Susannah and we did 5.5 miles. Afterward I went to the Bicycle Chain and they helped me get my cleats and clips for the pedals set so they were correct and fixed a problem I'd been having with the chain hanging up.
Today was the long ride. We went up to Durham and hit the American Tobacco Trail up there. It was a nice section, definitely nice to have a change in scenery too. I did 2.5 laps from near Southpoint Mall to the Durham Bulls stadium. It was 35 long miles. I thought I was gonna quit after the first 15 mile lap, but Susannah talked me into at least working on 22 miles again. In the end I ran out of water and borrowed Susannah's pack for the last half trip, which also ran out of water. The last 6 miles were tough, but I made it.
Now, I want to know who lost their blue-green fuzzy slippers? There was a pair that was on the side of the trail and they just really looked out of place.
Thanks to Susannah for pointing this out to me. I could live near the American Tobacco Trail in Durham, it wasn't quite the $700,000 level for houses in the area. Perhaps the house along a trail is a possibility.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Yoga sucks
Tiring morning. Susannah and I went out for a ride before it got hot and started at about 8am. I went 22.04 miles. Susannah was a good supporter and rode a good distance herself. There were people from team in training working out at our normal starting point, so we found the entrance further up. As I passed the training people, I saw they all had yoga mats. They were seriously doing yoga before their run. I was a bit confused, but more than that, I was annoyed because they were actually using the trail to do this yoga and they were right in the way!
Friday, April 24, 2009
I want a big house
Yesterday Susannah and I took a 30 minute training ride on the American Tobacco Trail. I went 5.5 miles and took a little side trip to visit a neighborhood off the trail which is really nice. It has 3 homes on the Parade of Homes which did really well in the competition. I want one! I would settle for anything on that road, convenient access to a bike trail, near nature, near city... I could be a yuppie and be happy. Anyone wanna spot me $700,000 so I can be happy?
Sunday, April 19, 2009
15 miles
The ride should have been yesterday, but I was way too partied out thanks to the Kappa Psi gang. Great party though.
Well, I didn't think I was going to be able to do 15 miles when I started, but it was on the training schedule so I put my head down and just kept pedaling. 15.07 miles total in 1 hour 18 minutes with only one 30 second stop.
I almost go into a wreck with a family on bikes. I was cruising toward the end at about 18mph and this family on these lame parent/child bikes was swerving all over the trail. I call out "on your left", the normal trail signal for move your ass to the right and let me pass. The mom swerves again, this time to the left so she can look over her shoulder. As I am already almost off the trail to pass them and give them lots of room, she almost ran into me and came to a complete stop at the same time. Then she made some upset groan because I almost hit her. Dumb ass parents shouldn't procreate...
Well, I didn't think I was going to be able to do 15 miles when I started, but it was on the training schedule so I put my head down and just kept pedaling. 15.07 miles total in 1 hour 18 minutes with only one 30 second stop.
I almost go into a wreck with a family on bikes. I was cruising toward the end at about 18mph and this family on these lame parent/child bikes was swerving all over the trail. I call out "on your left", the normal trail signal for move your ass to the right and let me pass. The mom swerves again, this time to the left so she can look over her shoulder. As I am already almost off the trail to pass them and give them lots of room, she almost ran into me and came to a complete stop at the same time. Then she made some upset groan because I almost hit her. Dumb ass parents shouldn't procreate...
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
MD ok's me to go
Woo Hoo! Yesterday I got the ok from the doctor to do the ride and train. She wants me to lose weight to help protect me from diabetes and hypertension and thinks this exercise program will go a long way to help. First thing I did was go to the trail and ride my 30 minute training ride before I went to class. I also played softball yesterday and will be playing tonight before the play.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
A little unplanned fitness training
So last night Susannah and I planned our anniversary dinner. I worked all day so I was a bit tired, but I picked Susannah up and we started driving. A bit more than a mile from home we heard a loud thunk near the trunk. It seemed strange so I stopped to check it out. The back tire looked a bit low so Susannah poked it. The tire then flattened almost immediately. She called a tow truck and I started hiking back home. The walking was a little more than I wanted the day after a ride, but a little extra training never hurt anyone... much.
Today, I did cardio training in the garden for about an hour. I put in some posts and dug up some misguided grass growing in the middle of the garden. Slow weekend, but I'll pick it up this week.
Today, I did cardio training in the garden for about an hour. I put in some posts and dug up some misguided grass growing in the middle of the garden. Slow weekend, but I'll pick it up this week.
Friday, April 10, 2009
OK, time to start the training
I went out with Susannah to hit the American Tobacco Trail, no not a place to go smoking, its a trail that follows an old tobacco railroad. We weren't sure where it started, but from our beginning spot, we went to the trailhead and then backtracked and continued past our starting point. In all I went 9.73 miles today. Not bad for my second ride after not really riding for a few years.
Now for something that bugs me. Pooper un-scoopers. So there was this couple I saw walking their dog in my neighborhood as we were heading out to ride and they stopped and let their dog crap on another neighbor's lawn and then just left it. On the Tobacco Trail they have signs to pick up poop and provide bags for you, it's pretty nice. I hate dog crap, it's one reason I don't have a dog, so it's nice to see signs having people clean up their messes. As I was riding and saw the bags for dogs, I realized, that's a little crazy having dog owners clean up messes and NOT have horse riders pick up theirs. There are HUGE piles of crap all over the trail from horses, but none from dogs. Just something that bothered me, offer some big bags and have signs for getting rid of the huge piles of crap.
Now for something that bugs me. Pooper un-scoopers. So there was this couple I saw walking their dog in my neighborhood as we were heading out to ride and they stopped and let their dog crap on another neighbor's lawn and then just left it. On the Tobacco Trail they have signs to pick up poop and provide bags for you, it's pretty nice. I hate dog crap, it's one reason I don't have a dog, so it's nice to see signs having people clean up their messes. As I was riding and saw the bags for dogs, I realized, that's a little crazy having dog owners clean up messes and NOT have horse riders pick up theirs. There are HUGE piles of crap all over the trail from horses, but none from dogs. Just something that bothered me, offer some big bags and have signs for getting rid of the huge piles of crap.
Welcome to my tour Blog
Hey Ya'll,
I appreciate your interest in my quest toward completing the Tour de Cure's 150 mile bike riding challenge with team Campbell. I'll do my best to update you on my progress through training and keep you updated on everything that has to do with the tour.
I am riding to raise money to help find a cure for a disease which affects many people, including several who are very close to me. I hope to help raise awareness of diabetes through my efforts on the tour. I also intend to help improve my health and prevent a future of diabetes for me.
If you'd like to help me in supporting this cause, please visit, my tour website.
Thanks for your support!
Rich
I appreciate your interest in my quest toward completing the Tour de Cure's 150 mile bike riding challenge with team Campbell. I'll do my best to update you on my progress through training and keep you updated on everything that has to do with the tour.
I am riding to raise money to help find a cure for a disease which affects many people, including several who are very close to me. I hope to help raise awareness of diabetes through my efforts on the tour. I also intend to help improve my health and prevent a future of diabetes for me.
If you'd like to help me in supporting this cause, please visit, my tour website.
Thanks for your support!
Rich
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