Monday, June 18, 2007
Biking Update
Nothing very exciting to relate about recent rides. I did do an enjoyable ride this past Saturday with a group of riders who will be riding in various Juvenile Diabetes rides. It was interesting to hear of one's ride last year in Death Valley. That same rider is doing Sonoma Valley in Calif. this year. Visit http://ride.jdrf.org/index.html. You may want to consider a donation to this worthy cause. By typing in Gorsuch you get to my info.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
62 miler
Last Sunday I did a 62 mile ride. Went from home in Fitchburg around northside of Lake Monona; out to Cambridge and back; around southside of Lake Monona and home. For the first time since I have begun training for the Montana ride, I kind of hit a wall. Actually had to walk the final 100 yards of a couple of steep hills. And my keester got a little sore. The good news is that this ride was more than 1/2 of the actual ride we will do in August in Montana.
Contributions to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation are beginning to come in. And they are tax deductible.
Contributions to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation are beginning to come in. And they are tax deductible.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Ride for JDRF in Montana
Well, I'm back. What I'd like to share with you are my experiences in preparing for and riding 120 mile bike ride in one day on August 25 in Whitefish, Montana. This is a fund raiser for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
So far I have rode over 650 miles in preparation. I ride on Tuesdays, Thursdays and weekend, weather permitting. So far I have ridden in 40 degree, windy and cold weather; 50 mile wind gusts; 85 degree, high humidity days. My long ride has been 55 miles. These are road miles not bike trail miles.
I never realized how much there is to learn. As a kid you jump on a bike and away you go. Now you have bikes you can lift with two fingers and many gears. I have fallen twice while learning to use the clipless pedals. Why do they call them "clipless" when they have clips?!!
The sensory sensations while riding through the Dane County countryside are something else. As it is common to ride similar routes, it is almost spiritual to watch the changing trees and fields from week to week.
Tonight my daughter and I hope to ride with others who will be doing the Whitefish ride. Short ride of 25 miles to Paoli and back. Then will probably do another 12 miles around here.
More to come.
So far I have rode over 650 miles in preparation. I ride on Tuesdays, Thursdays and weekend, weather permitting. So far I have ridden in 40 degree, windy and cold weather; 50 mile wind gusts; 85 degree, high humidity days. My long ride has been 55 miles. These are road miles not bike trail miles.
I never realized how much there is to learn. As a kid you jump on a bike and away you go. Now you have bikes you can lift with two fingers and many gears. I have fallen twice while learning to use the clipless pedals. Why do they call them "clipless" when they have clips?!!
The sensory sensations while riding through the Dane County countryside are something else. As it is common to ride similar routes, it is almost spiritual to watch the changing trees and fields from week to week.
Tonight my daughter and I hope to ride with others who will be doing the Whitefish ride. Short ride of 25 miles to Paoli and back. Then will probably do another 12 miles around here.
More to come.
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