Sunday, February 28, 2010
100 Miles 2-28-10 YEA 900 to go
So I got a late night text from my sister informing me of their Sunday plans: church at 8:30 and a ride on the new Marshal- Fish Lake Trail. I missed church but met up with my sister and her husband Dennis on their tandem bike. The trail is all paved and very flat and about 7 and half miles thus the perfect ride to bring me to 100 miles and it is 2-28-10! yea! Even though the sun went behind the clouds right away it was still warm and very pretty. I love the smell of pine trees! Did I mention that I was past by a young mom with a wagon and two, two year olds .... yish! I did pass her later! Although it was an easy ride compared to last weeks Seltice lake ride it was still fun to try out a new trail and of course spend time with my sister and her husband. Part of riding the thousand miles is to visit new trails and have fun and that definitely happened today. 900 to go!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
So I am a little behind on the posting. Amazing how my life now revolves around the weather report. I can't help it I am a fair weather rider. whatever.... Today I knew would be perfect and well it was. Crisp and cold but not too cold and not the W word. That's right ...WIND! I really can't stand the wind it makes me feel horrid and that is all there is to that. hmmmm
I biked another 12 and half miles today easy ones but they do add up and well I am at 85 miles!
Sometime this weekend it is going to be sunny and dry or not quite so rainy and I am going to get on my bike and ride until I hit 100 ... by the end of February 2010! Only 900 will be left, piece of cake right?
I biked another 12 and half miles today easy ones but they do add up and well I am at 85 miles!
Sometime this weekend it is going to be sunny and dry or not quite so rainy and I am going to get on my bike and ride until I hit 100 ... by the end of February 2010! Only 900 will be left, piece of cake right?
Last Monday I rode 10 miles on the trail from Stateline to Liberty Lake, a ten mile ride on the trail and pretty basic. This weekend that same ride add a mile and a half and oh my gosh. The weather report said it would be sunny and breezy. Breezy heading out was nippy and refreshing. Breezy coming back was harsh and a struggle. Steve rode with me yesterday and felt sore and achy last night (he has not ridden since that first ride in January).
So today promised more seldom seen sunshine our friend Randy suggested we do a ride by his house. His words…”nice, not a lot of hills or traffic and about 10 miles. “ Reality was a little different. More like 12 and half miles and ok mostly rolling hills with few nasty ones thrown in, but the scenery was beautiful and if we can’t be cross country skiing this was fabulous way to spend a Sunday afternoon in February. We saw deer and herd of farmed buffalo. It’s February in the great Pacific Northwest after a previous year of record snows we get this pitiful excuse for a winter. Besides the wildlife we saw bees buzzing around some hives, a woman in SHORTS AND SANDALS washing her car and a man working in his garden…. In February!
Randy my heart thanks you for the great cardio workout and Steve who usually has a list of aches to report informs me in the last leg that “he feels better now than when he first started.” Mr. Encouragement himself!
Since 12 miles are not created equal it is obvious that I have some work to do, hill work that is.
The good news is that I think that by next Sunday I will have a hundred miles in. Right now I am at around 73 miles.
So today promised more seldom seen sunshine our friend Randy suggested we do a ride by his house. His words…”nice, not a lot of hills or traffic and about 10 miles. “ Reality was a little different. More like 12 and half miles and ok mostly rolling hills with few nasty ones thrown in, but the scenery was beautiful and if we can’t be cross country skiing this was fabulous way to spend a Sunday afternoon in February. We saw deer and herd of farmed buffalo. It’s February in the great Pacific Northwest after a previous year of record snows we get this pitiful excuse for a winter. Besides the wildlife we saw bees buzzing around some hives, a woman in SHORTS AND SANDALS washing her car and a man working in his garden…. In February!
Randy my heart thanks you for the great cardio workout and Steve who usually has a list of aches to report informs me in the last leg that “he feels better now than when he first started.” Mr. Encouragement himself!
Since 12 miles are not created equal it is obvious that I have some work to do, hill work that is.
The good news is that I think that by next Sunday I will have a hundred miles in. Right now I am at around 73 miles.
Monday, February 15, 2010
February 13th I rode for 16.35 miles on a beautiful sunny day. I was not sure how far to go but it was so lovely I just kept going.Initially I had that amazing high you get from a kick ass work out. But by Saturday night I was hugely sore , though I felt well enough to go work out and do sprints at the gym on Sunday. The rest of the weekend was rainy nasty weather except Monday in the afternoon.Even though I was not feeling all that great, safe to say in spite of that the brief sunny looking skies drew me out to my bike and I biked for another 10 miles!
Valentine's weekend I added 26.35 miles towards my goal of a 1000 miles in 2010!
I am still amazed that we can bike in the winter. I am strictly a fair weather biker and I don't feel one bit bad about that. Maybe down the road I will get a mountain bike with snow tires but for now I will not ride in inclement weather.
Valentine's weekend I added 26.35 miles towards my goal of a 1000 miles in 2010!
I am still amazed that we can bike in the winter. I am strictly a fair weather biker and I don't feel one bit bad about that. Maybe down the road I will get a mountain bike with snow tires but for now I will not ride in inclement weather.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
January 24th
Another 12.67 miles. For about a half hour after the ride I could not feel either my face or my butt cheeks. I still have that rosy glow. We have had such beautiful weather it is just not winter and it feels weird. It felt good to be on my bike but I passed so many people on the trail with their dogs that it made me feel like a crappy dog mom. Jeez. How do I make sure Grace and Weaser get exercise and I get time on my bike? Oh and Steve is sick so he could not ride today so I rode by myself which is a double edge sword. I like the freedom of setting my own pace and messing with the gears. But Steve definately pushes me. He really needs to get well.
Approximately 978 miles to go.
Another 12.67 miles. For about a half hour after the ride I could not feel either my face or my butt cheeks. I still have that rosy glow. We have had such beautiful weather it is just not winter and it feels weird. It felt good to be on my bike but I passed so many people on the trail with their dogs that it made me feel like a crappy dog mom. Jeez. How do I make sure Grace and Weaser get exercise and I get time on my bike? Oh and Steve is sick so he could not ride today so I rode by myself which is a double edge sword. I like the freedom of setting my own pace and messing with the gears. But Steve definately pushes me. He really needs to get well.
Approximately 978 miles to go.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
The first 9.9 miles are the ...Toughest?
Last year I turned 50. Oprah Winfrey celebrated her 50th birthday by having a series of fabulous parties ending with a cruise including all of her favorite people. I panicked and thought crap over half my life is over. I’m fat and out of shape. Kit my dear friend suggested I do a mini triathlon ‘Wunder Women”. So in February I started training. It was quite a year. I completed the triathlon which was very cool and cathartic. Kit and I crossed the finish line together and seeing the smiling faces of Steve, Matt and Courtney, Liz and Brooke and Dennis and my Friend Deena and her daughter Shasta was just so inspiring. We are never alone.
And then I promptly got very sick and insanely busy. Thus gaining back most of the weight I lost and losing some of my much needed athletic strength.
It’s January 17th 2010 and I have decided that my goal this year is to ride a 1000 miles on my bike. So this morning Steve my significant other suggested a bike ride with his friend and our usual cross country skiing partner Randy. Yes it’s January and we should be winding our way through Mt Spokane cross country trails but with temperatures in the 40’s and constant rain skiing is not an option for today. He looks out the window and sees a titch of blue sky ,ok I say. Even though I have just started a new book Still Alice and I want to stay home drinking coffee and reading this book, it will have to wait.
OMG I have some work to do! 9.9 miles on the cenntenial trail to Post Falls. Usually riding to the Post Falls dam is a snap but today I am huffing and puffing and I feel beat up. Although not as cold as I thought it would be. Hazards on the trail.. green goose poop! Didn’t make it all the way to the dam! But it is a start.
Thus my quote that I will keep in the fore front for this year……
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. "
Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu
Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC)
Although this is the popular form of this quotation, a more correct translation from the original Chinese would be "The journey of a thousand miles begins beneath one's feet." Rather than emphasizing the first step, Lau Tzu regarded action as something that arises naturally from stillness. Another potential phrasing would be "Even the longest journey must begin where you stand." [note by Michael Moncur, September 01, 2004]
Today was my first step. That book is calling my name..:)
And then I promptly got very sick and insanely busy. Thus gaining back most of the weight I lost and losing some of my much needed athletic strength.
It’s January 17th 2010 and I have decided that my goal this year is to ride a 1000 miles on my bike. So this morning Steve my significant other suggested a bike ride with his friend and our usual cross country skiing partner Randy. Yes it’s January and we should be winding our way through Mt Spokane cross country trails but with temperatures in the 40’s and constant rain skiing is not an option for today. He looks out the window and sees a titch of blue sky ,ok I say. Even though I have just started a new book Still Alice and I want to stay home drinking coffee and reading this book, it will have to wait.
OMG I have some work to do! 9.9 miles on the cenntenial trail to Post Falls. Usually riding to the Post Falls dam is a snap but today I am huffing and puffing and I feel beat up. Although not as cold as I thought it would be. Hazards on the trail.. green goose poop! Didn’t make it all the way to the dam! But it is a start.
Thus my quote that I will keep in the fore front for this year……
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. "
Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu
Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC)
Although this is the popular form of this quotation, a more correct translation from the original Chinese would be "The journey of a thousand miles begins beneath one's feet." Rather than emphasizing the first step, Lau Tzu regarded action as something that arises naturally from stillness. Another potential phrasing would be "Even the longest journey must begin where you stand." [note by Michael Moncur, September 01, 2004]
Today was my first step. That book is calling my name..:)
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