From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Back in the Saddle

April 25, 2008

On Monday I went for my first post-MS 150 ride with my two training buddies. Now that we’re all trying to get back to pre-ride reality, (and have tons more items on our to-do lists) it had to be a quick ride. It was great to be cycling again… it had been 8 days since my last [...]

What a rush! My first MS 150 experience…

April 19, 2008

I don’t even know how to begin describing my first MS 150 weekend.  Guess I’ll try to do it chronologically…
Our friends Ami & Steven, together with their one year-old, came by to pick us up at 5:15 Saturday morning. This would be Steven’s 4th MS 150. He’s the one who got us involved with the [...]

I did it!

April 14, 2008

Yesterday I finished my first MS 150 ride… 168 miles cycled between two days, riding from Houston to Austin, TX.
Wow! What a fantastic experience! I wish I was up for writing more right now. To be honest, though, I’m a little tired so the full story will have to wait. But I can say this… it was [...]

A quick ride

April 2, 2008

This morning I rode with a new group of cyclists and had a fantastic time, once I stopped apologizing for holding everyone back! I think they are typically much faster than I am, but they were all very polite, yet still kept me challenged.
Right at the start my bike was making a strange noise and [...]

Ya gotta love those electrolytes

April 1, 2008

If you read the post before this one, you know my dehydration tale. (If you haven’t read it, go check it out and come back.)
 I was sharing my story with a fantastic dietitian friend this morning and she unlocked the mystery further… Her hypothesis is that I was drinking enough water, but depriving my body of [...]