Author: Amy

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    Today’s ride was mostly flat with a few rolling hills.  The training friend I rode with seems to know all sorts of wonderful routes… I am very excited she is sharing them with me. (She also told me about a website www.routeslip.com where you can plot new routes and see other routes people have plotted before you. It…

  • Wind wind wind!

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    Yippee! I did get a break from the potty-training to do my own training! (And my daughter is doing quite well with her training, by the way! :) )  I got away for a quick ride, but I think the wind still made it a challenging one and time well spent. At one point, I thought…

  • A different kind of training

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    There is another kind of training going on at our house right now… It is time for our two-year-old to learn to use the potty. With the kiddos on Spring Break and very few definite plans, and because she certainly has been showing interest, I decided it was time to go for it. The trouble…

  • Baker Hughes team training ride

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    Today I met some of the people who are also riding with Baker Hughes at a team training ride. I was one of only 2 women riding, so I’m hoping some more show up on ride day!!  I’m riding with this team because a friend of mine rides with them, but his Baker Hughes connection…

  • Spin and ride combo

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    Today a training buddy encouraged me to ride outside for bit and then go to spinning class for an hour afterwards. I have to admit that at first the idea seemed a little silly. And after riding outside for 20 miles, I expected my spin class to feel really long. Instead I had a blast…

  • Continental Classic- 67 miles!

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    Length of ride: 67 miles average speed: 14.6 mph max speed: 29.8 mph time: 4:51:01 average heartrate: 79% of max maximum heartrate: 93% of max

  • Woodlands ride

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    length: 35 miles average speed: 15.5 mph maximum speed: 23.7 mph 2:16 average heartrate: 81% maximum heartrate: 104%

  • Update letter to my MS ride supporters

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    This is a letter that was sent to those who expressed an interest in my training and/ or are supporting my ride through prayer, warm fuzzies or donations to the MS Society. (And for those of you who mailed checks to me, I will be turning them in to the Society on March 25. And for…

  • Fairfield Ride

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    length: 24.08 miles average speed: 14.7 mph time: 1:38 average heart rate: 75% of max maximum heart rate: 91% of max

  • Tri-County Hill-Hopper

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    This time I actually used all of my gears and, WOW, What a difference! This was also the first time my bottom really felt uncomfortable near the end of a ride.  But I still had a blast and it was certainly an affirming ride. I hope to add more later on that. This weekend was a major…

  • Bastrop State Park or Oh! THAT’s what those gears are for!

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    This weekend Gary and I biked through Bastrop and Buescher State Parks. Wow, was it hilly! I was terrified most of the time. The fact that it was misty and wet, that the climbs and descents were steeper than I had ever experienced and that the roads were quite windy with blind turns might have had…

  • Today’s ride stats

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    31 miles at 14.7 mph average (That’s all I’ve got!)

  • Are ya with me? Request for Support in the 2008 BP MS 150 ride from Houston to Austin

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    In April, I plan to hop on my bicycle and take a ride to Austin, riding about 90 miles on my first day, camping out with about 13,000 fellow riders in LaGrange, and jumping back on that bike the next morning to finish with a quite hilly 80 miles or so to Austin. Yes, I…

  • Frost Bike 50

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    Today was my first organized training ride. I made a rookie mistake right at the start by clipping in when the first group was released to ride. I thought the whole pack would go at once. Oops. At least I was able to get my  foot out before I fell and brought anyone down with me!!…

  • To scrapbook or to cycle??

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    This weekend I went on a scrapbook retreat in Brenham. I intended to get a ride in on my way to Brenham, but it was raining and REALLY cold, so I just kept on driving and was the first to arrive at the retreat. On my drive, the hills intimidated me quite a bit. I…