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I’m cycling 95 miles today

April 16, 2011 By Amy

Today I am cycling 95 miles as the first day of the Houston to Austin MS 150. Tomorrow I’ll cycle another 80. Please consider praying for all of the riders today and tomorrow, asking for strength, endurance and safety. Please also consider praying for all who suffer the devastating impacts of Multiple Sclerosis. If you’d [...]

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MS 150 Cycling Training Plan

April 11, 2011 By Amy

As some of you may know, in 2008 I trained for my first MS 150, which here in Houston, is actually two-day 180 mile bike ride. Before training for the MS 150, I was in moderate shape, but didn’t really exercise regularly. I wanted to complete the MS 150 with a smile on my face, [...]

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Pink Pedal Power!

September 6, 2008 By Amy

Sunday morning I’ll be back in the saddle for the first time since, um, June, cycling in the Tour de Pink, a ride to raise money for and awareness of the battle against breast cancer. When I first set my sights on this ride I thought I would ride the 80 mile route. I knew [...]

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Back in the Saddle

April 25, 2008 By Amy

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 [...]

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What a rush! My first MS 150 experience…

April 19, 2008 By Amy

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 [...]

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I did it!

April 14, 2008 By Amy

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 [...]

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A quick ride

April 2, 2008 By Amy

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 [...]

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Ya gotta love those electrolytes

April 1, 2008 By Amy

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 [...]