Tag: MS 150

  • Please help me battle Multiple Sclerosis this weekend

    Please help me battle Multiple Sclerosis this weekend

    This weekend I’ll be cycling in my 5th BP MS 150, a two-day, 180-mile ride from Houston to Austin to help raise funds and awareness for the battle against Multiple Sclerosis. Yesterday, as I was finishing up my training, I had to face a lot of wind against me, but the wind I fought in…

  • MS 150 Cycling Training Plan

    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,…

  • Day one of MS 150 is cancelled

    I am so bummed. The weather in Texas is stopping the MS 150 this weekend. Day One, from Houston to La Grange is definitely off.  Day Two, from La Grange to Austin, is still under consideration. I am stunned and sad. And that’s all I have to say right now. I cannot believe it.

  • Back in the Saddle

    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…

    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…