30 miles, 2 wheels and 0 motors. YES- Jen and I biked 30 miles on Saturday!! It’s the most I’ve done to date! Jen’s done this course a few times now, but Saturday was my first time. I’m not really sure why I decided to try it, I was planning on waiting till next weekend. But- the air was cool, I felt pretty good, I had just finished my FRS drink (more on that later) and my excellent friend, Lanie, was also biking that course this day. So, I decided to bite the bullet and try it out.
Can I just say . . . that I have NEVER breathed that Hard!! I have never felt SO pushed and tired and like my only two choices for survival were to pass-out or puke. That dang course was HARD!! We had to stop early on- lucky for me, not so lucky for Christi, who got a flat- but it gave me a chance to catch my breath, get a snack, and even take a much needed potty break. We stopped again, two more times (one of those times was by my request for fear of death). Towards the end, say the last 10 miles, I was by Far the rear of the pack. Jen, scared she would lose me forever, decided to slow down and stick with me. Lanie, who is much better than me but is to kind to say it, also stayed back w/ me. And then our coach, Brian, also came back and finished out the last few miles with us.
I can’t tell you how excited I was to see the parking lot where our cars were!! But when it was all done, I was SO glad and excited that I actually biked that course!! I have been being a little slack lately on my workouts and my eating . . . so I needed something that would Kick my butt and kick start me back.
I’ve been praying that the Lord would “deal with me” w/ some issues I’m having. As scary as that thought is, I know it’s something I need to give to Him. I really felt like He used my Saturday morning ride to share some things with me. It was hard, it kicked my butt, I thought I was going to die and I wanted to give up and just have Jen come pick me up in the car. BUT- I had a great support system with Jen, Lanie and Brian, I had nice frequent stops, the weather was beautiful, and I had the wind of the Lord against my back! (I even got dirty from my chain coming off and me having to put it back on!)
I still can’t believe I’m one of those people I see riding along the access roads of highways!! I feel like such a poser! =)
Can I just say . . . that I have NEVER breathed that Hard!! I have never felt SO pushed and tired and like my only two choices for survival were to pass-out or puke. That dang course was HARD!! We had to stop early on- lucky for me, not so lucky for Christi, who got a flat- but it gave me a chance to catch my breath, get a snack, and even take a much needed potty break. We stopped again, two more times (one of those times was by my request for fear of death). Towards the end, say the last 10 miles, I was by Far the rear of the pack. Jen, scared she would lose me forever, decided to slow down and stick with me. Lanie, who is much better than me but is to kind to say it, also stayed back w/ me. And then our coach, Brian, also came back and finished out the last few miles with us.
I can’t tell you how excited I was to see the parking lot where our cars were!! But when it was all done, I was SO glad and excited that I actually biked that course!! I have been being a little slack lately on my workouts and my eating . . . so I needed something that would Kick my butt and kick start me back.
I’ve been praying that the Lord would “deal with me” w/ some issues I’m having. As scary as that thought is, I know it’s something I need to give to Him. I really felt like He used my Saturday morning ride to share some things with me. It was hard, it kicked my butt, I thought I was going to die and I wanted to give up and just have Jen come pick me up in the car. BUT- I had a great support system with Jen, Lanie and Brian, I had nice frequent stops, the weather was beautiful, and I had the wind of the Lord against my back! (I even got dirty from my chain coming off and me having to put it back on!)
I still can’t believe I’m one of those people I see riding along the access roads of highways!! I feel like such a poser! =)
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