Journal

Kueka Lake, Ride for the Roses, Scans …

So our Keuka Lake ride is coming up this Sunday (8/14). Ethan and I will be joined (so far) by someone I met on the CCC mailing list (Cyclists Combating Cancer), Jim Youngs. I am pretty excited to meet a fellow CCC’er.
I have miscalculated the mileage around Keuka Lake though. It turns out [...]


Planning our next lake rides …

So I have decided that I will try to conquer all the Finger Lakes before the Texas Ride.
Next up will be Keuka Lake (46 miles):

Jerusalem, NY –> Urbana, NY (16 miles - Google Maps)
Urbana, NY –> Penn Yan, NY (22 miles - Google Maps)
Penn Yan, NY –> Jerusalem, NY (8 miles - Google Maps)

After that [...]


My first 50 mile ride .. whew …

So today I went to Canandaigua to ride my first 50 miles with Ethan & Cammi.
First of all I want to thank Whit (Cammi’s boyfriend) for installing my new clipless pedals and setting my new shoes up for my bike. What a world of difference that makes when riding now!
What a tough ride! If [...]


Biking Canandaigua Lake

So my Brother-In-Law (Ethan), his future Sister-In-Law (Cammi), and myself are going to bike around Canandaigua Lake on Sunday 7/31.

I think the distance is somewhere between 40-52 miles. It should be a very nice ride tomorrow. I will be bringing my digital camera so hopefully I will get plenty of photos.


No Chain …

Congratulations Lance on 7 Straight Wins!!!

Things were very emotional at our house over the weekend. We (well I should say I) were glued to the TV whenever the Tour was on. We were cheering on Lance (DSC) , Basso (CSC) , Ulrich (TMO) , Vinokourov (TMO), and the rest of the Discovery team.
My recovery just [...]


Only Six Weeks Left ….

I only have six weeks of fund raising left for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
I have currently raised $5,520.00 and I am $9,480.00 short of my $15,000.00 goal.
Cut off dates for online donations is September 9, 2005.
Cut off date for mail in donations is September 2, 2005 (Your envelope must be post marked 9/2/2005)
I have been [...]


Ride #3 & #4

I forgot to post my other rides I had over the last couple of weeks.
We went camping over 4th of July weekend and I was able to get a 13 mile ride in around Seneca Lake.
Mileage: 13 miles
Time: 50 minutes
Cadence: 85 - 100
Avg Speed: 14.8 mph
Max Speed: 26.8 mph
Heart Rate: 165 - 185
I also went [...]