Partial Duathlon

My boys and I rode 10 miles on the bike today then I ran a mile on the treadmill... Not bad for a lazy Sunday... Now if only I had run before our bike ride my duathlon would be complete - that, and if I had run and cycled longer! :o )

Are They Serious?

Is it just me, or does the first climb of the I Care Classic Century ride look a little intimidating? Do people really enjoy pushing themselves like that?

Cinderella I Am Not

Regrettably, I caught a terrible flu a few days before my metric-century ride and, well, I am a wimp and stayed home in bed on the morning of my ride - I guess I will never find my Prince. I'm now registered for the I Care Classic on May 12 in "very scenic and especially beautiful" Morgan Hill. Yes, I care and you should too.

And now I have two...

Yes, I admit I can be a little impulsive at times. While I was running some errands yesterday, I drove by a bike shop and decided to stop and look around. I am getting ready for a metric century ride at the end of March, after all. However, not even 5 minutes of looking around and I had decided to buy a new bike. Although, it is termed a "fitness" bike, it's basically a road bike with mountain bike handle bars and more durable-looking tires. It's a very smooth ride and I was promised at least 20 minutes off my century time. I am such a sucker! So, now I have two bikes sitting in my garage, but it's raining outside and I'm too wimpy to ride in the rain...

Cinderella Classic 2007

I registered today for the Cinderella Classic 2007. It's a women-only metric-century bicycle ride starting/finishing in Dublin, California. I'm completely excited and nervous at the same. I have NEVER ridden more than 25 miles in a day and I'm fairly certain I only did that once. Probably because my rear was killing me for several days afterward... I do, however, ride the cycle at the gym approximately 3 times a week and I average about 15-20 miles per hour - though I usually only ride for 45 minutes due to time contrainsts. However, I am determined to complete my first of (hopefully) many century rides. And, well, since the brochure clearly states that "Cinderella is not a race," I guess it's ok if I'm the last to cross the finish line... The ride is scheduled for March 31 - just a little more than 2 months to train! Let the training begin!