Going the distance

We are now in our eleventh training week and as we continue to pursue Tahoe we continue to increase the distance and degree of difficulty in our rides each weekend. Two weeks ago we experienced the "Mountainview" course. The title speaks for itself. That course gave us a good taste of the hills. We thought that Aledo was tough the week before, but Aledo seemed like a bit of a cake walk compared to some of the Mountainview hills. What made Mountainview so challenging was the length of the hills and also the fact that we did not get a lot of recovery time in between hills. When we rode down to the bottom of one hill we were at the foot of another that needed to be climbed. One hill was so long that we were able to get up to speeds of 40-50 mph. I clocked myself at about 40mph going down the hill and Daniel got up to 49mph. I don't recommend you trying that at home. While it was fun to feel the wind against you moving so fast, it was a bit scary too! Our mileage in Mountainview was 45 miles. Daniel and I went on our recovery ride the next day and got about 25 miles in then.

This past Saturday we rode in Flower Mound again. That's probably one of my favorite courses so far. We get to go through a lot of countryside and practice climbing on the rolling hills. A bunch of people own ponies in Flower Mound. It's kinda cute. This weekend we rode 55 miles on Saturday and then got in about 23 miles on Sunday for recovery. The weather in Flower Mound was some of the best we've had this season. It was cool, but not freezing, windy, but not gusting. That's always a good thing. :-)

On another note, thanks to all of my wonderful supporters, I have exceeded the minimum fundraising goal for Tahoe. With the generous support of my family and friends, I have raised $4,541 to help find a cure for blood cancer!!! I've raised my personal fundraising goal to $5,500. Let's keep going the distance! Continue to stay tuned for a post on our ride with the Austin team that is coming up.