Today's ride was pretty soggy! We started out in a very light drizzle that only seemed to get worse the farther we went. We were supposed to do a 100 km route, but we made a group decision at the 27 km mark to turn around and head home. The idea of stopping for a break at Tim's when we were already wet was quickly shot down so we just turned around and went home. Definitely the most wet I've been on a ride so far!!
We also had an unfortunate accident during the first part of our ride. I was near the front of the group when we went past a house and noticed a dog running full out towards us on the driveway. I made it past the driveway okay, but the dog kept coming and took out another rider. Somehow she managed to fall mostly on her tailbone and avoided road rash, but she was shaken up and her bike took a beating (not to mention her cracked helmet!). She rode back with other member while we continued.
I don't know what I would do if chased by a dog, but today definitely made me realize that this is more likely than I originally thought!
Sarah
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
Smattering of Fun Thoughts
It's been awhile since I posted...so I have some updates!
The most exciting news is that Love on Wheels has now reached 48% of our fundraising goal of $5000! Click on the new links to the right of this post to make a donation or follow our progress!
Our route is nearly complete! We figure it will take us 16 days of riding with 3 days of rest/rain interspersed to complete the trek from Ottawa to Boylston Provincial Park in Nova Scotia! And that includes a couple days of riding in PEI:) The first day of our ride will be July 17 and the last day will hopefully be August 4!!
The last couple weekends have been awesome riding with my sister! It feels great to have done our first 100 km ride...yay! We were also able to try out the camping/riding combo two weekends ago at Presqu'ile Provincial Park. Everything seems to be coming together perfectly so far...even the tennis elbow I was getting from riding has gone away! Now all we need are the Love on Wheels jerseys to arrive:)
Sarah
The most exciting news is that Love on Wheels has now reached 48% of our fundraising goal of $5000! Click on the new links to the right of this post to make a donation or follow our progress!
Our route is nearly complete! We figure it will take us 16 days of riding with 3 days of rest/rain interspersed to complete the trek from Ottawa to Boylston Provincial Park in Nova Scotia! And that includes a couple days of riding in PEI:) The first day of our ride will be July 17 and the last day will hopefully be August 4!!
The last couple weekends have been awesome riding with my sister! It feels great to have done our first 100 km ride...yay! We were also able to try out the camping/riding combo two weekends ago at Presqu'ile Provincial Park. Everything seems to be coming together perfectly so far...even the tennis elbow I was getting from riding has gone away! Now all we need are the Love on Wheels jerseys to arrive:)
Sarah
Monday, June 21, 2010
Our first 100 k day!
Check it out!
It actually felt pretty good, and my legs held up well. Now we just have to be ready to do 18 of these in a row. Piece of cake.
It actually felt pretty good, and my legs held up well. Now we just have to be ready to do 18 of these in a row. Piece of cake.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
4 Weeks!
I can't believe that in 4 short weeks Love on Wheels will begin!!
This weekend my sister and I are planning on riding together in Ottawa. It's going to be great to get in two solid rides (hopefully the weather cooperates!) and to be able to get more planning completed.
The route is well on it's way to being completed and we'll make it accessible as soon as we can!
I'm sure we'll have some great updates from this weekend, so stay tuned:)
Sarah
This weekend my sister and I are planning on riding together in Ottawa. It's going to be great to get in two solid rides (hopefully the weather cooperates!) and to be able to get more planning completed.
The route is well on it's way to being completed and we'll make it accessible as soon as we can!
I'm sure we'll have some great updates from this weekend, so stay tuned:)
Sarah
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Today's Ride Brought to You by the Letter "A"
Today's ride with the Brampton Club was awesome, awesome, awesome!
The weather forecast was slightly wrong and it didn't rain at all, not even one drop, on our ride which equals awesome.
The temperature was a little cooler and there were nice clouds to block the sun at times which equals awesome.
We rode together and everyone kept pace which equals awesome.
My top speed was 73.3 km/h which is a new record for me which equals AWESOME!!
We did a sprint finish (down a hill, up a hill and back down another hill) to end the ride which equals awesome.
We did 84 km in 3 hours 18 minutes which equals awesome.
And finally, I'm still smiling from the ride which equals AWESOME!!
Sarah
The weather forecast was slightly wrong and it didn't rain at all, not even one drop, on our ride which equals awesome.
The temperature was a little cooler and there were nice clouds to block the sun at times which equals awesome.
We rode together and everyone kept pace which equals awesome.
My top speed was 73.3 km/h which is a new record for me which equals AWESOME!!
We did a sprint finish (down a hill, up a hill and back down another hill) to end the ride which equals awesome.
We did 84 km in 3 hours 18 minutes which equals awesome.
And finally, I'm still smiling from the ride which equals AWESOME!!
Sarah
Friday, June 4, 2010
Attempting to Help
I did a nice ride today after work...a relatively quick 40 km. About 15 km into my ride I saw a guy on the side of road looking at his bike. Trying to do the "cyclist" thing, I slowed down and asked if he was okay to which he responded "no". Great I thought, this guy now thinks/hopes I can help him and I don't know anything about bikes!
I get over to his side and he says he has a flat, but has no pump, no spare tube and no cell phone. He doesn't know if he tube has a leak or what. I'm not much help as I also don't carry a pump so we can't test the tube for a leak. I offer him my cell phone but he can't remember anyone's numbers! I think it's wise if you ride without a phone to at least know some people's numbers by heart in the event of a bike malfunction or emergency! The easier option is to just carry a phone:)
He decides that he's going to check some of the houses near by to see if anyone has a pump. He thanked me for trying to help and off I went on my ride. On my way back I ended up passing him again unfortunately...he hadn't been able to find a pump and he wasn't able to contact anyone so he was walking his bike home. Thankfully he had a great attitude about the whole situation!!
Sarah
I get over to his side and he says he has a flat, but has no pump, no spare tube and no cell phone. He doesn't know if he tube has a leak or what. I'm not much help as I also don't carry a pump so we can't test the tube for a leak. I offer him my cell phone but he can't remember anyone's numbers! I think it's wise if you ride without a phone to at least know some people's numbers by heart in the event of a bike malfunction or emergency! The easier option is to just carry a phone:)
He decides that he's going to check some of the houses near by to see if anyone has a pump. He thanked me for trying to help and off I went on my ride. On my way back I ended up passing him again unfortunately...he hadn't been able to find a pump and he wasn't able to contact anyone so he was walking his bike home. Thankfully he had a great attitude about the whole situation!!
Sarah
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Protein!!
Saturday was an eventful day for me. It started off with the club ride that included a picnic in Eden Mills with about 80 club members! During the ride, one piece of advice I received was to be sure to eat a bunch of protein after each ride during our trip to help with recovery.
After the ride I went for dinner in Kitchener with my family and then off to a fundraiser for my high school’s athletic department with my friend Adrien.
Despite arriving fashionably late (by 1 hour) we were still early, so we headed over to the silent auction items to see what we could bid on. I put bids on a Bosu ball including a training kit, a Penguins jersey and wait for it, this is the most exciting part…a case of protein powder!! I told Adrien the advice I had received earlier in the day and we laughed at the prospect of winning an entire case. As this was still quite early in the night, we were sure we’d be out bid on everything:)
The rest of the evening was enjoyable as we caught up with people, played some games and checked our bids. Eventually I was out bid on the Bosu ball and the jersey, but I was still winning on one item! I was quite amused that at the end of the night I ended up with case of protein powder for only $25 haha. I should have no problem with my protein intake during Love on Wheels!
After the ride I went for dinner in Kitchener with my family and then off to a fundraiser for my high school’s athletic department with my friend Adrien.
Despite arriving fashionably late (by 1 hour) we were still early, so we headed over to the silent auction items to see what we could bid on. I put bids on a Bosu ball including a training kit, a Penguins jersey and wait for it, this is the most exciting part…a case of protein powder!! I told Adrien the advice I had received earlier in the day and we laughed at the prospect of winning an entire case. As this was still quite early in the night, we were sure we’d be out bid on everything:)
The rest of the evening was enjoyable as we caught up with people, played some games and checked our bids. Eventually I was out bid on the Bosu ball and the jersey, but I was still winning on one item! I was quite amused that at the end of the night I ended up with case of protein powder for only $25 haha. I should have no problem with my protein intake during Love on Wheels!
Sarah
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