One year later

Well, a year later, and we are back at it.

We had a phenomenal ride around Lake Tahoe last year, and while we decided to not do it again this year, we are very busy with other events.

We rode Reach the Beach again this weekend, but went out of Corvallis. There were way fewer hills at the beginning, but the whole ride is 110 miles (actually 108.75 to be exact).

It was a hot day, in the 90s at least. But we kept the sunscreen on and tried to go fast enough that we always felt a breeze. Overall, we did great. 6.5 hours of actual riding time. And that's great considering we are planning to ride 210 miles in 7 weeks - Seattle to Portland.

In addition to that one-day ride, I am training for the Pacific Crest Triathlon on June 29. It's an Olympic Triathlon, .9 mile (1.5Km) swim, 28 mile (40Km) bike ride, and 6.2 mile (10Km) run.

I am feeling really great about and ready for the challenge.

I also signed up for a weekly training group called Portland Fit and if I stick with it through the heat of the summer, I will be trained to run the Portland Marathon...which means I will have run a marathon before I turn 36...there is something appealing to that.

Stay tuned...