2 WEEKS and counting

Wow, what a great day for a ride.  Finally spring has sprung around here.  It was a beautiful 72 degrees by the end of the ride. Check out the ReLive link below, by clicking on it, and you can see where I went this morning.

Relive Link

I am only 2 weeks out, depending on how you count.  I leave for LA on May 11th, which is 2 weeks from yesterday, but I don’t start riding until 2 weeks from tomorrow.  I feel as if I am ready, I have ridden now over 2400 miles YTD, so a lot of time on the bike which is very important.  Although, one can never simulate what it would be like to ride their bike across the country, except for actually doing it, the next best thing is to get a lot of time in the saddle, which I have done.

I have also dropped several lbs. so that should make the climbing a little easier.  It will be interesting to see if I actually lose weight on this trip.  The other ones that I have done, although they have only been week long tours, I have not lost any.  It may be because of the amount of  “trash” that I eat. “Trash” being junk food, like ice cream and cookies daily and during the ride.  You know one needs to have a lot of carbs for energy. :)

It has been hard to see the comments on this blog, so if you have a question, or want to tell me something, just shoot me an email. Brucegreen2@comcast.net. 

Thank you for following along with me on this journey, and if you can please make a donation to the Children's Hospital below.  100% of your funds go to the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.

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Trial Packing Run, a success!

So on a rainy Sunday, and I got everything done that I needed to do, including a little exercise at the fitness center, so I tried packing.  It was just a trial run, but the bags are small and I have tried to limit the amount of things that I need/want to bring, with the tour group’s suggested items, and number of things like shorts, shirts, pants, etc.  

Most people would probably not be concerned about packing for a trip, BUT what if I told you I am only allowed to bring 30 TOTAL LBS.  for 49 days, and it must fit in the 2 duffle bags that they sent to me.  The sheet of paper on the top of the bags is for your reference to the size.  They aren’t big.

That is a lot of time to not have a lot of items.  I packed wisely, used zip lock bags for vitamins and medicine, bought travel size tooth paste and shaving cream, throw away razors, and only the bare essentials.

The  test was a success, and I still have room and LBS. to go if I want to add in more.

The training has been going well.  I now have logged over 2100 miles YTD.  I am feeling very good about it.

There are only 2 more weeks before I send my bike off, it will be shipped to LA on Friday May 4th.  I will try to borrow a friends bike for a couple of rides on the weekend of May 4th, just to keep my legs turning for a couple of extra days.

Thank you for following along with me on this journey, and if you can please make a donation to the Children's Hospital below.  100% of your funds go to the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.

DONATE HERE

As a non-profit institution, the Children's Hospital provides care to the children who come through its' doors regardless of the family's ability to pay.  Caring support from the community allows this level of service to continue.