I am leaving for Duluth tomorrow(Thursday) around 2pm.
My beautiful Dana and I are going up to enjoy a little peace, quiet, and relaxation before I ride.
We have a lakeside whirlpool suite that will keep us comfortable.
Calm before the storm.
It is predicted to rain from Duluth to Hinckley all day Saturday, and from Hinckley to Blaine all day Sunday.
Lucky me.
Wet Sack.
It sucks but I will prevail...I will complete my journey with or without reaching my goal of 17 mph average.
I seriously doubt that I will reach it now.
It was a stretch before I heard that the weather was going to be poor, now it is almost definite.
Whether or not I succeed with my 17 mph goal, I will be done pushing myself to the limit for future rides.
I want to relax, go slow and meet people, or better yet ride with friends at a decent pace.
That is the next step of my life.
I will be able to meet more people with MS and get to know them better than I have in the past.
The end of an era...
Hopefully I go out on top.
I rode yesterday even though it was moist.
My Left knee is still bothering me a bit.
It was VERY windy and my speed reflected it but I was still OK with my end result even though it sucked.
16.1
The good news about it all is this:
I am officially down 30+ pounds from March 1st.
And I have trained more than I ever have before. 206 miles of training compared to 202 from last year!!
Also, I raised over $1000 in 4 days!!!!
That is amazing! I am totally ecstatic about this!!!
Thank you all who donated!!!
Wish me luck.
Pray for no wind or for the wind to be at my back.
Pray for safety and security...and no rain!!
Thank you all for backing me.
Here are my averages so far in order from my first ride of the year, to the last:
13.7
15.1
14.8
15.1
15.9
15.5
16.2
16.1
16.1
17.3
17.2
16.6
16.1
17.7
17.3
16.7
18.0
18.3
17.9
17.9
16.1
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17.64 average for the last 5 rides
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16.46 average overall
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http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/MNMBikeEvents?px=1867336&pg=personal&fr_id=7100&s_tafId=56911