Excerpt from my ride journal, #2 (for Chefs Cycle for No Kid Hungry)
Friday, April 24, 2015
Since I know little about cycling and even less about training, I take as gospel every word that comes out of Jason Roberts’ mouth. During our recent No Kid Hungry summit he said “don’t worry, just put some miles on the bike every day and you’ll be fine.” So that’s what I’ve been trying to do, even while Roe and Nate and I are on our annual trip to Turks and Caicos during Nate’s spring break.
It’s not easy to rack up 30 miles a day on an island (Parrot Cay) that is only 3 miles long. At least not without getting dizzy. The only bikes here are Gravity EZ Cruz, with one gear and tires as wide as a Volkswagen’s. The chain is so rusted I wanted to give the bike a tetanus shot. The average temperature here is 88 degrees.
An island vacation is certainly no hardship. But there is a sense that if I can ride in these conditions I can ride in any. I’ll keep doing what Jason advises. With less than 8 weeks to go, every mile counts. So does every donation.
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