Friday, December 27, 2013

Planning for the Big WINTER Ride

I had lunch with Nelle today. She will also be riding with our group from NYC to DC. We are the only two traveling from the District to begin the ride in NY.  I've quickly realized that I'm also the only 'grandma' in the group. In fact, I've calculated that the average age, excluding me, is 27.  My daughter is 33, which also happens to be the age of the next oldest person participating in this ride. That is definitely food for thought.

I quickly realized that Nelle was much more prepared than me. She had made notes and identified many things that we needed to review. I, of course, have only focused on the folly of riding 250+ miles in winter.  BUT, we now have a plan......we have gear shopping lists, snack shopping list, fundraising ideas, NYC transportation options and more.

Most importantly, I believe that we both recognized training will be the least of our concerns because ride or no ride, we'll still be biking anyway!

You can find both of us on Twitter:
LeslyJ @DCxFitChic
Nelle @NellePierson
#WeBikeToDC

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Biking from NYC to DC, in winter ... YIKES!

Not sure what I was thinking when I committed to ride from New York City to Washington DC, on a bicycle, in the middle of winter!

So far, I've gotten in a few training rides at temperatures of 40 degrees or less, and it's KILLING ME!
However, I'm committed and I'll be our there, with 9 other women covering 250+ miles over 4 days.

Find out more about our ride and our group at:
http://webikenyc.org/we-bike-to-dc/


Sunday, December 15, 2013

Creating my 2014 Ride Schedule

Just finished a conference call for my first scheduled ride of 2014.

I will be traveling, by bike, from NYC to DC, with 9 other women. We will be supporting the upcoming National Bike Summit in Washington, DC and specifically the Women's Summit. Very exciting times.

The ride begins on February 27th, which means it will probably still be COLD. For that reason, I am already questioning my sanity. But I'm committed and will begin training and fundraising ASAP!

Stand by for more details.........