IT’S GO TIME! Check out my 2017 route here! ** Read the BLOG ** I joined Bike the US for MS in 2015 when I rode the final 250+ miles of the cross country bike ride from Carson City, NV to San Francisco, CA. In 2016, I decided to up the miles and ride in […]
Well, in 5 short days, the NoTier (Northern Tier) will be taking off from Bar Harbor, ME heading west to Seattle, WA. I’m so excited for them .. some of my team mates from last year will be doing the ride and I can wait to follow their journey and send care packages! From now
This summer, I am traveling across Italy with my bike, Kip. We land in Rome on 6 July and enjoy a rest day to resolve any travel issues and prepare for the 4 days of biking it will take to get to Aunt Alba’s house. I will travel up and over the Apennine Mountains before
This is what a blog post will like when I post from Italy! In a week, I’ll be catching a flight (or three!) over to Rome with Kip! I’ve arranged to have WiFi at all overnight locations so I should be blogging every night from my phone and this is what it will look like.
How awesome is my friend Christy for taking me to the BART station at 0330 to help send me off? Here I am, on the train headed for SFO to start my adventure. Just to think this whole thing started back in November when my friend Tobias and I were enjoying a nice homemade
I can’t believe it’s finally here. I’m riding my bike.. in Italy! I’ll start with something I learned. It was suggested to me that all I really need to know is how to ask for the bathroom. Dové il bagno? But the problem with that is they will tell you where the bathroom is….. In
Perhaps I over extended myself. This heat is ridiculous. I can’t drink enough water and I haven’t felt like eating because of the heat. Today was the toughest day I’ve ever spent on a bike. 10 hours out in the heat! Fortunately there is access to fresh water for free in pretty much every town.
Lots of great words that I’m thinking about today. Here’s a snippet as I relax at my first rest stop at 20 miles. Elizabeth: One day at a time, one hill at a time, one rotation of your wheel at a time. Kaylyn: YOU’VE GOT THIS. You can so do this- and you’re not
After having a really difficult day yesterday, I was ready to bounce back today and take control of this ride. I can do nothing about the heat but I can drink more water, eat more food and take more breaks. Apparently yesterday I did everything wrong! 🙂 I also have the choice to leave earlier.
