Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Old Stomping Grounds


Our family went to Pennsylvania to visit family over Easter break. We left warm N.C. for 50 and 60 degree days in PA. It was a reality check for me to commit to training in cooler temps and to have peace that God had a plan for my training. It couldn't have worked out better. PTL. Here are some of the highlights. One of the highlights was a climb up King's Gap (4 miles of gradual climbing, but the view was well worth it!




A few days later, my good friend Todd and I got to ride 57 miles through some serious rolling hills of Central PA. It was really nice to have someone to share the ride.


Finally, I got my first 100 mile ride in my life. 7 hours 15 min with 30 minutes for rest stops. PTL for the energy and for friends in NC praying for me. God blessed with energy to complete the ride and to go out to dinner with my wife afterwards. Now that's a win-win!! One of the roads on this ride was Easy Rd, which was early on. After 75 miles, it really did seem easy! PTL!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Easy Road. You might want to make a few copies of that photo and hang in your bunk or tent during the actual ride from NC to Orlando!

Keep up the hard work and dedication to complete and finish well.

TB
Lancaster PA

D. H. said...

Sounds like a good week: not just of training but everything! Neat. And congratulations on doing a 100 miler - even if it was on easy street... Just kidding. :-)