Spring Hill Loop

A few weeks ago I went on the Overland Park SPIN Pizza Ride. While there, I met R and we decided to meet up again and go for ride. We met up on Friday at Bike Source on 135th and Quivira and headed out to Spring Hill and back. Total distance was around 30 miles. Ride time 2:13. Good ride, quite a few rolling hills which at times seemed to get the best of me. She gave me some tips for hill training, and offered to ride with me, which would be good, because I don't think I would be able to keep myself motivated riding up and down the same hill.

Went for a 10 mile ride yesterday along the Shawnee Mission Trail. We got onto the trail off of 95th street and headed south. There are a lot more hills on this section of the trail vs when you head north.

Kansas Ironman 70.3

Yesterday would have been a great day to race, the weather was cool, no humidity. Some were complaining about the wind, but it wasn't that bad, and I think wind is just something you deal with in Kansas on a regular basis.

I was volunteering in Transition 2, I got to see everyone come in and drop off their bikes before heading out to the run. I was stationed next to where the pros had their bikes. Crissie Wellington was there and ran right by me as she was coming in. This transition was also next to the finishing shoot, so I got to see everyone come in as they finished the 70.3 mile race.

After finishing, Crissie Wellington handed out medals to everyone else as they were coming in. I used my volunteer shirt to sneak back there and get a picture and autograph from her.

I'm glad I was able to volunteer, I'm pumped and ready to start training for next year's race. Below are some photos I took as well as a link to a short video clip covering the day. When the race director is talking you can see me standing behind him in my khaki shorts and green t-shirt.

LINK TO VIDEO

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2011/jun/13/well-well-well-chrissie-wellington-rallies-kansas-/

Kansas Ironman 70.3

I'm volunteering today at the Kansas Ironman 70.3. Originally I wanted to participate this year, but with the move I knew it would be impossible to properly train. So I decided to volunteer to give me a chance to see what the event is like and maybe help reduce some of the stress and nervousness I'll be feeling when I compete next year.

SPIN! Pizza Bike Ride

I went out Monday night of the SPIN! Pizza Ride that left from the Overland Park location. The first 75 people to sign in received a free pair of socks! I think I signed in as #20. There ended up being around 80 people on the ride, I've never ridden in a group that large before. I was a little nervous at first as we were heading out and finding a place in line with everyone. Ended up being a good ride. I did the shorter route which was around 13 miles, next time, I'm going to get out faster to keep up with the first pack to do the longer loop.

TDB 2011

Tour de Brew:

On May 22nd I rode in the 1st Annual Tour de Brew. 62 miles around Kansas City. The first 10 miles took you through the Beer History of Kansas City. However, I was too busy riding my bike to stop and look at the fancy brochure they gave us for the tour. Overall a good ride, and organized considering it was their first year. Can't wait til next year.

One Bike, One Camera

A simple concept... When I ride around on my bike, I usually have a camera with me. When I do longer rides, I may mount a camera on my bike and take one picture every mile. Sometimes I do ride without my camera, and I may use this blog to tell you about those adventures. Sometimes I have my camera when I'm not riding my bike, and again, I may use this blog to tell you about those adventures. But I assure you, a bike and/or  camera will somehow be involved with each post.