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I've been having challenges with my bike tires. I would get through half a workout on my trainer, and the back one would go flat. I finally (after 4 trips to the local bike shop) got the issue figured out, and the tire has stayed inflated for a few weeks. But, it was with a lot of nervous, promises from DH that he would come pick me up, etc, that I headed out the door Saturday.

The ride was harder than I thought it would be for a 30 miler (rolling hills - only one short, steep...

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In July, I plan to ride 100 miles on my bike for the LiveStrong Foundation. I would ideally like to accomplish this in under 7 hours. I am riding in Memory of my Mother, Joan, and I am riding in Honor of Carola who has inspired so many of us in so many ways here on the Cathe boards.

I will start my training in January, with my serious training starting in May - 2 months before the ride. In December I plan to do FitnessFreaks Leg Blast rotation in order to really build my leg strength...

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I did the Tour for Woodside today! It was a very fun ride - I did the 55 miler. Sorry, but I don’t have any photos. It’s too bad because parts of this ride were absolutely stunning. We started off from Woodside high school about 7AM and the first three miles were uphill – not too steep but constant. Then the road turned into rolling hills paralleling highway 280. About 5 miles into the ride we started riding beside a reservoir and the views were beautiful. We did a big circle and came back to riding...

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