Category Archives: Cycling
Cycling to Get Ice Cream
Saturday, Ray, Kayleigh and I rode our regular cycling route where we stop halfway to get ice cream. Yay! It’s a sweet ride, and not just because of the ice cream. It’s also very simple because we start from our home.
Little Red Riding Hood 2008 Video
I finally took some time out and edited some of the footage that Ray took of our ride a week ago in Logan, Utah. I captured and edited the video with Final Cut Pro 6 and I created the opening in Motion 3. [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/1185741[/vimeo]
Little Red Riding Hood 2008
Yesterday, Kayleigh and I rode the Little Red Riding Hood. We were planning on riding 62 miles. Elevation Map We climbed a total of 2040 ft. and descended a total of 2150 ft. Unfortunately, we experienced headwind both ways and it was quite cold. Our intended 62 mile road stopped at 44 miles. A short [...]
Getting Ready for Long Rides
Our Typical Preparation Ride The route on the right is our typical 27 mile ride from Taylorsville, UT to Bluffdale, UT. We use this ride to prep for our long rides. We also grab an ice cream at the half-way point. It is a really good idea to go on regular rides in order to [...]
Little Red Riding Hood, June 7, 2008
Once again, I will be riding the Little Red Riding Hood, women’s only ride, on June 7 in Cache Valley Utah. I rode 78 miles last year with Kayleigh. It hurt but was so much fun riding with over 1800 women struggling and enjoying as much as we did. We ate lunch together and we [...]
Cycling and the Lessons it Teaches
Coping with Self Doubts and Working to Persevere Once again, I have started riding my bike for longer distances. Ray, Kayleigh, and I rode in the Salt Lake Century ride this morning. Despite having a hysterectomy 3 1/2 months ago I was able to ride 40 miles on a fairly flat terrain. Yet, it was [...]
July 4th Festivities
Happy Independence Day! My house on Independence Day My July 4th Adventures I started out the day by sleeping in, but we had wanted to leave early because it is so hot. Oh well. Weather forecast from ksl.com So we started off at 11 AM. We went on a little different route by going mainly [...]
Long Rides with Ben and Liz
50 Miler to Lehi and over Camp Williams Road On Saturday June 9, Ray and I rode 50 miles with Ben and the Pratts. This ride was the rap-up to Ben’s cycling merit badge. We did an insane ride from our home to Lehi, Utah and back. This ride involves a huge hill from Salt [...]
Little Red Riding Hood 2007 – 78 miles
What is Little Red Riding Hood? Little Red Riding Hood is a sponsored women’s-only bicycle ride with ride distances of 38 miles, 68 miles, and 105 miles. Each participant can choose which distance she will ride. Each registration of $45 had $5 going to Huntsman Cancer Hospital benefiting breast cancer research. Any extra purchases such [...]
What are you Capable of Accomplishing?
I have been thinking since my bike ride Saturday about how we get through our trials and how we succeed in our accomplishments. How do we, as parents, cope with a child’s diagnosis of a chronic illness like diabetes? How do we have the energy to work and take care of wonderful children? How do [...]
