(photos-chicken leg, Seven Creeks, Midway, sunburn)

Training training training- who knew how much time this would take up in our lives, but Ken and I are BUSY training everyday – well we get Mondays off!

Our bike rides are increasing in mileage. Due to my coaching of the Team in Training group on Saturday, Ken and I have to ride separately sometimes. It gets lonely. I don’t get to look at his cute cakes. Or stop in Midway for a Mountain Dew and PB&J sandwich. Well I can, but it is not as much fun. Last Sunday we got to cycle together and it was SO windy that within a couple of miles we felt battered and bruised. We had a nice ride to Shore Acres, which was one of the first rides we did the very first year we started this cycling. That year as we flew down the long hill to the river, I thought I was going to die – I was going so fast and braked the entire way. Then when we got to the bottom I flagged down a lady and asked her if there was another way out – I did not want to go back up the hill, but “no” was her reply and I started up the hill. I kept hearing a THUMP THUMP sound and finally figured out it was my heart beating loud! But this trip – did not break as much, got about 40 MPH and did not think I was going to die. Knew I had to climb back up and felt fine about it. After a bad start up the hill and telling Ken I would see him at the top, I had to clip out and go back down the hill to get a better gear. Up Up this Shore Acres hill goes, and I made it and never did hear my heart. I did see visions of chicken legs because Edward had called and said he would meet us at his house with some food from church. Well he plays the organ and piano for a black church and I just knew there was some chicken in that food grouping. I got to the top, found Ken at Edwards house and Ken broke the bad news “no Edward arriving with food”. He had changed his mind. So I had to eat a PB&J sandwich instead. I called Edward a big fat liar for the second time on Shore Acres because last time he had told us that the area around his house was FLAT!

We then rode down seven creeks road, where the creek crosses the road – yes yes 7 times!
The water was up and algae was slippery so we had to unclip and walk our bikes across the streams. Very beautiful area! Then we got back into the wind and decided after 35 miles which seemed like 70 miles, we would go back to Falling Springs Recreation Center and do the rest of the miles on the spin bike, which was so nice! The wind is hard to pedal into and then when it is a cross wind and moves your bike as you ride – well let’s just say – I was cussing and praying.

A couple of weeks ago, Ken did the Falling Springs Heart and Sole Triathlon and after running a few miles with the TNT group, I met him for a bike ride. It was a nice sunny day as you can see from the sunburn lines on Ken's back! Gosh we have fun!!!