My husband and I have done two Team in Training century rides. It's a fantastic program! We came from a mountain biking background. When our local mtn bike trails got destroyed during all those hurricanes a few years ago we went out and bought road bikes.

The road bike kind of scared me compared to the mtn bike. I didn't like riding on the road with cars, and those skinny tires of the bike took some getting used to. I received a TNT brochure in the mail and figured signing up for a century ride would get me used to riding the road bike. And now I am a road bike addict - I'm mostly a roadie now and hardly ever ride my mtn bike anymore.

Our first TNT event was in 2006. We did the Intracoastal Century Ride which took place in Cocoa Beach, Florida October, 2006.

And we just completed the 25th annivesary of the El Tour de Tucson which took place on November 17, 2007. This was actually a 109 mile road bike ride which included 2 dry river bed crossings. Over 5,000 bikers participated in this ride - it was awesome. My husband and I were the mentors for our local S. Florida TNT cycle team.

And this year my husband will be the cycling coach for the 2008 TNT winter season and I'll probably be one of the mentors. We'll be training for the 2008 Intracoastal Century Ride.

Raising the money is always our main concern. Since we are both participating that means we have to raise double the $$. The Cocoa Beach ride was a local event so we only had to raise $2,800 each = $5,600 total. The fundraising for Tucson was $4,100 each but since we were the mentors we only had to raise $3,100 each x 2 = $6,200.

As a coach, my husband isn't required to do any fundraising. So this year's fundraising should be a piece o'cake!

Both seasons we met a terrific bunch of people on our cycle teams. We are still friends with many of them. That's one of the best parts of joining TNT in my opinion. 5 of our Tucson team members, including our coach, are now training for our local MS150 ride - a 2 day, 150 mile road bike ride that benefits the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

GO TEAM!!!!!!

And now that I love road riding so much I have a new bike on order. A 2008 Trek Madone 6.5 WSD - it's SICK!!!! The bike I have now is awesome = Cannondale Synapse 2 WSD, but once the biking bug hits, forget about it!