Hubby and I did the TOSRV-WEST ride on Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18 in Montana. Joe calls it the "Great Montana Postal Ride" because it met the old post office credo "neither rain, hail, sleet, snow, or gloom of night shall keep us from our course" or something like that. Well we didn't have the gloom of night, but the clouds were dark enough to make the early afternoon look like late evening. We did unfortunately have snow, ice pellets, rain, snow pellets, and plenty of wind to make the ride a little more interesting (temps running between 28 deg and about 45 degrees). For those of you not familiar with the TOSRV (Tour of Swan River Valley) ride, it's a two day road ride from Missoula, Montana to Big Fork, Montana and back, which allows for two different starting points and two different ending locations that allow you to ride between 105 and 126 miles each day. Hubby and I put in 210 miles on Saturday and Sunday - qualifying us for a double century! The ride goes through some of the prettiest scenery in western Montana and provides a real great opportunity to test your winter training program out. Although the weather was a bit brisk. Joe and I had the best time of our lives. It was challenge, we met great people, the support was top notch, the food mmmmmmmm delicious. We thought we would need a week off from biking to recoup but by the following Saturday we did a 15 mile mountain bike ride with 12 of our friends and you know what?! It was a blast! One of the things about road riding is that it helps to build up your endurance. My mountain biking endurance and climbing have been phenominal since I started road riding. Now with the weather (finally) getting nice here in the Tacoma/Sumner/Enumclaw area Joe and I have been riding every night after work. From once a week on the weekends this past winter to almost every night this past week. Monday and Wednesday we rode our mountain bikes, Tuesday and Thursday evenings we did 35-40 mile road rides. This weekend biking! Tomorrow, Saturday, we are mountain biking with a few friends. Sunday we are doing the Peninsula Metric Century. You wanted the truth ..... here it is! LOL
I'm ready for summer 2003!

..... I am in a mountain bike race this June in Leavenworth and I am doing the Courage Classic in August!

Ok ..... someone else's turn!

Sue