I don't post much, but I have been reading this board for about six months now, so I thought maybe I should.

I had a GREAT ride today. It was a 'training' ride for the Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS, the actual ride is in Sept and is 150 miles over two days. They put together these 'training' rides to keep people enthused and to train the support teams.

The weather here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area is almost perfect for riding today (shorts weather, sorry to all you up in the great white north), though it did get a little windy, downtown especially (put tall buildings on a prairie and you end up with wind tunnels, who'd a-thunk it!) The ride was hilly, by central Texas standards, so it was a bit challenging for me, but it felt great to be out riding in a group on the streets again.

Last fall was my first time doing the Lone Star Ride. I only did 47 miles on Saturday and 51 on Sunday (30 of those were AFTER I had a truck door slammed on my right hand, so I feel pretty good about that). I am a relatively new rider, and the 47 miles were the most I had ever done on the road in one day. To be able to do even more the following day was astounding to me. My goal this year is to do the whole thing...and to raise a ton of money, of course

Ride safely,

Barbara