2008 Reach the Beach

[Sprocket's Mom]

Hi back at cha!!! Brother is on his third deployment!!! He's been gone for about 6 months now and has another year(ish) to go.
This is not the Pear Bottom'd girls ride. That's the "Summit to Surf" with is for the American Diabetes Assn. at the end of July.
How're ya feeling today???

[imdeanna]

GREAT today! no lingering 'soreness' ....ANYWHERE!!!

Yesterday my right calf was tight and super sore...but after a LOT of massaging...it's A-OK today! (I need to do more stretching before and after I guess)

Wow....3rd deployment.... at this point it must be harder on you guys than it is on him huh?

:::::glass in the air:::::: Here's to your brother...& a safe return, & happy visit!

[oxysback]

I'm doing Reach the Beach, but starting from Scholls. He's be welcome to ride with us (there are a few of us in the group) but since we're starting from different places there's probably no chance of meeting up with him.

Anyone else doing this ride??

[Wahine]

Well Sprocket's Mom and imdeanna... so I find you here having a party amonst yourselves while I'm not looking. I have one thing to say....

Get back on your bikes girls!!! What's all this lollygagging?!

[imdeanna]

Get back on your bikes girls!!! What's all this lollygagging?!

It's all this stupid 'work' stuff!!! it gets in the way of all my fun!!!

I'm going to do the Mosier tunnels on Saturday, which way would you say is better....starting at HR or starting at Mosier?

I got my cleats, so I can wear my cycling shoes!! (which is the reason I want to go non traffic area to get used to being clipped in!)

[imdeanna]

Oh...btw Wahine...did you get my PM I sent you about the fitting time???

[Wahine]

I did, but I've been having some trouble getting things figured out. I'm hoping this weekend will work but I need to find out when DH is working.

[Sprocket's Mom]

I'm going to do the Mosier tunnels on Saturday, which way would you say is better....starting at HR or starting at Mosier?

Either way is nice. If you want to do a long drawn out climb right off the bat, you go from Mosier and get to go down that one on your way back. WHEEEEEEE!!!! If you want to do the hill in the "middle" of the ride you go from Hood River. This is all assuming that you will go out and back. If you're gonna have a car at both ends well then, it's just a matter of whether you want to climb fairly steadily in the beginning or not.

Thanks for the cheers to my brother too. We're REALLY looking forward to having him home for good next year.

[Wahine]

DeAnna - Yeah, what SM said. I would guess that you might want to start on the HR side to get used to the pedals on a steady and less steep incline. The climb from Mosier is steeper but I don't think it's worse than what we did last weekend.