I guess I'm just like everyone else here. You see my tagline, so you know I enjoy what I call the "cheesecake/pizza benefit".

I started in December because I was bored to tears with hiking and started dating my BF who has been riding since he was 12.

I keep riding because I love the "high" you get from exercise (and boy do you get it with cycling!), because it keeps me in shape as I approach 40, because I need to have goals for my excercise (and I'd run out of goals with hiking), and obviously because I love to eat.

But funny how what motivates me can change with the sport; I thought I'd be a trail-girl because I love long slow activity. But, with cycling, I like going FAST! And now I can't believe I ever enjoyed hiking (5 stinking hours to get to the top...what's that all about??? LOL)