Introducing...me

[luv'nAustin]

Happy Birthday Cari, hope your day is great and that you get your ride!
I look forward to reading more about you on the "getting to know you" thread.

karri

[Bike Goddess]

Hi Cari- Thanks for speaking up! Re today- that rain should go away by this afternoon so maybe you can get out! You have a great bike! Hills should eventually be lots of fun!

Re training for Cinderella- if you can't get up to San Jose, see if you have a group of riders closer to you. I ride with my local club and it has been great training for me. If you can find "no drop" rides, then you'll be fine EVEN if you are the last one! I was the last one for quite some time, but I'm so stubborn I kept working at it and now at least I'm in the middle of the group!

You have some great hills in your area which I reccommend you try for training if nothing else works. Hills develop your cardiovascular system plus strenghthen your legs. If you can do those hills in Morgan Hill, you'll be able to do the Cindy ride. I trust you have all the info and are on the mailing list.

Does your hubby ride as well? Maybe the two of you can get out for a ride. Distance does matter even if you don't do a lot of hills on those rides. IF you can do 45-50 miles in a ride, the Cinderella ride will be a snap for you. Maybe you can entice some of our southern people from San Jose to come join you on a ride or two!

Good luck. Hope to see you at Cinderella. It's lots of fun!

[slinkedog]

Hey Cari! I live in South San Jose and like to ride out around Calero/Chesbro/Uvas. I've been off my bike for a while, so maybe sometime we could get together for a ride! I always like to have a partner.

Saturday looks like a bust because of the rain, but I'm going to try to do a ride on Sunday in the afternoon.

Hope you enjoy your bike!! Happy Birthday!