P12 - randonneuring.

[Catrin]

It would be interesting to know how many members of the Ohio Randonneurs Club live in Indiana - like me.

It will take some time to put this together, and there are recommendations on how much climbing should be in a particular route. Unsure at this point if the recommendations are just that or requirements. Obviously southern Indiana has enough topography for climbing, but it might be challenging to design a 100k route in my desired area to meet that recommendation. We will see, but I really do not want to go further afield for a 100k route as I want to be close to it.

This is going to be fun

[Biciclista]

completed my 5th 100k ride this month. have 7 more to go!

[jobob]

Excellent!

[Veronica]

completed my 5th 100k ride this month. have 7 more to go!

Congratulations!

So... where did you ride? C'mon give us some details!

Veronica

[Biciclista]

oh, I posted it in the weekend ride thread.
We found the most gorgeous permanent that started in Olympia washington.



we saw lots of lovely vistas as we rode from Olympia to Rochester to Rainier and Tenino
and Lacy and back to Olympia.



like the biggest Alpaca Herd I've ever seen!



brilliant views of Mt St Helens (center on horizon)


and of course

Mount Rainier dominated the scene.




This is the only photo of us together, right before the ride. We needed to work off all that bulk.
It took us a little over 6 hours to complete this 68 mile ride.

[Veronica]

Nice! Thanks for posting it here. I hadn't looked at the weekend rides. (Can't read everything!)

Veronica

[Susan126]

Way to go Mimi! You sure had a beautiful day for your P5!!!!

I will have to start all over once my back is better. I'm slowly getting there. S l o w l y!

Apparently after seeing many doctors these last few months it's my L5/S1 causing all the pain. Trying to get the swelling and irritation down if the therapy and adjustments don't work the doctor said I will move on to "pain management" meaning spinal injection into the L5/S1. Hopefully I won't have to go that route. And once the pain is gone I am on a life time of core/back exercises to maintain my back health. The thing is I don't know how I hurt it in the first place. It all began way back in January. I tried to ride through it thinking at first it was a pulled muscle or tendon but it just kept getting worse. Anyway I'm happy to see you doing so well with your P12. I'm jealous but happy that you are going for it Mimi! Yeeeaahhhh!

[Biciclista]

Finished my 8th P12 today. We rode about 72 miles (it's more than 100 kilometers). We started in some hilly territory and finished off in the flats. The ride is called the Snoqualmie River run. More than 3/4 of the ride was alongside an event ride "Mountains to Sound" which had 75 milers and 100 milers, most very fit athletes.

We just found out my DH has cancer, and more importantly in the short run, he's supposed to have a "PET" scan on Monday. And they don't want him exercising AT ALL on Sunday; so I was a little nervous about him doing this ride, even though it was saturday; when we looked on line, it said that you should not exercise for 48 hours before the test.. so DH agreed, we'd ride hard until 11am and then take it easy for the rest of the ride. I heard "we'd ride hard for the first half of the ride and then take it easy"
well..
DH meant He'd take it easy, not me; I still had to work hard. I'm kind of exhausted by all the nervous energy expended while discovering your beloved spouse of 33 odd years has Cancer and i would not have even DONE the ride if he hadn't insisted. It seems HE wants me to get the P12 more than I do. So when we had gone about 30 miles, I wanted to start pooping along. DH wanted me to ride more than 12mph (I was going about 8-10 on some very slight grades, maybe it was a headwind slowing me down) so we both got cranky.
we had until 3pm to finish the ride and we finished at 1:45. The start and end of the ride was right next to a Whole foods supermarket. We wandered in there and discovered that Saturday is STILL sample day at some supermarkets and I managed to eat plenty wandering around that store.

Next month? DH already asked friends if they would lead me on my next rides if he is not able. "only" 4 more to go!

[shootingstar]

DH meant He'd take it easy, not me; I still had to work hard. I'm kind of exhausted by all the nervous energy expended while discovering your beloved spouse of 33 odd years has Cancer and i would not have even DONE the ride if he hadn't insisted. It seems HE wants me to get the P12 more than I do. So when we had gone about 30 miles, I wanted to start pooping along. DH wanted me to ride more than 12mph (I was going about 8-10 on some very slight grades, maybe it was a headwind slowing me down) so we both got cranky.
we had until 3pm to finish the ride and we finished at 1:45. The start and end of the ride was right next to a Whole foods supermarket. We wandered in there and discovered that Saturday is STILL sample day at some supermarkets and I managed to eat plenty wandering around that store.

Mimi, your hubby has cancer? What type...?

[Biciclista]

read the last two pages of dear so and so. He has esophageal cancer. All details are there
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showp...postcount=3308 start here.

[shootingstar]

I'm sorry mimi, to hear this and am not familiar with how this cancer type behaves.

{{{Wishing you and Don}}} strength now on your rides and time together. May there will be more tailwinds on those rides than headwinds.

[Susan126]

Sorry to hear this news Mimi! Prayers for both Don and you!