Racking 'em up

So I have 2 weeks of rides to log. Sorry I've been a bit of a slacker, but I'm slowly paying you all back for your generosity.

Carri Palmer: I rode to work, the long way, for my boss...funny, huh? (16.5 miles). I also owed her a quick ride out to Highland High School (we were having spotty weather that week...sound familiar?) to square off her donation (9.5 miles).

John Gerritsen: Dr. Gerritsen was one of my Dad's dental colleagues. To thank him for his donation I took a very fast-paced, 68-mile ride out to Syracuse and back with my husband (too bad we didn't know it was the Salt Lake Century that day! There was quite the bicycle traffic!) We averaged about 20 mph! I also made 2 round-trip rides out to the Redwood Clinic (28 miles). The last 4 miles took me out to the base of Emigration Canyon for a grueling ride with one of my co-workers. Thanks!!

Craige Olson: Dr. Olson was another colleague of my Dad's. I'll start off his miles where I left off. The 1st 40 miles were the most grueling. I rode with a fellow pharmacist up to the top of Big Mountain, then added on a little climbing by riding out to I-80 in Parley's Canyon, then back up and over Emigration. Ouch...she really made me work! After a week of storms I was able to get a nice and long flat ride out to the point of the mountain/Draper (44 miles) to get the legs moving again. Next, I rode to work, then headed out to Millcreek Canyon after work until I hit snow. I had some guy chasing my wheel the whole way up (which kept me working extra hard the whole time), but I never let him catch me! I rode until I hit snow about 1/2 mile past Elbow's Fork and then headed back home (44 miles). His last miles were spent doing "intervals" around Sugarhouse Park. I'm surprised how much you can feel those 2 little hills after 10 laps! (22 miles). It took a while to check this donation off!

Jana Sorensen: I believe Jana also lost a loved one to the same cancer my dad died of. To thank her for her donation I did another round trip to work (Redwood Rd/2100 S) that was a little longer than planned because I kept hitting train crossings on 1700 South and had to ride up and around on 1300 S after work and 2100 South before work (15 miles). Plus, I did another trip to work with a quick jog out to my mom's (Big Cottonwood Canyon) afterwards (35 miles). Sorry if these are boring miles, but it's tricky to get enough training in when you work full time. I truly appreciate your donation!

According to my bike's odometer, my training miles to date are: 1439