Randy and Sue Lindberg: I did a very special ride for my in-laws. My husband, Lance, is actually raising money for Huntsman Cancer Foundation for the LOTOJA bike race in honor of his step-mom, Sue, who is a breast cancer survivor (you can see his site at http://www.active.com/donate/lotoja08/cyclingforsusan). I'll have to admit it was my least favorite ride, but only because it was the most painful. But, since Sue has been through the wringer with cancer already it seemed fitting that she would deserve this heinous ride. My first mistake was to wait until 9 AM to leave. Not a good idea on 98 degree day. My first obstacle was Little Cottonwood Canyon. The top is about 26 miles from home. That was a real scorcher, but I'm not sure if it was as bad as my second obstacle, Big Cottonwood Canyon. There was essentially no breeze and no shade. Man that one hurt. The round trip was 85 miles (and ~8000 feet of vertical?). I squared off their donation on a nice breezy Saturday morning out to Redwood Road and up to North Salt Lake and back (15 miles). Thanks!
Nick & Dev Wilkinson: I had a blast on their 25 miles. I got up REALLY early and rode 25 miles before I got to work at 7:50 AM. I finally made my goal of averaging over 20 mph on my own! I rode West to Redwood Road then north until the road ends and circled back to work on 2100 South. Morning rides are the best.
Scott & Kelley Grandy: For my cousin, Scott, and his wife I took an early morning ride out to Hogle Zoo and back (6 miles). then realized if I hustled I could still ride out to work and be there on time (14 miles) so I did. Your donation also saved me a gallon of gas by motivating me to get some miles in to and from work. Thanks!
Lisa Bowman: Lisa was my dad's office manager, and is now my brother's manager (since he took over the practice) and has been very helpful promoting this fundraiser at the office. Her dad also died of liver cancer. She was incredibly helpful when my dad was sick and we all appreciate everything she did. To thank her for her donation I did a return trip from work, then long way (11 miles) and an additional round trip to work (14 miles). Thanks for everything Lisa!
Miles to date: 2013...I passed the 2000 mile mark this week!!
Hours in the saddle: 112 (OUCH!)
LOTOJA here we come! I am raising money to fight cancer in memory of my Dad. I am riding 1 mile for every dollar donated and want to keep donors up to date on where I rode my bike to thank them. You can donate at: http://www.active.com/donate/lotoja08/ELindbe76
June 29, 2008
June 19, 2008
Ride Total Update
I keep forgetting to put my training miles to date! It's so fun to have a cyclocomputer. I got a new one not long after starting my LOTOJA training and was able to add in all of my season miles to the computer. According to my little computer I have logged 1,843 miles this season. Just to put it in perspective, it also has keeps track of my total riding time. I have spent 96 hours on my bike since I got my computer in April...that's 4 full days. Yikes!
Happy Father's Day Dad!!
This was my 2nd Father's Day without my Dad. It's funny how they're never that far away, really. His influence is all over in my life...my priorities, work ethic, ADHD...yep, they all came from him. I'm glad I have this summer of riding to keep him in my thoughts more often. Here's to a great Dad!
Darlene and Dick Gardner: My aunt Darlene is actually come be one of my support crew at LOTOJA. I'm sooo excited!! I put in some great miles for them. One epic Saturday I headed south, up and over Suncrest (ouch...very steep!), and over towards American Fork Canyon hoping that the road still had snow on it (but deep down hoping it was clear). It was May 31st and it was the last day the gate was closed for the upper road. I kept expecting to hit snow (because Millcreek still has snow at the top), but I never hit it, so I just HAD to down the other side to Sundance...I couldn't help myself. I took Provo Canyon to Orem then headed straight home for a super 106-miler. (Note to self, never just take a Discover card on rides...all I wanted was a Subway after I got out of the canyon and I now know they only take Visa and Mastercard...big bummer.). I just finished up their last 19 miles the other day (6/18). I decided I'd try to get up REALLY early before work and ride. I made it most of the way up Emigration before I had to turn around. It was so nice and cool, ahhh. Thanks again Darlene and Dick!
Tiffany Hall, Jolena Hagen, Kathi Hansen: These are some of the fabulous ladies I work with at the Redwood Clinic. Jolena even started riding her bike to work. Way to go! I did a round trip to work June 9th (10 miles for Tiffany, plus 4 towards Jolena's), plus another trip June 10th to work that sent me out to Millcreek Canyon after my shift was over. Her remaining 21 miles ALMOST got me to the top (rather, the big pile of snow about 1/4 mile from the top). I rode the last few miles for Kathi and all the way back home (25 miles) for a 46-miler with lots of climbing. Thanks for your support!
Ruth and Wallace Gatrell: This is my grandma and grandpa, and I actually rode their miles for them today (6/19). I rode out to my mom's house by Big Cottonwood Canyon and met my little sister, Allison (she's getting married in 2 months!). We rode along Wasatch out to the base of South Mountain in Draper. We felt the burn all of the way up to Suncrest (where we stopped and had some yummy ice cream :) then we headed back to my Mom's because Allison is actually sane and 40 miles is a plenty good ride for her. I had an itch to ride up Emigration, past Little Dell, and to the top of Big Mountain. Just to make sure I'd complete a century I rode down I-80 (Parley's) and back up to the backside of Emigration. It turns out I probably didn't have to add that climb because I had gone almost 103 miles by the time I got home. It was a hot one (luckily it was breezy.) A complete stranger did the nicest thing for me. I asked him at Little Dell if he knew where the nearest water was-it turns out there isn't any water near. I saw him again maybe 10 minutes later up the road and he had gotten some bottled water for me from some campers. How unexpectedly kind! It was a very fun day of riding!
Clorinda and Jim Fontano: So, I have to borrow the extra 3 miles from today's ride and add it to the 47 mile ride I did out to Provo. This was a unique ride because I actually had to go get Allison's car (she accidentally left it down there and needed it when I picked her up from the airport that night, long story), so it was a one-way trip. I think Clorinda spent her share of time in Provo, so I'm sure she won't mind that the ride ended there!
Tammy and Gene Van Tassell: Tammy is my Dad's sister, and to thank them for their donation, I rode from my apartment downtown to Little Cottonwood Canyon. I stopped at Entry 2 (and hung out at our family time share up there for a few hours ;), then rode home. If you would believe it, that is a 50-mile trip (with a lot of climbing...in the middle of a hot June day, big mistake, but that's okay because it's all worth it!).
Darlene and Dick Gardner: My aunt Darlene is actually come be one of my support crew at LOTOJA. I'm sooo excited!! I put in some great miles for them. One epic Saturday I headed south, up and over Suncrest (ouch...very steep!), and over towards American Fork Canyon hoping that the road still had snow on it (but deep down hoping it was clear). It was May 31st and it was the last day the gate was closed for the upper road. I kept expecting to hit snow (because Millcreek still has snow at the top), but I never hit it, so I just HAD to down the other side to Sundance...I couldn't help myself. I took Provo Canyon to Orem then headed straight home for a super 106-miler. (Note to self, never just take a Discover card on rides...all I wanted was a Subway after I got out of the canyon and I now know they only take Visa and Mastercard...big bummer.). I just finished up their last 19 miles the other day (6/18). I decided I'd try to get up REALLY early before work and ride. I made it most of the way up Emigration before I had to turn around. It was so nice and cool, ahhh. Thanks again Darlene and Dick!
Tiffany Hall, Jolena Hagen, Kathi Hansen: These are some of the fabulous ladies I work with at the Redwood Clinic. Jolena even started riding her bike to work. Way to go! I did a round trip to work June 9th (10 miles for Tiffany, plus 4 towards Jolena's), plus another trip June 10th to work that sent me out to Millcreek Canyon after my shift was over. Her remaining 21 miles ALMOST got me to the top (rather, the big pile of snow about 1/4 mile from the top). I rode the last few miles for Kathi and all the way back home (25 miles) for a 46-miler with lots of climbing. Thanks for your support!
Ruth and Wallace Gatrell: This is my grandma and grandpa, and I actually rode their miles for them today (6/19). I rode out to my mom's house by Big Cottonwood Canyon and met my little sister, Allison (she's getting married in 2 months!). We rode along Wasatch out to the base of South Mountain in Draper. We felt the burn all of the way up to Suncrest (where we stopped and had some yummy ice cream :) then we headed back to my Mom's because Allison is actually sane and 40 miles is a plenty good ride for her. I had an itch to ride up Emigration, past Little Dell, and to the top of Big Mountain. Just to make sure I'd complete a century I rode down I-80 (Parley's) and back up to the backside of Emigration. It turns out I probably didn't have to add that climb because I had gone almost 103 miles by the time I got home. It was a hot one (luckily it was breezy.) A complete stranger did the nicest thing for me. I asked him at Little Dell if he knew where the nearest water was-it turns out there isn't any water near. I saw him again maybe 10 minutes later up the road and he had gotten some bottled water for me from some campers. How unexpectedly kind! It was a very fun day of riding!
Clorinda and Jim Fontano: So, I have to borrow the extra 3 miles from today's ride and add it to the 47 mile ride I did out to Provo. This was a unique ride because I actually had to go get Allison's car (she accidentally left it down there and needed it when I picked her up from the airport that night, long story), so it was a one-way trip. I think Clorinda spent her share of time in Provo, so I'm sure she won't mind that the ride ended there!
Tammy and Gene Van Tassell: Tammy is my Dad's sister, and to thank them for their donation, I rode from my apartment downtown to Little Cottonwood Canyon. I stopped at Entry 2 (and hung out at our family time share up there for a few hours ;), then rode home. If you would believe it, that is a 50-mile trip (with a lot of climbing...in the middle of a hot June day, big mistake, but that's okay because it's all worth it!).
June 4, 2008
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
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
May 15, 2008
Crazy, or just plain stupid?
My husband, Lance, and I embarked on an epic journey this past weekend (these are the special miles I set aside for my aunt and uncle). It turns out we have friends that are even crazier about biking than we are. All in all we put in 290 miles starting Thursday morning and ending Saturday afternoon. Out of the 20 or so people on the trip, only 3 of us made it the whole way. I knew I had a lot of dollars to pay back, so I had all the motivation I needed to ride every mile possible. THANK YOU ALL FOR INSPIRING ME!
Janeal and Jerry Langton: Day 1 started at Fish Lake. Not only was it blizzarding on our way up there, but the lake was still frozen solid. Brrr. We got a mini blizzard again in the morning when we were all gearing up with all of our winter apparel. Luckily, the snow pretty much stopped before we hit the road. We took the long, scenic way to Panguitch (~80 miles) before we started our heinous climb up to Brian Head. I lost all of they guys on the climb and rode the next 40 miles or so alone. It was a great time to enjoy the scenery and reflect on this wonderful experience I've had with the Hometown Heroes program. We ended our trip 4 miles down the other side of the summit to round our day at 123 miles!!! (it was a little more than the 117 mile estimate we were given by the trip planner, but oh well!) It's too bad our hotel was out of power from the snow storm. We were really looking forward to hot showers and a hot tub!
Day 2 had a little change in plans. It had snowed so much at Brian Head that the road to Cedar Breaks was closed (they don't plow this time of year I guess). We got all of our winter gear back on and climbed back up the mountain (STEEP!) and down the other side back to Panguitch. I was up sick all night, so I had to take it easy. From Panguitch we headed towards Bryce Canyon. The scenery was beautiful and we were able to enjoy a paved bike path (where I got my first flat tire of the trip) just before the park turnoff. The remaining 77 miles I owed Janeal and Jerry brought me to the city of Tropic.
Cloyd and Kathryn Gatrell: The journey continued on Day 2. We continued on from Tropic until we got to Escalante. In the meantime I got a second flat tire that day. Lance was sweet and knew it was important to me to ride all of the miles, so he and our friend TJ fixed my tire yet again (the dollar bill trick didn't quite work on the first repair). We rounded out day 2 at 104 miles (27 miles for Cloyd and Kathyrn). Day 3 was the most scenic, but most grueling day of all. I had the most beautiful ride of my life from Escalante to the Lower Calf Creek Falls trail head. I highly recommend it. The road was like a roller coaster with hills and turns...it was awesome! We took a break and hiked the 3 miles into the falls (it was GORGEOUS...I won't count the 6 miles of walking ;)). The steepest part was next. We rode to the top of the plateau and then down to Boulder where we embarked on a tortuously long and deceptive climb over Boulder mountain (I would have preferred a few less false summits). The views were stunning and I enjoyed more solo reflection time as only 2 other people were planning on trying to finish (Lance and TJ...both much faster than me). We ended the ride in Torrey to top the day off at 65 miles. That totals Cloyd and Kathryn's trip miles to 92 miles.
To account for their other 108 miles, I rode out to the Cotton Bottom (5/1/08) by my mom's place and gave Lance and TJ a run for their money. I started with Lance, he took a little detour to meet TJ, then they didn't catch me for probably 15 miles or so. That was a great 25-miler. I did another killer ride out and over South Mountain. Man that sucker is steep. I rode past the new Draper temple, to the top of Suncrest (the hill felt like it would never end) and then over the back side down to a little school. I then climbed back up the hill and flew down the other side and all the way home. It was a very fun 60 miles (5/3/08)! Lastly I took a good ride out to Fort Union on Wednesday with a goal to maintain 20 mph again and didn't do too bad considering the wind and my big weekend to account for the last 23 miles.
Heidi and Jeremy Lloyd, Nasrin Faezi: I put in some good extra miles with my little work commute. I rode the 7 miles out to my clinic and took Redwood Road north until it ends for Heidi and Jeremy's last 13 miles. I ended out in Bountiful at my sister's house and took Main Street back to that awful frontage road that all of the gravel trucks drive on, then enjoyed a stroll down Beck Street, then past the Salt Lake Temple and up through the avenues to finish 20 miles for Nas.
Janeal and Jerry Langton: Day 1 started at Fish Lake. Not only was it blizzarding on our way up there, but the lake was still frozen solid. Brrr. We got a mini blizzard again in the morning when we were all gearing up with all of our winter apparel. Luckily, the snow pretty much stopped before we hit the road. We took the long, scenic way to Panguitch (~80 miles) before we started our heinous climb up to Brian Head. I lost all of they guys on the climb and rode the next 40 miles or so alone. It was a great time to enjoy the scenery and reflect on this wonderful experience I've had with the Hometown Heroes program. We ended our trip 4 miles down the other side of the summit to round our day at 123 miles!!! (it was a little more than the 117 mile estimate we were given by the trip planner, but oh well!) It's too bad our hotel was out of power from the snow storm. We were really looking forward to hot showers and a hot tub!
Day 2 had a little change in plans. It had snowed so much at Brian Head that the road to Cedar Breaks was closed (they don't plow this time of year I guess). We got all of our winter gear back on and climbed back up the mountain (STEEP!) and down the other side back to Panguitch. I was up sick all night, so I had to take it easy. From Panguitch we headed towards Bryce Canyon. The scenery was beautiful and we were able to enjoy a paved bike path (where I got my first flat tire of the trip) just before the park turnoff. The remaining 77 miles I owed Janeal and Jerry brought me to the city of Tropic.
Cloyd and Kathryn Gatrell: The journey continued on Day 2. We continued on from Tropic until we got to Escalante. In the meantime I got a second flat tire that day. Lance was sweet and knew it was important to me to ride all of the miles, so he and our friend TJ fixed my tire yet again (the dollar bill trick didn't quite work on the first repair). We rounded out day 2 at 104 miles (27 miles for Cloyd and Kathyrn). Day 3 was the most scenic, but most grueling day of all. I had the most beautiful ride of my life from Escalante to the Lower Calf Creek Falls trail head. I highly recommend it. The road was like a roller coaster with hills and turns...it was awesome! We took a break and hiked the 3 miles into the falls (it was GORGEOUS...I won't count the 6 miles of walking ;)). The steepest part was next. We rode to the top of the plateau and then down to Boulder where we embarked on a tortuously long and deceptive climb over Boulder mountain (I would have preferred a few less false summits). The views were stunning and I enjoyed more solo reflection time as only 2 other people were planning on trying to finish (Lance and TJ...both much faster than me). We ended the ride in Torrey to top the day off at 65 miles. That totals Cloyd and Kathryn's trip miles to 92 miles.
To account for their other 108 miles, I rode out to the Cotton Bottom (5/1/08) by my mom's place and gave Lance and TJ a run for their money. I started with Lance, he took a little detour to meet TJ, then they didn't catch me for probably 15 miles or so. That was a great 25-miler. I did another killer ride out and over South Mountain. Man that sucker is steep. I rode past the new Draper temple, to the top of Suncrest (the hill felt like it would never end) and then over the back side down to a little school. I then climbed back up the hill and flew down the other side and all the way home. It was a very fun 60 miles (5/3/08)! Lastly I took a good ride out to Fort Union on Wednesday with a goal to maintain 20 mph again and didn't do too bad considering the wind and my big weekend to account for the last 23 miles.
Heidi and Jeremy Lloyd, Nasrin Faezi: I put in some good extra miles with my little work commute. I rode the 7 miles out to my clinic and took Redwood Road north until it ends for Heidi and Jeremy's last 13 miles. I ended out in Bountiful at my sister's house and took Main Street back to that awful frontage road that all of the gravel trucks drive on, then enjoyed a stroll down Beck Street, then past the Salt Lake Temple and up through the avenues to finish 20 miles for Nas.
April 29, 2008
Time for some climbing!
I finally got a few nice glimpses of Spring this last week. I wasn't able to get in any substantial rides, but it was enough to keep the odometer moving.
Greg & Alyssa Gatrell: To thank my brother and his family for their generous donation I put 100 big ones in for them. Last Friday I rode out to Pages Lane in Bountiful with a goal of averaging 20 mph for the full 29 miles. I think I averaged 19.3 mph...not bad for a solo ride. The next 38 miles on Saturday were very painful. I made myself work on climbing. I rode up Emigration Canyon, down the other side, and up towards Big Mountain until I hit snow. I then headed down to where the road meets I-80. I then had to climb back up the other side of Emigration. OUCH. I did more hills again on Monday. I rode out to work, then rode up and up and up to Millcreek Canyon. I made it up to Log Haven (brrr...there is a lot of snow up there!). I made it home just before dark with some tired legs after putting in almost 36 miles. No pain, no glory I guess. Thanks Greg and Alyssa!
Jim & Wendy Henderson: Luckily I was able to get all of their miles in today with the wind and rain that was brewing. I rode out to work and took the long way home, if you will, to round it out to 20 miles to say THANK YOU! I made sure to throw in some extra hills for you guys
Training Miles: 650
Greg & Alyssa Gatrell: To thank my brother and his family for their generous donation I put 100 big ones in for them. Last Friday I rode out to Pages Lane in Bountiful with a goal of averaging 20 mph for the full 29 miles. I think I averaged 19.3 mph...not bad for a solo ride. The next 38 miles on Saturday were very painful. I made myself work on climbing. I rode up Emigration Canyon, down the other side, and up towards Big Mountain until I hit snow. I then headed down to where the road meets I-80. I then had to climb back up the other side of Emigration. OUCH. I did more hills again on Monday. I rode out to work, then rode up and up and up to Millcreek Canyon. I made it up to Log Haven (brrr...there is a lot of snow up there!). I made it home just before dark with some tired legs after putting in almost 36 miles. No pain, no glory I guess. Thanks Greg and Alyssa!
Jim & Wendy Henderson: Luckily I was able to get all of their miles in today with the wind and rain that was brewing. I rode out to work and took the long way home, if you will, to round it out to 20 miles to say THANK YOU! I made sure to throw in some extra hills for you guys
Training Miles: 650
April 26, 2008
Rain, rain, go away...
So, where is Spring? It has been a wet and cold week and It has made it hard to get out on the bike. I thought for sure the snow was done by now. I have a lot of generosity to catch up with, so I'm ready for some warm Spring weather!!
Barb Cahoon: I had to take a short, very brisk ride out to Highland High School and back on Monday before work (10 miles) and then I rode to and from work out on Redwood Road and 2100 South on Tuesday (15 miles) to thank you for your donation. Barb's relative died of the same cancer as my Dad. I truly appreciate her support!
Jason Bond: Wednesday threw me for a loop. It was raining in the morning, so I hopped on my indoor trainer for 45 minutes. Later in the afternoon, the sun came out and it was beautiful, so I took the chance to get my miles in for Jason. My husband (who is doing this same fundraiser for his stepmom, Sue, who is a breast cancer survivor) rode with me out to the base of Millcreek Canyon and back (20 miles). I was so happy to put some real road miles in for you!
Training miles to date: 527
Barb Cahoon: I had to take a short, very brisk ride out to Highland High School and back on Monday before work (10 miles) and then I rode to and from work out on Redwood Road and 2100 South on Tuesday (15 miles) to thank you for your donation. Barb's relative died of the same cancer as my Dad. I truly appreciate her support!
Jason Bond: Wednesday threw me for a loop. It was raining in the morning, so I hopped on my indoor trainer for 45 minutes. Later in the afternoon, the sun came out and it was beautiful, so I took the chance to get my miles in for Jason. My husband (who is doing this same fundraiser for his stepmom, Sue, who is a breast cancer survivor) rode with me out to the base of Millcreek Canyon and back (20 miles). I was so happy to put some real road miles in for you!
Training miles to date: 527
April 20, 2008
Windy...
There's nothing like biking in the wind. You go slower, you work harder...very demoralizing. BUT, at least I got some miles in!
4/18/08: This ride was dedicated to John and April Pohlman. I put in 42 miles, so I had to make up the difference on Saturday. The wind was just too much. It was a bit discouraging when I didn't realize I had a tailwind going out to Page's Lane in Bountiful only to have a headwind the whole way back to my clinic on 2100 S and Redwood. Bummer. I also had a headwind all of the way out to my Mom's at Big Cottonwood Canyon...the real kicker was I got in trouble with the law on my way out there. I guess the cop didn't like me passing him too much.
4/19/08: My first 8 painful miles (for John and April) were into the wind. I rode from my Big Cottonwood Canyon out to Draper. I continued the ride out to the South Mountain area and enjoyed 15 beautiful miles of tailwind back to Big Cottonwood. 30 miles still left me in the hole so I took another 13 miles of tailwind to my apartment in the avenues and a grueling 13 miles back into the wind to round the day up to 57 miles. I hope it's okay if I round up the remainder to 50 miles to thank our awesome intern, Chelane Phillips, for her super donation. What an inspiration!
Training Miles to date: 483
4/18/08: This ride was dedicated to John and April Pohlman. I put in 42 miles, so I had to make up the difference on Saturday. The wind was just too much. It was a bit discouraging when I didn't realize I had a tailwind going out to Page's Lane in Bountiful only to have a headwind the whole way back to my clinic on 2100 S and Redwood. Bummer. I also had a headwind all of the way out to my Mom's at Big Cottonwood Canyon...the real kicker was I got in trouble with the law on my way out there. I guess the cop didn't like me passing him too much.
4/19/08: My first 8 painful miles (for John and April) were into the wind. I rode from my Big Cottonwood Canyon out to Draper. I continued the ride out to the South Mountain area and enjoyed 15 beautiful miles of tailwind back to Big Cottonwood. 30 miles still left me in the hole so I took another 13 miles of tailwind to my apartment in the avenues and a grueling 13 miles back into the wind to round the day up to 57 miles. I hope it's okay if I round up the remainder to 50 miles to thank our awesome intern, Chelane Phillips, for her super donation. What an inspiration!
Training Miles to date: 483
April 16, 2008
Let the riding begin...
I want to keep track of all the miles I ride in gratitude for the generous donorations made to Huntsman Cancer Foundation in memory of my dad, Arn. B. Gatrell. I will try to keep a running log of where I rode my bike for you. I put in some early season miles to prepare, but I have plenty of miles to ride to make up for all of this inspiring generosity!
(All rides start and end at my apartment in the Avenues in downtown Salt Lake City unless otherwise noted.)
Marissa Johnstun, Matt Curtiss, Jose Javalera, Mike Davis- your donation sent me out to my favorite place to go as a kid, Lagoon (on 4/3/08). That's 40 miles to thank you all for your donations
Holli and Brian Yoho- your donation took me from my apartment to the top of Emigration canyon and back...feel the burn...that's 10 miles UPhill and 10 miles down to say thanks!!
Jan Rupp- I was inspired by your very generous donation and I rode an early season 100 mile ride on 4/12/08 all the way to the BYU campus in Provo, UT and back just for you...what was I thinking? The weather was perfect and the ride went smoothly at least. It's too bad I missed a little spot of sunscreen on my wrists. You can get quite the burn when you're outside for 6 hours straight. Thank you for motivating me!!
Janeal and Jerry Langton- so the $200 donation set me back a little bit as far as miles go...okay, a lot...but I have a very special ride set aside for you in May in Southern Utah to say a very special thanks. I'll keep you posted!
Jenny Hawke, Ramona Stirling- Jenny actually rode these miles with me, but we took a good 50-miler out to 12300 South on 900 East and tortured ourselves by climbing all the way up to Wasatch Boulevard to come home. It's always lovely to take a good long ride with friends! Thanks for your donations
Phoenix and Russell Gatrell- again, very inspired by yet another generous donation. Your $100 had me riding out to Lagoon and back...TWICE (on 4/5/08, 4/10/08). Plus I had to ride out to my Mom's by Big Cottonwood Canyon and back to make up the remainder (that's 40 + 40 + 20...THANKS!)
Venita Gatrell- this is my Mom...she's the one who will be my support crew for the big race. To thank her for my donation I rode out to her place near Big Cottonwood Canyon (~25 miles), rode to work and back plus up and down Emigration Canyon (~35 miles), rode up to Ruth's diner (~10 miles) PLUS I donate the 1 hr 40 minutes I spent on the trainer today (why does it snow in APRIL!!!) and all the dozens of hours I spent on the trainer this winter because my Mom is the best and she deserves them all! Love you mom!
Training Miles to date: 385 road miles (+ indoor trainer hours)
(All rides start and end at my apartment in the Avenues in downtown Salt Lake City unless otherwise noted.)
Marissa Johnstun, Matt Curtiss, Jose Javalera, Mike Davis- your donation sent me out to my favorite place to go as a kid, Lagoon (on 4/3/08). That's 40 miles to thank you all for your donations
Holli and Brian Yoho- your donation took me from my apartment to the top of Emigration canyon and back...feel the burn...that's 10 miles UPhill and 10 miles down to say thanks!!
Jan Rupp- I was inspired by your very generous donation and I rode an early season 100 mile ride on 4/12/08 all the way to the BYU campus in Provo, UT and back just for you...what was I thinking? The weather was perfect and the ride went smoothly at least. It's too bad I missed a little spot of sunscreen on my wrists. You can get quite the burn when you're outside for 6 hours straight. Thank you for motivating me!!
Janeal and Jerry Langton- so the $200 donation set me back a little bit as far as miles go...okay, a lot...but I have a very special ride set aside for you in May in Southern Utah to say a very special thanks. I'll keep you posted!
Jenny Hawke, Ramona Stirling- Jenny actually rode these miles with me, but we took a good 50-miler out to 12300 South on 900 East and tortured ourselves by climbing all the way up to Wasatch Boulevard to come home. It's always lovely to take a good long ride with friends! Thanks for your donations
Phoenix and Russell Gatrell- again, very inspired by yet another generous donation. Your $100 had me riding out to Lagoon and back...TWICE (on 4/5/08, 4/10/08). Plus I had to ride out to my Mom's by Big Cottonwood Canyon and back to make up the remainder (that's 40 + 40 + 20...THANKS!)
Venita Gatrell- this is my Mom...she's the one who will be my support crew for the big race. To thank her for my donation I rode out to her place near Big Cottonwood Canyon (~25 miles), rode to work and back plus up and down Emigration Canyon (~35 miles), rode up to Ruth's diner (~10 miles) PLUS I donate the 1 hr 40 minutes I spent on the trainer today (why does it snow in APRIL!!!) and all the dozens of hours I spent on the trainer this winter because my Mom is the best and she deserves them all! Love you mom!
Training Miles to date: 385 road miles (+ indoor trainer hours)
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In Memory of Arn B. Gatrell
1950-2006