February 1, 2010 - Coast to Coast

February 1, 2010 - Coast to Coast

After a month in El Paso training, we are finally done and ready to head west to start our trip. We decided that we had good endurance (long rides) but were still weak on our strength (hills). We’ve concentrated the last week on hills and feel a lot better about our conditioning. Today we did 54 miles which included two major hill climbs and we felt that our training has paid off.

We’ll leave here Wednesday for the West coast and plan to start our trip next Monday. We’re really anxious to get started but also anxious about what the trip holds for us. It seems like the preparation has been all encompassing for the past 6 months. Between buying the truck camper and prepping it, buying the cargo trailer and prepping it, updating the bike, and all our training it will be fun to just start riding. The bike is finally right, our bodies are ready, and the equipment is ready.

We have had 10 shirts printed with a logo and two large decals for the sides of our cargo trailer. The Sign Bros, (Ike and Nate) in El Paso, TX (915-855-8000) did a wonderful job and gave us a great deal. We are so thankful for their help, kindness, and support.

Many of our friends and family have donated to the MS Society and yesterday we were surprised to receive a $500 donation from a anonymous donor. It is great to see others share in our cause. Thank You!