Support My Trek to Find a Cause, Treatment and Cure for MS

If you've been following my training progress, you know that I'm not just doing this for me. I'm training this hard and riding in the Bike MS to support the research efforts to find the cause, a treatment, and ultimately a cure for Multiple Sclerosis.

Please support me and this cause by making a donation. No matter how small, every little bit will help. If your employer matches, I'd be happy to take care of the matching paperwork for you too.

You can donate online or mail a check to:
Bike MS: Valero Bike to the Beach
National MS Society
P.O. Box 4125
Houston, TX 77210
To ensure proper credit to my fundraising, please be sure to print my name on your check.

Thank you all for your support and encouragement. I can't wait to share the success of this year's ride!

Monday, May 12, 2008

Back on the Trainer

Bike seats put back in place, so I got myself upstairs and onto the trainer tonight. Unfortunately, the DVR upstairs has been challenged with recording so I didn't have a CSI episode to watch. Thankfully, Pete had also set a National Geographic program on dolphins, so I had something to watch.

I had a couple of false starts as I needed to adjust the seat again. It's amazing how a slight angle in the seat can cause discomfort. I had to get Pete to use "the tool" to adjust the vertical tilt on the seat as I was struggling with my right elbow. Once that was adjusted, that pain went away.

I didn't plan on pushing myself too much as I haven't been on the bike in a few weeks. I quickly found a happy pace at 73 cadence and stuck to it. On a commercial break I took my water break. I was doing well, so the next commercial/fast forward break became my sprint session. I managed to get my legs up to a cadence of 92. I had to focus to not shift my hips back and forth when I was pedaling that fast, but given a short enough sprint, I could do it.

The program ended. I was tired. I'd been on the bike for 48 minutes of pedaling time and gone a round 10 miles.

Goals
Today's Miles: 10
Total Miles Achieved: 90.3
Financial Investment: $381.25
Total Weight Loss: 0

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