Cycle 4 Cures: July 2012

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Ed with the great view behind him at today's CT challenge. Him and I completed 100 miles in the pouring rain and hail through a couple of 'rollers' and JD, Katie, and quarter mile Tony completed 25 miles!

Great job everyone!

Rest stop mile 20

Mile 20 rest stop with JDB, almost there!

Thursday, July 26, 2012

10 days to get my bick back???

Rolled into cycle fitness in monroe this morning with hopes to get the bike tuned for saturdays ride.

Stupid me...waited till last minute to get the last miles in this week!!!!

Rick at the shop understood my dilema and knows that Im riding for a great cause....even though he is 10 days behind, he took the bike and is tuning and repairing the shifting and odometer as i type.....

The twenty something of you that ride withh me wont need to hear me bitchen about not getting into granny gear or why the heck does the comp crap out at sleeping giant????

Hats off to Rick at Cycle fitness for helping me out of yet another dilema....he just never fails to amaze me.

Cycle fitness.
Rt 25
Monroe, CT.
203-261-8683

10 days to get my bick back???

Rolled into cycle fitness in monroe this morning with hopes to get the bike tuned for saturdays ride.

Stupid me...waited till last minute to get the last miles in this week!!!!

The twenty something of you that ride withh me wont need to hear me bitchen about not getting into granny gear or why the heck does the comp crap out at sleeping giant????

Hats off to Rick at Cycle fitness for helping me out of yet another dilema....he just never fails to amaze me.

Cycle fitness.
Rt 25
Monroe, CT.
203-261-8683

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Plus 50 makes 884

I tried really hard to do the metric century this evening but it got dark faster than i thought. i trimmed about 10 miles off of the metric loop in order to get back to truck before dark....
Dissapointed.....but whhat evs i guess. i'll shoot for 16 thursday.
Need to rest and eat pasta friday......

Photos are of horses on farm behind sleeping giant state park... Tuttle road.....Photo is two months old, but i did same road and saw same horses tonight. more leaves on trees and bugs in the air.

50 makes 834

Rode 50 ahead of the storm. storm caught me in southport. take a look at the photos with the rainbow........awesome......
This 50 brings me to 834 miles in the saddle.
Looking for 60 today, 10 thursday, and 100 saturday will bring me to 1,004 miles before the end of the CT Challenge.

Ct challenge grounds

This is what the Hunt club looks like when you are the first one there......i think i'm a little bit early.......
I will post what ut looks like saturday mourning and through out the day

Monday, July 23, 2012

Sunday July 22

The start line....everyone must have had thier wheaties that morning......everyone was in the fast group!
Awesome job to all..........

CTF Training Ride and one week to go!

We had another solid Closer to Free training ride yesterday morning. It was a very good group that did a 60 mile loop around New Haven, Guilford, Branford, and the coast. Great scenery and a great ride with one week to go before the CT Challenge.

Saturday is the big day, so hopefully I can get some last minute miles in to get the legs ready for the century (I hear it is pretty hilly). Did 250 total miles so far from the fourth of July until now so hopefully I will be ready come this weekend!