All signed up to do the bike to beat cancer September 2012. This year I've signed on to ride 65 miles with a friend. This will be her first experience. I'm glad I get to share and help her with that.
Kid and I are officially signed up for the tour de cure diabetes ride on May 19. She chose to up the ante to 40 miles this year! Proud of her for sure.
Now the hard part comes... Fundraising.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Route and dedications
The '>route for the 100 mile ride has been released. Here is the link to see it. Mile deications are official now since my jersey is in print. That list is below in case you want to match your miles with the location and come cheer me on :-)
These Miles Are For You…
Me 1-5
Mom (Carol Metcalf) 6-10
Leigh Anne Sieg 11-15
Rachel Canter 16-20
Debbie Carden 21-25
Mark King 26-27
Grandpap Grove 28-29
Margaret Harris 30-31
Beth Costin 32-33
Uncle Rick Metcalf 34-35
Clinton Shepherd 36-37
Granny (Carol Madden) 38-39
Jebby Erdman 40-41
Sandy Browning 42-43
Rose Anne Klotz 44-45
Grandma (Jeanette Voyles) 46-47
Dad (Mike Metcalf) 48-50
Stacey & Bryon 51-53
Silent Mile 54
Corey Queen 55-56
Kate, Dustin, Avery, Ashton 57-58
Tina & Red 59-60
Tom & Susan 61-62
Oncology Staff 63-66
Jennifer Kraha 67-68
Matt & Raine 69-70
Monica & Bobby 71-73
Jennifer & Paul 74-76
Heaven, Zach, Raquel, Jocelyn 77-80
Holly Stacy 81-82
Melissa Crowe 83-86
Michael Metcalf 87-90
Derek & Krysteena 96-100
These Miles Are For You…
Me 1-5
Mom (Carol Metcalf) 6-10
Leigh Anne Sieg 11-15
Rachel Canter 16-20
Debbie Carden 21-25
Mark King 26-27
Grandpap Grove 28-29
Margaret Harris 30-31
Beth Costin 32-33
Uncle Rick Metcalf 34-35
Clinton Shepherd 36-37
Granny (Carol Madden) 38-39
Jebby Erdman 40-41
Sandy Browning 42-43
Rose Anne Klotz 44-45
Grandma (Jeanette Voyles) 46-47
Dad (Mike Metcalf) 48-50
Stacey & Bryon 51-53
Silent Mile 54
Corey Queen 55-56
Kate, Dustin, Avery, Ashton 57-58
Tina & Red 59-60
Tom & Susan 61-62
Oncology Staff 63-66
Jennifer Kraha 67-68
Matt & Raine 69-70
Monica & Bobby 71-73
Jennifer & Paul 74-76
Heaven, Zach, Raquel, Jocelyn 77-80
Holly Stacy 81-82
Melissa Crowe 83-86
Michael Metcalf 87-90
Derek & Krysteena 96-100
Friday, August 5, 2011
The Dedication List.........
These Miles are for you....
In memory of those Lost.....
Me 1-5
Mom (Carol Metcalf) 6-10
Leigh Anne Sieg 11-15
Rachel Canter 16-20
Debbie Carden 21-25
Mark King 26-27
Grandpap Grove 28-29
In Support of who have fought or are still fighting....
Margaret Harris 30-31
Beth Costin 32-33
Uncle Rick Metcalf 34-35
Clinton Shepherd 36-37
Granny (Carol Madden) 38-39
Jebby Erdman 40-41
Sandy Browning 42-43
Rose Anne Klotz 44-45
Grandma (Jeanette Voyles) 46-47
Dad (Mike Metcalf) 48-50
The rest of my support.....
Stacey & Bryon 51-53
Silent Mile 54
Corey Queen 55-56
Kate, Dustin, Avery, Ashton 57-60
Tina & Red 61-62
Tom & Susan 63-64
Oncology Staff 65-68
Jennifer Kraha 69-70
Monica & Bobby 71-73
Jennifer & Paul 74-76
Heaven, Zach77-78
Raquel, Jocelyn 79-80
Holly Stacy 81-82
Melissa Crowe 83-86
Michael Metcalf 87-90
Derek Bernardi 91-95
Krysteena Metcalf 96-100
In memory of those Lost.....
Me 1-5
Mom (Carol Metcalf) 6-10
Leigh Anne Sieg 11-15
Rachel Canter 16-20
Debbie Carden 21-25
Mark King 26-27
Grandpap Grove 28-29
In Support of who have fought or are still fighting....
Margaret Harris 30-31
Beth Costin 32-33
Uncle Rick Metcalf 34-35
Clinton Shepherd 36-37
Granny (Carol Madden) 38-39
Jebby Erdman 40-41
Sandy Browning 42-43
Rose Anne Klotz 44-45
Grandma (Jeanette Voyles) 46-47
Dad (Mike Metcalf) 48-50
The rest of my support.....
Stacey & Bryon 51-53
Silent Mile 54
Corey Queen 55-56
Kate, Dustin, Avery, Ashton 57-60
Tina & Red 61-62
Tom & Susan 63-64
Oncology Staff 65-68
Jennifer Kraha 69-70
Monica & Bobby 71-73
Jennifer & Paul 74-76
Heaven, Zach77-78
Raquel, Jocelyn 79-80
Holly Stacy 81-82
Melissa Crowe 83-86
Michael Metcalf 87-90
Derek Bernardi 91-95
Krysteena Metcalf 96-100
Monday, July 18, 2011
Sick to my stomach or 68 days
I know the ride is continuing to get closer and I know the amount of riding I have been doing is becoming less and less, but today, just now, it hit me and hard how close it is. I logged on to the main ride page, www.biketobeatcancer.org, and right there in front of me was something that literally made my stomach ache and my heart drop.
Event Countdown : 68 days!
68 days?!? That's it? That's all I have left to train myself from the 38 miles I've ridden on my farthest ride this year to 100 miles?!? 68 days to get my bike ready and my brain ready and my body ready?!? 68 days......just 68 days.......
I have a headaache now.
Event Countdown : 68 days!
68 days?!? That's it? That's all I have left to train myself from the 38 miles I've ridden on my farthest ride this year to 100 miles?!? 68 days to get my bike ready and my brain ready and my body ready?!? 68 days......just 68 days.......
I have a headaache now.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Excuses or valid reasons?
I've not been on my bike in too long. Mostly it's been because of the number of hours I've been working. The secondary reason has been weather but I'm starting to question whether the weather has been a valid reason or if it's just been an excuse. Has it really been to hot or have I just been lazy and fearful of what my next ride means?
I keep saying I'd like to try for 50-60 miles on my next ride. That is scary. That is 6 hours worth of time. That's stop to eat and refill water and drink riding. That's only half of the amount of mileage I’ll be fighting to complete in September. What if I fail? Am I afraid of failing at 50 and discouraging myself from the 100 or has it really been the weather?
So I looked back to see. I noticed that most of the days I had planned to ride had random thunderstorms. The others had 100+ degree heat indexes. There were very few I could have actually ridden safely and sanely, Especially that many miles at my level of fitness and experience. So was the weather a reason or an excuse?
It was a good reason to make an excuse because honestly.... I'm afraid to get out and ride and fail and let myself and everyone else down.
I keep saying I'd like to try for 50-60 miles on my next ride. That is scary. That is 6 hours worth of time. That's stop to eat and refill water and drink riding. That's only half of the amount of mileage I’ll be fighting to complete in September. What if I fail? Am I afraid of failing at 50 and discouraging myself from the 100 or has it really been the weather?
So I looked back to see. I noticed that most of the days I had planned to ride had random thunderstorms. The others had 100+ degree heat indexes. There were very few I could have actually ridden safely and sanely, Especially that many miles at my level of fitness and experience. So was the weather a reason or an excuse?
It was a good reason to make an excuse because honestly.... I'm afraid to get out and ride and fail and let myself and everyone else down.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
116 degree heat index?!?
I'm getting more and more worried that I won't be able to complete this century ride I signed up for. I've not had much time off lately. The time off I've had it's been raining/ popcorn storms, or like today: too hot to safely ride.
I've been cross training in the gym and doing spin and stationary training bike. But those are nowhere near the same thing. What am I going to do? I think I may be in over my head.
I've been cross training in the gym and doing spin and stationary training bike. But those are nowhere near the same thing. What am I going to do? I think I may be in over my head.
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