So it seems I have lost a few entries. I intentionally keep my blog a few days behind. (gotta keep my stalkers guessingJ )I type them up and then ransfer them over after a couple days thought. I wrote a really really long one and now it seems I can't find where I put it on my computer…..damn.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
$2400 by midnight personal goal
The Ride to Conquer Cancer has a few opportunities at different levels of fundraising for participants to get a $100 credited to their fund raising goals. I had looked at them when I first signed up to the ride. The first was to raise $100 by January 31 and get a $100 gift. The second was raise $1500 by March 31 and get $100 gift. The third is raising $2400 by April 30 and get one last $100 gifted to you. $2500 is the minimum you have to raise to complete the two day ride, so at that point your ride is sealed and secured.
Even though I only had 2 weeks from the time I signed up, I knew I could raise the $100 before the end of January. $100 would be easy. Those other goals were outrageous.
I put out the word and started collecting the same day I signed up to ride. I let everyone I talked to know about the $100 match. January rolled in to February and I had over $300 raised! That meant I’d made the first match and was getting another $100 added to my collections.
My husband works at Samtec and they get bonuses a couple times a year. One of which falls in February. He sent emails to his friends and coworkers letting them know about my ride and before I knew it I was looking at being close to $1000. Once I saw that I might actually be able to make the March match I couldn’t hold still. I put out word more places and more often, and thanks to all the generous donations I had hit the $1200 match mark before March had even ended!! So what came next?
$2400 by the end of April. Not happening. But thanks anyway. That was the idea in my head. I continued to raise money. My coworkers have continued to wear jeans on Fridays for a dollar and sell paper bicycle wheels. The doctors gave me their amazing donations. My brother gave me his amazing donation, and I shit you not I was looking at being just $300 away from hitting $2400 by the end of the first week of April. I put the word out hard core making sure EVERYONE knew how close I was and what it meant if I raised that last $300. More help and support started rolling in. I wanted that $300 in a big way. $300 became $200 by the 12th of April. And you know what that turned into? $0!!! On April 12th I raised $200 before midnight to get me to the point I needed to be at to get my final match and secure my two day ride!!! Right now I am sitting at $2457.73!!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!! Thank You!!!!!
Even though I only had 2 weeks from the time I signed up, I knew I could raise the $100 before the end of January. $100 would be easy. Those other goals were outrageous.
I put out the word and started collecting the same day I signed up to ride. I let everyone I talked to know about the $100 match. January rolled in to February and I had over $300 raised! That meant I’d made the first match and was getting another $100 added to my collections.
My husband works at Samtec and they get bonuses a couple times a year. One of which falls in February. He sent emails to his friends and coworkers letting them know about my ride and before I knew it I was looking at being close to $1000. Once I saw that I might actually be able to make the March match I couldn’t hold still. I put out word more places and more often, and thanks to all the generous donations I had hit the $1200 match mark before March had even ended!! So what came next?
$2400 by the end of April. Not happening. But thanks anyway. That was the idea in my head. I continued to raise money. My coworkers have continued to wear jeans on Fridays for a dollar and sell paper bicycle wheels. The doctors gave me their amazing donations. My brother gave me his amazing donation, and I shit you not I was looking at being just $300 away from hitting $2400 by the end of the first week of April. I put the word out hard core making sure EVERYONE knew how close I was and what it meant if I raised that last $300. More help and support started rolling in. I wanted that $300 in a big way. $300 became $200 by the 12th of April. And you know what that turned into? $0!!! On April 12th I raised $200 before midnight to get me to the point I needed to be at to get my final match and secure my two day ride!!! Right now I am sitting at $2457.73!!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!! Thank You!!!!!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Email sent out 4/12/10
Hi everyone. I hope you are doing well!
So here’s my progress on training and fund raising for the ride. My longest ride so far has been 31 miles. I did that Easter Sunday and unfortunately got burnt straight through my long sleeve shirt. That took me off the outside roads for a few days. I didn’t have much time for more than ten miles this weekend, but I’m back on track now. I signed up to do the 40 mile Tour de Cure May 15. All money collected for it goes to diabetes research. (if anyone wants to donate to that let me know). I figure that’ll be a great first group ride for me and perfect for training for the big Ride in September.
Now for the big news and call for help……
I have raised $2211.42!! If I can raise just $188.58 more before April 30th I get the last $100 gifted to me. That means that I will have 100% of the funds raised to be able to complete the 2 day ride! So…here comes the begging. If you have already donated, thank you so so so much for helping get me to this point. If you haven’t donated yet and are willing or able to I ask that you please, if you can, donate before the 30th of April. My final plea is that you forward my link or name or both to anyone you know that may be willing to donate to this absolutely wonderful cause.
Thank you all for all you have done!!!! Angela
http://ky10.ridetovictory.org/site/TR/Events/2010Kentucky/1157276387?px=1141321&pg=personal&fr_id=1040
So here’s my progress on training and fund raising for the ride. My longest ride so far has been 31 miles. I did that Easter Sunday and unfortunately got burnt straight through my long sleeve shirt. That took me off the outside roads for a few days. I didn’t have much time for more than ten miles this weekend, but I’m back on track now. I signed up to do the 40 mile Tour de Cure May 15. All money collected for it goes to diabetes research. (if anyone wants to donate to that let me know). I figure that’ll be a great first group ride for me and perfect for training for the big Ride in September.
Now for the big news and call for help……
I have raised $2211.42!! If I can raise just $188.58 more before April 30th I get the last $100 gifted to me. That means that I will have 100% of the funds raised to be able to complete the 2 day ride! So…here comes the begging. If you have already donated, thank you so so so much for helping get me to this point. If you haven’t donated yet and are willing or able to I ask that you please, if you can, donate before the 30th of April. My final plea is that you forward my link or name or both to anyone you know that may be willing to donate to this absolutely wonderful cause.
Thank you all for all you have done!!!! Angela
http://ky10.ridetovictory.org/site/TR/Events/2010Kentucky/1157276387?px=1141321&pg=personal&fr_id=1040
Monday, April 5, 2010
damn sunburn
I hate getting burnt like this. Now I have to stay out of the sun until It heals up some. Damn sun burning me through my shirts has put me in a crappy mood for at least three days. I want to ride my bicycle :-(
Sunday, April 4, 2010
31 miles up hill both ways
Today I got my bike out before anyone else in the house was awake and set out on a ride to hopefully get 30 miles in. I checked the temperature, 54 degrees, pants, long sleeve shirt, and short sleeve shirt. (The short sleeve shirt was mostly to break up the black on black and make me more visible while concealing the fat rolls that compression pants and shirt accentuate). Checked tire pressure, brake check, etc. On the road. I had to go to a different gas station that normal to get my power drink. The one I usually ride to is closed on Holidays) Now I was ready to go.
I had driven the course I was planning to take previously to see what kinds of hills I would be encountering, and get an idea of the mileage. This was my first time riding most of this ride. I set out with vigor and a smile on my face. I rode ten miles and stopped for a stretch and phone check. I was getting closer to my new section of road. Five more miles and I’d hit it. I knew that this new terrain would start with one hell of a long hill to climb. I hit it and hit it hard. I set a new record for keeping a bike upright at low speeds… 3.1 mph, but I made it. Flat land…up hill…..flat…up hill….up another hill…flat…..another damn up hill? I don’t remember all this uphill from when I drove it. Huff puff pedal. If I don’t get a downhill soon I may die!! Ahhhhh….flat flat flat…. Close enough. I made it!
I looked at my odometer and realized I hadn’t hit as many miles as I’d planned yet. Thinking of mileage (and wimping out and waiting to go down all the hills I’d just climbed for an easy ride home) I decided to changed the course I’d previously planned in my head and decided to double back what I had just ridden. A funny thing happened when I did that. It seems all the hills I had just ridden up had turned themselves around and instead of being hills to go down, they were still hills to climb. WTH! Apparently, what I had failed to see as I was priding myself on the pain of the first climb was that these hills were rolls. The downhill was not enough to feel on either side, but the climbs sure were. What had I done to myself? I pedaled and pedaled and pedaled some more. I panted and huffed and moaned and groaned. At one point I was even saying out loud “it hurts, it hurts” but I pedaled on anyway until I finally made it to a safe place I knew to stop and take another stretch. 22 miles done. Uh oh. I’m out of water. I still have 8 miles to go. That’s not good. Crap. Back to the gas station…more water, more sport drink. 28 miles. Home. 31 miles. What?!? 31 miles!!! Oh yeah!! I didn’t die! Though I think I only barely made it alive!!!
Excited from the triumph of heavy hills and 31 miles I celebrated by mowing the yard before heading to work. After the yard I went inside to shower. Taking off my shirt I noticed my skin was a bit red. No big deal. It is from being hot and having the material pressing tight against me. Showering, my skin gets a little redder. No big deal. It is from the hot hot water I used. Out of the shower I began to feel the “itch.” The "I have been in the sun all day and got burnt" itch. The “I’m not going to sleep tonight” itch. But how can that be? It’ll be fine. It’s my imagination. A couple hours later, at work, I realized it was no imaginary thing. My arms were super burnt. Red, flaming to the touch, mini blisters here and there burnt. Through my long sleeve shirt I had burnt!!! Sometimes being a redhead just isn’t fair, but accomplishing 31 miles was worth it.
I had driven the course I was planning to take previously to see what kinds of hills I would be encountering, and get an idea of the mileage. This was my first time riding most of this ride. I set out with vigor and a smile on my face. I rode ten miles and stopped for a stretch and phone check. I was getting closer to my new section of road. Five more miles and I’d hit it. I knew that this new terrain would start with one hell of a long hill to climb. I hit it and hit it hard. I set a new record for keeping a bike upright at low speeds… 3.1 mph, but I made it. Flat land…up hill…..flat…up hill….up another hill…flat…..another damn up hill? I don’t remember all this uphill from when I drove it. Huff puff pedal. If I don’t get a downhill soon I may die!! Ahhhhh….flat flat flat…. Close enough. I made it!
I looked at my odometer and realized I hadn’t hit as many miles as I’d planned yet. Thinking of mileage (and wimping out and waiting to go down all the hills I’d just climbed for an easy ride home) I decided to changed the course I’d previously planned in my head and decided to double back what I had just ridden. A funny thing happened when I did that. It seems all the hills I had just ridden up had turned themselves around and instead of being hills to go down, they were still hills to climb. WTH! Apparently, what I had failed to see as I was priding myself on the pain of the first climb was that these hills were rolls. The downhill was not enough to feel on either side, but the climbs sure were. What had I done to myself? I pedaled and pedaled and pedaled some more. I panted and huffed and moaned and groaned. At one point I was even saying out loud “it hurts, it hurts” but I pedaled on anyway until I finally made it to a safe place I knew to stop and take another stretch. 22 miles done. Uh oh. I’m out of water. I still have 8 miles to go. That’s not good. Crap. Back to the gas station…more water, more sport drink. 28 miles. Home. 31 miles. What?!? 31 miles!!! Oh yeah!! I didn’t die! Though I think I only barely made it alive!!!
Excited from the triumph of heavy hills and 31 miles I celebrated by mowing the yard before heading to work. After the yard I went inside to shower. Taking off my shirt I noticed my skin was a bit red. No big deal. It is from being hot and having the material pressing tight against me. Showering, my skin gets a little redder. No big deal. It is from the hot hot water I used. Out of the shower I began to feel the “itch.” The "I have been in the sun all day and got burnt" itch. The “I’m not going to sleep tonight” itch. But how can that be? It’ll be fine. It’s my imagination. A couple hours later, at work, I realized it was no imaginary thing. My arms were super burnt. Red, flaming to the touch, mini blisters here and there burnt. Through my long sleeve shirt I had burnt!!! Sometimes being a redhead just isn’t fair, but accomplishing 31 miles was worth it.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
15.25 miles of hills
Last night I got 15.25 miles in. It wasn’t the longest distance I’ve ridden, but I hit the hills and hit them hard! I hit hills that terrified me and I made it up each and every one!! I may not have trucked up them at high speeds, but I made it to the top without stop! I conquered every incline in my path and I feel awesome!!!
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