Category: Cycling/ MS 150
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Back in the saddle again… with a major score!
Last October you might have read about my second rained-out MS 150 experience of the year. Well, um, I am embarrassed to admit that since then my bike has been quite cozy in the garage. But this morning, at the invitation of a friend and training buddy, I got back in the saddle to start…
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MS Alamo Ride to the River
I wrote this last Sunday and have intended to finish and post it almost everyday since then. Well, it is still not finished (much like every MS fundraising ride in Texas this year) but the heart is still there (also like those rides). And besides, today I officially move on to the next ride. I’m…
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MS Ride 2009: Take Two
As many of you know, my husband I signed up and attempted the 2009 MS 150 from Houston to Austin earlier this year. Except the first day was canceled due to weather and on day two I was only able to ride 26 miles due to terrible food poisoning. (Is there any other kind?) I…
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6 weeks ’till MS Ride to the River. Gulp!
I have 6 weeks to prepare for the MS Ride to the River, a two-day, 175-mile bicycle ride from San Antonio to New Braunfels and back benefiting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This morning I rode and had a wake-up call to really get in gear so as to not be miserable for the ride…
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The sad tale of my 2009 MS 150 experience
This is me, ready to roll. Well, sort of… The good news is that I am at my Weight Watchers goal weight for the first time in more than one year. The bad news is that I didn’t get there the right way, so it likely won’t last. And, of course, how I got there…