Category: Cycling/ MS 150

  • What an amazing MS 150!

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    I am still on such a high from completing the BP MS 150 bicycle ride from Houston to Austin yesterday afternoon. I had the two best rides of my life to date. It was absolutely amazing. I cannot thank those of you who prayed for me enough. Those prayers certainly came through and I had…

  • Proverbs SOAP: Please help with my cheerful heart

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    Scripture: Proverbs 17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up bones. Observation: Having the right frame of mind can make all the difference… A happy outlook brings healing. Application: Today and tomorrow I and 12,999 cyclists are riding in a bicycle ride from Houston to Austin (about 180 miles) to…

  • May I ride for you?

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    In just three wake-ups I’ll be rising, braiding my hair, smearing on anti-chaffing cream and sunscreen, slipping on my cycling shorts and getting ready to clip in for the first day of the MS 150, a 180-mile bicycle ride from Houston to Austin to raise funding for those directly impacted by Multiple Sclerosis. I wrote…

  • One very hilly, very windy, confidence-building ride

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    Last weekend I asked for you to pray for me as I faced a 68-mile hilly training ride called the Bluebonnet Express. In the past, the Bluebonnet Express has been one of my favorite training rides for the MS 150 and last week, although much more challenging than I expected, it remained a favorite. I…

  • Cyclin’ Against Multiple Sclerosis

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    Tomorrow morning I’ll be clipping in for 68 miles of beautiful weather, rolling hills and glorious time just cycling away while pondering, praying and thanking God that I have the ability to ride as I do. (And I think I’m going to wear a Bible in 90 Days cycling jersey that Ted Cooper had printed…

  • Back in the saddle again… with a major score!

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    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…

  • MS Alamo Ride to the River

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    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…

  • MS Ride 2009: Take Two

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    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…

  • 6 weeks ’till MS Ride to the River. Gulp!

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    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…

  • The sad tale of my 2009 MS 150 experience

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    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…

  • Not such a good ride for me this year

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    I have a post about Sunday’s MS 150 ride half-written. I am just not in the mood to finish it. I don’t like to admit defeat. I trained. I prepared. I hydrated. And then I rode in the SAG wagon. I (unknowingly) ate unwell the night before and then lost most of it after 26…

  • We’re rolling!

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    Day 2 of the MS 150 is on and my husband and I are riding… Yippee!! I need to be brief as we are leaving our house in a few minutes and I still need to get a few things together. Sorry for no SOAP… I’ll be reading in the car on the way to…

  • I will praise God, even as part of the MS 150 is cancelled

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    Scripture: Psalm 34:1 I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak of his praises. Observation: No matter what, I will always speak great things about the Lord. Application: Today I am a bit down. The first day of the MS 150 has been cancelled due to weather. I realized this is…

  • Day one of MS 150 is cancelled

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    I am so bummed. The weather in Texas is stopping the MS 150 this weekend. Day One, from Houston to La Grange is definitely off.  Day Two, from La Grange to Austin, is still under consideration. I am stunned and sad. And that’s all I have to say right now. I cannot believe it.

  • My mom sent me over the top…

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    Ya gotta love moms. I had set a fundraising goal of $2,000 for this year’s MS 150. Last year I raised more, but I decided to be a bit conservative this year, with the economy the way it is. (Not that MS knows anything about the economy, but I digress.) I’ve been receiving emails from…