Day 22 and 23

With these two days I am riding past my 200 mile pledge for the month of September. Yes it has been a struggle to get out almost every day this month and ride but I found that once I got out each day it was easier that I had expected. I know it is the same struggle facing cancer each day as I have done. But I do this in the hope that children won't have to face that struggle in the future.

Today is another match day with the Great Cycle Challenge and any donation given today will be matched. If you have been thinking about giving or want to give a little more today your gift will go twice as far.

Day 21

12 mile ride today bringing my total for the month to 185 miles, whew! Today while riding I noticed the finishing touches to the Courtney Campbell Causeway Pedestrian/Bike Overpass being delevered. Hopfully in a few weeks it will be compleate and I'll be able to ride without having to wait for the light to cross Gulf to Bay Blvd.

Day 20

I had church this morning so I got an afternoon start. Still managed to get in 11 miles in the mid-day heat. Fortunately on the way back the clouds mooved in and gave me a break from the heat. I'm at a 171 miles so I hope to finish my 200 miles by Wednesday. That good because my bike needs to spend some time getting a tune-up. The brakes are a little soft and the gears are not changing as crisply as I would like.

10.3 mi ride today with my new Superhero jersey, the Boy Wonder! After I finished my video a guy on BIG e-bike struck up a conversation with me, Among other things he expressed his opinion on wearing a helmet while riding a bike. He didn't think it was necessary and showed me his in the basket of his bike. He said his wife made him wear it and he took it off as soon as he was out of sight. I told him I wore mine every time I rode my bike and would not ride without one. Each to their own but his decision may affect other more than mine. We also discussed our ages and discovered he is only a few months older than me. Oh he also grows pot in his backyard and was smoking some in a little device while he rode. He also talked about his wife, kids and grandkids which all live in the same house.

I did not share as much as him and told him I needed to get on with my ride. Some people just need someone to listen......

Day 17 the big circle

Rode a little over 10 miles today and tried a little diffrent route. I rode in a big circle and tried not to repete any of my route. Most of my rides I go one way for a while and then turn around and head back the way i came. Today I didn't. The only time I did was on the road into and out of Lake Chautauqua Park. And there only a short while because I found a walking and bike trail that ran slightly diffrent from the road leading into the park. I admit I did have to look up the pronunciation of the park. The park is located on the map where my ride vears off to the west at the lake.

Day 16

10 mile ride today. It seemed like a great ride, cool with a little breeze made it in record time to my 5 mile mark. When I stopped I realized that the "breeze" was a strong wind. My ride home was a little slower.

Day 15

Halfway through the month of September and I am more that halfway done with my riding challenge and with your help far surpassed my fundraising challenge. Todays ride was over 14 miles out onto the Causeway. I did stop at the palm tree that was struck by lightning and found that it had died.

Day 11

Day 11, Early morning ride before a trip to Tallhassee. As you can see from my picture the sun was just coming up when I started my fide. Surprisingly there were quite a few people out that early walking and biking. I clocked a little over 10 miles this morning and in close to record time. It appeares that I'll moss my ride on satuarday being out of town but I sould be able to get back at it on Sunday.

Day 10

Today after 10 days of riding I rolled past 100 miles. And some. 12.4 miles exactly.

Day 9

Day 9 of the Great Cycle Challenge and I finally got my daily average up to 10 miles a day. So for the month I am currently at 91.3 miles for the month of September. As I explained in the video I had to take two rides today to get to that number.

Today I rode to Hillsborough County out on the Courtney Campbell Causeway. Which as by my watch is 7.47 miles from my house. I guess my math wasn't mathin' because I thought that would get me to 90 miles today. It didn't, I was a mile short and had to take a second ride today to get to that magic number of 10 miles a day.