50 km morning

 

This morning I had a cancellation, so after teaching my early spin class, I had a wide open morning. What to do...bake, clean house, work?  NO, I rode with my good friend Sharon and had a lovely morning breathing fresh country air, hooting at the wild deer, revelling in the beauty of rolling hills, sunshine and wind.  Life is good.  Now though, the house still needs to be cleaned.

Overwhelmed by donors!
When I committed to ride one week, I wondered how I would be able to raise the $2,500 required to participate.  Well, in less than a month, thanks to you, my generous supporters, I passed that goal.  I thought "maybe I'l be crazy and increase that goal", and so I set my sights higher, to $3.000.  God must have a plan to overwhelm me with people's caring hearts, because I've gone through that process two more times, moving my goal to $3,500, and now to $4.000.  Thank you for caring about our brothers and sisters who live in poverty, and thank you for teaching me about true generosity.

Training and raining....
This morning I had the pleasure of doing hill repeats in the rain; when it started to rain harder we headed for home, and by the time we got to the coffee shop, it was a deluge.  My feet were swimming in my shoes, and it was a good reminder to keep a rain jacket tucked in a back pocket on the longer rides (I didn't pack mine) .  My body temperature plummetted in minutes.  Brrr!

Passed 750 km!
This week I passed the 750 km mark in outdoor training.  Each week feels better.  Our 40 km ride on Saturday in the heat was a joy; how nice to leave behind the leggings.

Why weight?
One of my biggest struggles in cycling is pushing my weight up the hills. Will you pray with me for commitment and strength to make the sacrifices necessary to get my weight to a healthier level, so that I can "live long and prosper", and get up the hills a little easier?