I haven't posted for a little bit since there's been so much exciting stuff going on in preparation for Bike4theCHF.
Nick and I are less than 2 months away from starting our ride across America. I thought this year would be easier to train for than last year since I've been through it before, but I'm finding that not to be the case.
Like the children who face a surgery for the second time, sometimes it is harder when you know what it will feel like.
For the first week of our ride, Nick and I will be going at close to 120 miles a day with a few days of pretty rough terrain.
When I'm facing a tough workout I keep in mind the children like Trevor and Cole that will benefit from the research that will be funded through our ride across America.
Personally, I'm finding that diet is a very important part of the training. In the past, I've been able to eat whatever I want and train, but I guess at the ripe old age of 28 my body is telling me to eat right. Probably because of my not so great diet, my blood pressure was at 145/79 today. My pulse is still below 50 bpm while resting, though.
I'm really looking forward to the families that we will meet along this ride. We have so many great kids that we are going to meet. You will be able to meet them soon as we post our 2011 Kids4theCHF. These children were born with congenital heart defects and are really going to be an inspiration for Nick and I.
I feel so blessed to have Bike4theCHF bring the stories of these children to you. Their daily fights really put riding a bike 100 miles a day into perspective.
This week I'll be training about 15 hours. Since I'm also doing Ironman Louisville in August, my training consists of a mixture of cycling, running, and swimming . If people are interested, I'll post more of the specifics on my training.
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