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.