The Man Who Lived on his Bike

I just love this video, everything about it: the music, the young man dedicating it to his father, eating breakfast on the bike, beeping the horn on the steering wheel, being Zorro on the bike, playing violin on the bike.  Aaarrrggghhhh!

The Man Who Lived on His Bike:

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"Endurance athletes do what they do because people yearn for authentic experiences in our modern age: by willingly undertaking extreme physical challenges.  Through these experiences we drop our pretenses, ego and arrogance in favor of truth and transformation...we fulfill our intention to be authentic."
--Hell on Two Wheels

Training

Wow!  Just subletted my apartment for June, July and August.  So psyched!!  Can take my time on this adventure, no pressure to get anywhere at anytime...I love that.  I may even wash dishes in the UP for awhile, haha.  It just means I can stop and stay somewhere if I am having fun.  Yeahhhhh!

I'm finishing my second week of training.  Upping the mileage by 10% every week.  Per training guru Joe Friel, every 3rd day is a recovery day and every 3rd week is a recovery week.  10 weeks of training, the last one being tour week.  June 4 is start date...Reed, get ready, haha.  I am counting on you to get me to Duluth!

Oh, I got my new cycling shoes...Bontrager mountain bike with SPD pedals.  They clip in and out so easily, they're awesome.  My speed averages 2mph more with them, so great!  A big shout out to Natalia at the West Bank Hub who helped me with them, she is so cool.

Let me know if you would like a tshirt...sales are good...ordering more smalls.

More soon!!!!