Since I know little about cycling and
even less about training, I take as gospel every word that comes out of Jason
Roberts’ mouth. During our recent No Kid Hungry summit he said “don’t worry,
just put some miles on the bike every day and you’ll be fine.” So that’s what I’ve been trying to do, even
while Roe and Nate and I are on our annual trip to Turks and Caicos during Nate’s
spring break.
It’s
not easy to rack up 30 miles a day on an island (Parrot Cay) that is only 3
miles long. At least not without getting dizzy. The only bikes here are Gravity EZ Cruz, with
one gear and tires as wide as a Volkswagen’s.
The chain is so rusted I wanted to give the bike a tetanus shot. The average
temperature here is 88 degrees.
An island vacation is certainly no hardship. But there is a sense that if I can ride in
these conditions I can ride in any. I’ll keep doing what Jason advises. With
less than 8 weeks to go, every mile counts. So does every donation.
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