Back in the saddle

Ahhhh it felt good this week to get back in the saddle. Some skiing, rain, basketball and golf detracted from normal training recently; but our base mileage is good and sometimes cross training a bit can be healthy. Had a very nice ride yesterday on the road, 47 miles and delightful cool Florida weather. This coming week looks like a normal training week.
On Friday Derek went to the Winter Dance with his girlfriend Jenna(see pic to the right). I guess it went OK as I saw her the next day and it did not appear she had any broken toes.

Our fundraising is going well we are now over $10,800 raised. We will be in touch with the Lance Armstrong foundation as to how to raise the goal to a higher number ( I am sure they will help with that request)

It is only 137 days till we leave.

Since you visited here--- take time to jot a short (or long) comment to tell me you stopped by. Feel free to ask questions about cycling or the trip.

If you have not made your donation yet this is a great time to do so.
Click the button on the upper left titled -- HELP the Miller's FIGHT CANCER. and make a donation online. Or you can send a check-made payable to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Be sure to put Participant ID: 150474715 in the memo so it will be counted towards our goal. Mail them to: Lance Armstrong Foundation PO Box 161150Austin, TX 78716-1150 Thanks for your support

Brrrrrr..... time in NY

Well the picture to the right is what my rental car looked like at 6:45am this past Saturday AM as I was leaving my Dad's house for my 3rd day of skiing at Gore Mountain. After brushing the snow, then scraping the windows in 3 degree weather I remembered well why I moved to Florida 20 years ago. The skiing was great and though it was cold and kind of windy I had an incredible time. I was also able to spend time with my Dad and several other family members and friends. Prior to heading to NY last week I did get in one ride in the woods; while there I got in a total of 21 hours of skiing. So I am calling that cross training.

I am back in FL now and will be back on the bike this week. It is only 144 days till we leave.

If you visit take time to jot a short (or long) comment to tell me you stopped by. Feel free to ask questions about cycling or the trip.

If you have not made your donation yet this is a great time to do so.

Click the button on the upper left titled -- HELP the Miller's FIGHT CANCER. and make a donation online. Or you can send a check-made payable to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Be sure to put Participant ID: 150474715 in the memo so it will be counted towards our goal. Mail them to: Lance Armstrong Foundation PO Box 161150Austin, TX 78716-1150 Thanks for your support

Great Week of cycling

We had a great week of cycling. A good off road ride on Monday and Wednesday. On Friday Bernice and I rode 52 miles on some very pretty horse farm roads north of town. Then on Friday afternoon I headed to White Springs, FL to camp for two nights at Stephen C. Foster SP. I stopped by the Suwanee Bicycle Association to pick up some maps of good road rides in the area. They provided an excellent route. The next morning I headed out for a 48 mile ride with just my shadow for company. Bernice was doing Mom Taxi duty for Derek's basketball practices. She did get in a nice 30 mile ride in Ocala while I was riding.
If you are reading this click the comment button and let me know what you think. Feel free to ask questions - I will attempt to answer them.

Also----If you want to help (and I hope you do) -- click the button on the upper left titled -- HELP the MILLER's FIGHT CANCER. and make a donation online. Or you can send a check-made payable to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Be sure to put Participant ID: 150474715 in the memo so it will be counted towards our goal. Mail them to: Lance Armstrong Foundation PO Box 161150Austin, TX 78716-1150 Thanks for your support

A new year and Warm again

We had a good week of riding with a nice 54 mile ride Friday am and a 43 mile one on Sat am. It is important to put back to back days together. Right now we are not too concerned with long miles as the ride is still 157 days away. As time gets closer we will ramp up the miles and the saddle time - for now about 130 -150 per week is fine.


We learned a lot during last years ride (June 2006) from San Francisco to Salt Lake City. We were in good shape when that ride came. So I will kind of follow that training again for this year. To the right you can see some of the endless miles we pedaled in Nevada

We had summer like weather here this week with mid 80's and humidity.

On the equipment front this week I want to feature the Shift /Brake Lever show to the right. Many people think of these as the brakes only; but in recent years they integrated the shift lever and the brakes into one lever. You pull it towards you to brake, push it to the side to shift and push the black tab on the inside near the end of the lever to shift the other direction. This is lighter and easier to use, especially while climbing.


I am encouraged as to the fund raising we passed the 8% mark this week and there are some promising prospects on the horizon.

If you are reading this click the comment button and let me know what you think. Feel free to ask questions - I will attempt to answer them.

Also----If you want to help (and I hope you do) -- click the button on the upper left titled -- HELP the MILLER's FIGHT CANCER. and make a donation online. Or you can send a check-made payable to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Be sure to put Participant ID: 150474715 in the memo so it will be counted towards our goal. Mail them to: Lance Armstrong Foundation PO Box 161150Austin, TX 78716-1150 Thanks for your support