There was something terribly intriguing about Stephanie's essay titled, "I stole my first bike" that captured our attention. Although it was her description of her transformation from utilitarian riding to a true love affair with her bike that sealed the deal. Stephanie's story is familiar to many of us at Trek, from saving money for six months for a new set of wheels that cost more than her first car, to the Zen feeling she gets from truing a wheel. And only after two years of riding she says, "I know what cadence means, how many watts is a lot. I can fix a flat in my sleep and tell the difference between a pinch flat and goat head at 50 yards." Clearly she fell in love with cycling hard and fast. But her husband fully supports her cycling affair.
With her recent move from Idaho to Minnesota, she is expanding her horizons quickly to city riding and cruising the river bottom trails. Without a doubt you too will be intrigued by Stephanie's cycling journey from utilitarian riding in College to a true love affair on and off the road only two years later.
Despite the odds against me...I finished the Boston marathon! My time was 3:59:31. Just under four hours, and my slowest time by a long shot. I am happy with it though. I was not able to train well during the last 6 weeks because of my knee, but it held out and I was able to run almost the entire race. (I only walked for 20 seconds at a time and stopped to stretch twice.)
Overall, it was amazing amounts of fun...I couldn't have asked for a better 26.2 mile run. Thanks so much to Bill and his parents for coming out to Boston to cheer me on. I love you!
I am running the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20th, 2009. Last year I ran the Fargo, North Dakota marathon and qualified for Boston. Check out that post here. I have been training very hard, and I had hopes of getting a phenomenal PR (personal record) in this marathon. Due to an injury, I will not be running my fastest marathon, but I will preserve and cross the finish line.
I am aware that all of my fans will not be able to make it to Boston to watch me run, so you have another option: You can track my progress online or on your phone through text messages. Just go to this site before race day: http://baa.org/BostonMarathon/Att-Athlete-Alert.asp
We moved out of our apartment last week, and into our friend's house. We are waiting to close on a home that we are buying. So we are going to live with our friends until then.
Some may say that it is unwise, painful, or damaging to move in with friends...but I disagree. It has been a total blast! Here are my top five reasons why:
1. Pizza (homemade)
2. Long bike rides to work
3. Staying up late
4. Sharing groceries, and clothes
5. TV (we don't have one, but they do!)
On a side note, Spring is on its way...I am so excited!