
Thanks for reading...thanks for your support...I can't wait until we beat this disease.
Thanks for reading...thanks for your support...I can't wait until we beat this disease.
As you know, I've been riding around the lake, since the highways are so dangerous. Last week I ran into (well, not literally!) a lot of people I knew: one of my principals was running, one of my elementary teachers who is also a K-State grad was walking, our cross country team was training...In fact, the team was running four abreast, looking/talking as they ran and didn't see me approaching them. I came to an almost complete stop before they looked up and saw I was there. I can see the headlines now, if I hadn't been paying attention: "Superintendent runs over track team"!
My goal this week is to figure out how to do a 50 mile ride...that's 17 laps around the lake which does not sound like fun! Stay tuned...thanks for your support...thanks for reading...have an amazing week!
I learned later that we climbed over 2000 feet!! It's a good thing I didn't know that during the ride! Even though my leg is sore, the rest of me feels great today, which means my training this summer is paying off. Every Saturday from now until the ride is a longer ride...of hills...so that we're ready for the MS 150. I'll be ready for my OSU football tailgating after my long bike rides those mornings!
And, I've changed my riding circuit in Stillwater again. I no longer ride the state highways by myself at 4am. Instead, I'm riding through town...up to the lake and doing laps around it...then head back home. That way I can avoid some of the crazy drivers...or those who just can't see me very well.
Thanks for taking the time to read my blog...and for your support!
I am sure the Stillwater cycling community will be doing this soon. We have had several cyclists killed this summer in Oklahoma which has made me more nervous to ride my bike. But, I'm going to keep doing it and hope that drivers stay alert. Not only am I riding for a cause near and dear to me, I really love riding my bike! I'm also going to go back to riding my other route (remember the one I've been doing all summer due to the repaving of Hwy 51??) because there are shoulders on both sides of the road (Hwy 51 only has shoulders on one side).
I'm telling you all of this so that you don't worry! Instead, please keep the family and friends of Debra Miller in your thoughts and prayers. And, remember to become a friend of my blog...stay tuned...my big ride is only six short weeks away!!