July 19 Update

I did it!! Today was my first ride with clipless pedals. I took my friends' advice and practiced clipping on/off before beginning my ride...am so glad I did! :) I learned a lot on my first ride with clipless, like: be sure and pop your foot out before you get to the stoplight, don't tie your shoes too tight, and wave at the truckers who are nice enough to move to the other lane (like everyone else should be doing, too!)

I also learned how to use my new camelback and it worked out great. I've lost count of the number of water bottles I've knocked off my bike and run over.

Today I rode to Karsten Creek and back...17 miles. Tomorrow I'm going to ride with my iPod so that I can tune out the highway noise. Stay tuned!

A huge thanks to my daughter, Laura, for teaching me how to create my own blog!!