Peak Pedaler

My husband and I just returned from Colorado and our first Ride The Rockies event. We are still a little shell-shocked from the ride. And very much missing the Rocky Mountains. This was the 2nd time that I’d been to Colorado and while I loved the state before, I’m kinda infatuated with it now! I’m thankful that I got to … Read More

Ride The Rockies is about Comfort Zones – being YANKED out of them, if I did not make myself initially clear. I had my first post RTR ride today in my comfortable 30 mile loop around the Lake Tuscaloosa area. It felt really good being back on the bike, and being in familiar surroundings. Oh, I know many of you … Read More

Three Ride The Rockies tours, and our team finally picked a name: #NeverAgain. We always say it. “Next time we are going to Disneyland!” And yet somehow we always end up on the side of a mountain, cursing our legs and suffering together. I have found that when you are an irrational glutton for punishment, it is good to have … Read More

So here we are, fellow riders. Facing down the last day of Ride The Rockies. Are we tired? Yes. In agonizing pain? Naturally. Yet I look around and say we are collectively pretty happy. And that must be the mark of a successful week. I see the weary faces and sunburned calves. I know that I’m not the only one … Read More

My 2nd Ride The Rockies in five years is coming to a close; only Friday’s ride remains. In ’09 on my first RTR, I was 206 lbs at the start after making Weight Watchers Lifetime membership, 196 lbs when done. In ’14, I think I’m stuck at 237 lbs start to finish, as I took literally someone’s advice that “You … Read More

I knew going into this year’s route how much climbing there was going to be. I understood fully how hard it would be and how much work each day would take. What I didn’t know would be that I would be battling a chest cold and how few downhills we would have. As you may know already my personal motto … Read More

Doug and I rode the entire route on day four, all 84 miles and over 5k vertical feet of climbing. The day of rest proved benificial. Doug powered over the hills like they were pieces of cake. Speaking of cake there were cake pops at the second aid station! The day was long. The wind was fierce. The sun shined … Read More

“The Perfect Day,” I thought around mile three of day one; that is what I will title my blog post at the end of the day. The sun was shining, the scenery was gorgeous, my legs were strong and Doug was pedaling away in front of me. Shortly after that thought we began our ascent through Boulder Canyon. Surrounded by … Read More

Ride The Rockies is a moving circus. Us riders pack our week’s worth of bike gear into a bag. Then the staff moves it to the next town. When we get to that next town we settle in and make it home for a night. This would be less possible and less fun if we carried our bags with us … Read More

I think we can all agree that Sunday was an adventure. A great story. Mine goes like this: “Well I was PRACTICALLY over Berthoud when the highway patrol forced me to turn back. Only after they subdued me with nightsticks and threatened to arrest me, did I agree to wait in Empire.” You can’t prove that I wouldn’t have made … Read More