Generosity

As you can imagine there are days when you don't want to get up before the sun to go out and ride. I love it once I'm out on the road, it's leaving those sheets that are just the right temperature that is the difficult part. But you know what keeps me motivated? It's the generosity of the people that are supporting me. The words of encouragement, the checks that are coming in, the donations, it all comes to me as I struggle to throw back those covers and strap on my helmut to go out and do the 4, 7 or 15 miles I have to do that day.

Thanks, I really appreciate it.

See ya on the road!

Doug

Thanks Stater Brothers

You may be familiar with the Stater Brothers Charities. The stated goal of Stater Bros. Charities is to help improve and transform the communities Stater Bros. Markets is privileged to serve by providing much needed philanthropic support. With an emphasis on programs that benefit hunger relief, children's health and wellbeing, education for both youth and adults, elderly care and services and help for our Nation's Veterans, Stater Bros. Charities will be able to combat some of the most critical needs in the surrounding area. This philosophy is almost exactly that of the Kiwanis Club. I'm so happy to announce that Stater Brothers has donated a $50 gift card to help in our fund raising efforts for the Rancho Cucamonga Kiwanis Club Ride for Kids. I'm taking bids now. Of course, I'd like to get at least $50 for it. But the higher the better. If you would like to make a bid contact me through this blog.

See ya on the road!

Doug

We've made it easier to donate.

I've been trying to do this for weeks. We live in an age where everything is convenient and really, who writes checks anymore. The check card is king. Finally I realized the tech guys here at work are the best. So after about literally 5 minutes with Jacob, Voila!, you can now donate using a check card or credit card on the blog. Thanks buddy!

See ya on the road.

Doug

love the support

I think we're starting to get some momentum. checks are coming in from across the country. We got one in the mail from Virginia the other day, thank you Peter. Also, thank you to Leslie, Billie, Mike, Cindy from the Chino Kiwanis and the many others who have promised checks. Troy over at the North Fontana Home Depot has promised some goodies we can put up to sell. Look for those soon.


I'm on vacation this week so I've been sleeping in a little. Which means even if I get up at 6:30a it's too late to get out on the road. There's too much traffic and as low to the ground as I am I don't feel safe.

Good news, I found out I can get a trailer hitch for my Civic for under $200. Now my plan of getting a small landscape trailer to tow the bike wherever I want is looking like more of a reality. Keep your fingers crossed.

See ya on the road!

Doug

Ever had one of those days?

The day started like any other. The alarm went off at 5:30a and after listening to the radio for a few minutes I reluctantly got out of bed and got dressed in my workout clothes. Sweats and a bright orange shirt so I can be seen on the road. Next I always splash a little cold water on my face to get the blood circulating. I don't know if that really works. I always drink a big glass of water before I head out too. When I get on the bike I notice my holder for my water bottle is broken. Darn. I make some makeshift repairs, strap in, turn on all my flashing lights because it's dark out there and head out. I get no more than a block from my house when my water bottle crashes to the road. Darn! I turn around and retrieve it and place it in another holder that I have that's much more difficult to get to. Oh well. I'm cruising along in the dark with the light starting to show gradually when all of a sudden my shoelace gets caught in the spokes and chain. Darn! I stop, back up, fidget with it, pull forward, fidget some more, back up, more fidgeting (and wondering what am I going to do if I don't get untangled, not like I can walk home) back, forward, fidget... success! At this point with the luck I'm having I'm thinking about calling it a day and heading home. Nope. I dragged myself out of bed, I'm doing this. The next 4-5 miles go pretty well. For some reason there are a lot of cars out today, which gets me to thinking again about how unlucky I've been. This won't be the day I get run over I hope. It's 7 miles on my training schedule today and when I get that accomplished I head back to the house. I pull into the garage and get unstrapped. My shoelace keeps getting caught on something. I investigate and find the lever that holds the front hub on is loose and sticking out catching my shoelace. Hmmmm... How close did I come to losing my wheel out on the road? That was a close one. I better get in the house and get on with the rest of my day. This is dangerous. So, I have one of those basic folding camping chairs that I use to transfer out of my bike onto, it makes it easier to get up. As I'm transferring, I here a Snap! DARN! The chair breaks. What else can go wrong? As it turned out that was the last of the string of odd little events. I hope things go a little smoother tomorrow.

See ya on the road!

Doug

Blood pressure good.

Back on the road this week. The days are getting shorter so yesterdays 4-5 mile ride was over before the sun was up over the mountains. Tuesday was 880 intervals day. I fell like I'm getting stronger both physically and aerobically. Today I couldn't ride because I had a drs. appt. Just a routine visit and everything looked good. Blood pressure was the lowest its been in years. Nice surprise. Back on track tomorrow.

See ya on the road!

Doug

I feel like a slacker

So, Monday was rest day. But Sunday was a long ride day and then I worked in the yard pretty strenuously. I was sore. With that and the smoke I thought i would take one more day to rest. So far so good. Then I realized I have a meeting early Wednesday morning. Doh! A third day on my butt (well technically I'm on my butt when i ride). So Thursday I'll get back on track. I have some great friends coming through with donations. Thank you so much. And I have a good lead on a great donation of some gift cards. I hope to announce that soon. The slacker will be back on the road Thursday.

See ya on the road!

Doug