The Diabetes Ride was today!  I’ve participated in the ride for the past several years.  Probably wouldn’t be a frigging diabetic if I spent more time riding when I was younger.  There are actually 2 rides in Virginia – one in Hampton and one in Reston.  Last year I did both rides but only did fundraising for one which meant I had to write a check for the other.  That gets expensive so this year I throttled back to just the one ride.

Steve Thomas has been kind enough to ride with me for the past 2 years.  We’ve done the 33-mile distance both years.  The route goes through Herndon, Sterling and then out onto the W&OD, through Ashburn and then back onto the W&OD (in the other direction) all the way back into Reston at the Town Center.  The route is a shade hilly at first but when you get onto the W&OD, it’s flat and you can really roll.

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So, I’ve kinda waited until the last minute but I’m riding in the Diabetes ride this weekend and haven’t raised a cent.  If you can see your way to donating a couple of bucks, that would be great.  If not, that’s great too.  Here is my personal page.

This is my third year doing the diabetes ride.  Steve Thomas has kindly joined me for the last two years – Team Misfits!  We’re going 33 miles which should take just under 2 hours.  We’ll have to hustle because there’s a lot going on that day.  Sarah will be dressed up in her “period attire” over at the Railway Festival.  Hopefully it isn’t 100 degrees Saturday!

The ride that I’m going to miss this year is the MS “Beyond the Beltway” ride.  It is the weekend after but I’ve got a training plan to stick with for Bike Virginia. fun