Oct 15

Posted by hapy at 09:44 AM on June 7, 2011.

Since Roy got me into mountain biking in 2003 (was it 2003?), I've been riding on and off for years.  For a while, after Roy moved away, I tried to get people into the sport with no avail.  I've tried going by myself but for some reason I didn't quite have the motivation to do so. 

Once I moved to Charlotte a couple years ago, I started biking again with a buddy at work.  This time I got into it more than before.  I was riding 3-4 times per week with each ride averaging somewhere between 15 miles or so.  I'll be the first to admit that by others' standards, it's nothing amazing.  However for a guy who was huffing and puffing taking breaks after 2 miles when I first started back up, I started feeling good about it.  Also, I'm not a roadie so despite the numbers may seem weaksauce on a bikt but, we're doing all of this in the woods... Towards the end of the season last year, I completed a 25 mile ride.  It didn't seem challenging at first (since we've been riding 15 miles on a regular basis) but once mile 20 hit, we hit a wall.  Long story short, it was quite difficult and my body took a beating and it was quite epic for me.  

With another season underway, I've set a goal to finish in a 6hr mtb endurance race in October.  Training for this has just begun.  Let's see what happens...

Roy, in case you're curious, I've sold my gary fisher.  I sold it and have been regretting it since.    Here is the new ride...  I got a really good deal off craigslist. 

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