| Date | Location | Date | Location |
| 2-Jun | Ridgefield, CT | 7-Jul | Luray, KS |
| 3-Jun | Monroe, NY | 8-Jul | Hill City, KS |
| 4-Jun | Port Jervis, NY | 9-Jul | Colby, KS |
| 5-Jun | Stroudsburg, PA | 10-Jul | St. Francis, KS |
| 6-Jun | Hazleton, PA | 11-Jul | Cope, CO |
| 7-Jun | Hazleton, PA (build) | 12-Jul | Strasburg, CO |
| 8-Jun | Sunbury, PA | 13-Jul | Boulder, CO |
| 9-Jun | Huntingdon, PA | 14-Jul | Boulder, CO (off) |
| 10-Jun | Johnstown, PA | 15-Jul | Estes Park, CO |
| 11-Jun | Uniontown, PA | 16-Jul | Granby, CO |
| 12-Jun | Morgantown, WV | 17-Jul | Frisco, CO |
| 13-Jun | Morgantown, WV (off) | 18-Jul | Buena Vista, CO |
| 14-Jun | West Union, WV | 19-Jul | Gunnison, CO |
| 15-Jun | Spencer, WV | 20-Jul | Montrose, CO |
| 16-Jun | Hurricane, WV | 21-Jul | Naturita, CO |
| 17-Jun | Louisa, KY | 22-Jul | Moab, UT |
| 18-Jun | Morehead, KY | 23-Jul | Moab, UT (off) |
| 19-Jun | Lexington, KY | 24-Jul | Green River, UT |
| 20-Jun | Lexington, KY (build) | 25-Jul | Torrey/Capital Reef NP, UT |
| 21-Jun | Shelbyville, KY | 26-Jul | Escalante, UT |
| 22-Jun | Louisville, KY | 27-Jul | Panguitch, UT |
| 23-Jun | Saint Meinrad, IN | 28-Jul | Milford, UT |
| 24-Jun | New Harmony, IN | 29-Jul | Baker, NV |
| 25-Jun | Thompsonville, IL | 30-Jul | Ely, NV |
| 26-Jun | Ellis Grove, IL | 31-Jul | Ely, NV (build) |
| 27-Jun | St. Louis, MO | 1-Aug | Eureka, NV |
| 28-Jun | St. Louis, MO (off) | 2-Aug | Austin, NV |
| 29-Jun | New Haven, MO | 3-Aug | Fallon, NV |
| 30-Jun | Vienna, MO | 4-Aug | South Lake Tahoe, CA |
| 1-Jul | Camdenton, MO | 5-Aug | South Lake Tahoe, CA (off) |
| 2-Jul | El Dorado Springs, MO | 6-Aug | Placerville, CA |
| 3-Jul | Iola, KS | 7-Aug | Davis, CA |
| 4-Jul | Emporia, KS | 8-Aug | Napa or Vallejo, CA |
| 5-Jul | Emporia, KS (build) | 9-Aug | San Francisco, CA |
| 6-Jul | Gypsum, KS |
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Itinerary
I'm Off!
Hello friends and supporters!
After six months of preparation, the day has finally dawned for me to depart for orientation. My mother will be updating my blog from now until August with entries that I hand write and mail. Stay tuned for pictures and great stories from the road.
After six months of preparation, the day has finally dawned for me to depart for orientation. My mother will be updating my blog from now until August with entries that I hand write and mail. Stay tuned for pictures and great stories from the road.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Sara Barz's Series of Unfortunate Events
In the last post I promised to write more frequently. Unfortunately, that was in early April. Old habits die hard, but as my departure date approaches I know I'm going to have a lot to write about.
This past weekend could only be described as one of the worst of my life. Sparing the dirty details, it all revolved around a break-up, a loss, a dead cell-phone, and three people consecutively losing their keys in one day. Of course I was personally affected by all of those events including losing my keys, and seriously, what are the chances of that? I am certainly a very absent-minded individual and I have lost my keys before but never on the same day as two other people in my immediate acquaintance. Anyway, you visited to read about cycling, not keys and my sorry personal life so on to cycling...
This weekend was the final ride of my training group. I learned so much about cycling from that group, such as:
-the word "chain ring" and its proper usage
-that one should use lube with zeal
-that clipless pedals are so much better (and safer!) than toe-clips
-18 mph rocks, but not into the back tire in front of you
-the split in the saddle makes all the difference
-you do not wear underwear with bike shorts.
Here's a shout-out to Group 3! Spending my Saturdays riding with you was the highlight of my life for the past two months.
Between the SIG and riding on my own, I have put 384 miles on my new cannondale. HBC requests that we put 400-500 miles on our bicycles before orientation, and I'm well on my way. I figure that before the 30th I'll probably ride 100 miles. Funny, because before I joined the SIG and before I applied for HBC, I thought a long ride was 12 miles. That was the length of the bike ride in the 2006 Scantic Valley YMCA Triathlon, which to me seemed long enough. It wasn't that I didn't like riding my bike, in fact quite the contrary, I loved riding my bike. I was an avid bike commuter in college and during an internship in Boston, but my whole perspective focused on single digit mileage rides. Post SIG, 10-14 miles seems like a small ride.
My orientation to HBC will begin on May 30th, so I am 9 days away from my big trip. Just typing that makes my stomach flip-flop with nerves. June 2nd we leave and I am terrified. Thrilled of course, but I just do not know what to expect. I hope 10 weeks on a bike will be a good cure for heartbreak.
This past weekend could only be described as one of the worst of my life. Sparing the dirty details, it all revolved around a break-up, a loss, a dead cell-phone, and three people consecutively losing their keys in one day. Of course I was personally affected by all of those events including losing my keys, and seriously, what are the chances of that? I am certainly a very absent-minded individual and I have lost my keys before but never on the same day as two other people in my immediate acquaintance. Anyway, you visited to read about cycling, not keys and my sorry personal life so on to cycling...
This weekend was the final ride of my training group. I learned so much about cycling from that group, such as:
-the word "chain ring" and its proper usage
-that one should use lube with zeal
-that clipless pedals are so much better (and safer!) than toe-clips
-18 mph rocks, but not into the back tire in front of you
-the split in the saddle makes all the difference
-you do not wear underwear with bike shorts.
Here's a shout-out to Group 3! Spending my Saturdays riding with you was the highlight of my life for the past two months.
Between the SIG and riding on my own, I have put 384 miles on my new cannondale. HBC requests that we put 400-500 miles on our bicycles before orientation, and I'm well on my way. I figure that before the 30th I'll probably ride 100 miles. Funny, because before I joined the SIG and before I applied for HBC, I thought a long ride was 12 miles. That was the length of the bike ride in the 2006 Scantic Valley YMCA Triathlon, which to me seemed long enough. It wasn't that I didn't like riding my bike, in fact quite the contrary, I loved riding my bike. I was an avid bike commuter in college and during an internship in Boston, but my whole perspective focused on single digit mileage rides. Post SIG, 10-14 miles seems like a small ride.
My orientation to HBC will begin on May 30th, so I am 9 days away from my big trip. Just typing that makes my stomach flip-flop with nerves. June 2nd we leave and I am terrified. Thrilled of course, but I just do not know what to expect. I hope 10 weeks on a bike will be a good cure for heartbreak.
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