"That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little ride..."

Welcome to my blog! From December 06 to August 07 I intend to devote this space to discussing the trials and tribulations of preparing for and completing a cross-country fundraising bicycle extravaganza. For those who are new to my blog, I am riding my bicycle from New Haven, CT to San Francisco California during the summer of 2007. This is part of the Habitat Bicycle Challenge and about 90 other intrepid young souls will be joining me in this endeavor. Each rider will raise $4000 before May 30, 2007, and provided that all the money is raised, we will ride from New Haven, CT across the country to three different destinations: San Francisco, CA, Portland, OR, and Seattle, WA. All the proceeds go towards the construction of houses for low-income families.

Sunday, June 3, 2007

First Day!

Day one: New Haven, CT to Ridgefield, CT

Connecticut can kill a cyclist with its hills. During my SIG with NYCC I considered myself a strong rider, but I was not prepared for hills and valleys of the magnitude found in Southern Connecticut. Unfortunately, 35 miles in to my very first ride my body completely crashed. It may have been the 90 degree heat and humidity or the change in diet or lack of good sleep or some kind of stomach bug, but somewhere around Redding, CT my digestive tract completely shut down. I felt nauseous and diarrhetic at the same time, and didn't feel comfortably moving 15 mph on my bicycle. The support van picked me up and I sulked the rest of the way to the church in Ridgefield.
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