Yesterday was our ride for the Tour de Cure.
We woke up bright and early and headed to meet the family and load bikes in the truck. Then we drove up to Brigham City for the ride. The weather was not too great but it definitely could have been worse. It was windy with a little rain, just sprinkles mostly, so we were glad there wasn't any downpour!
The ride started at 10:00 am. We rode the 25 mile course since we are just riding rookies but there was also a 100 mile and a 61 mile race. There were over 1000 riders in all. It was such a great experience! I can't lie, it was harder then I thought it would be, the last 1/4 of the ride all I could think about was laying down! My legs have never been more tired. Dan was such a sweet husband, he wasn't fatigued at all, the only thing bothering him was his butt. I kept telling him he could just ride ahead since he was riding slower for me, but he wouldn't leave me. His encouragement really helped me to push myself. We crossed the finish line at about 12:15pm. It was so great to finish and see our family. Peyton and Bailey stayed with their MeeMaw to meet us at the finish line. I couldn't help but get teary as we crossed the finish line. I was so impressed by all the red riders (those were the people who rode that have diabetes), there were so many of them, young (kids!) and old.
It was an amazing experience and I am impressed by Dan's sisters that rode, they deal with diabetes everyday and I have no idea what it would be like to have a disease like that, they are an inspiration to me and to all~! Dan's sister Betsy's kids even rode! They are amazing and so cute to support their mom.
What a great opportunity we have to raise funds for such an important cause. Diabetes research has made and continues to make great progress. Dan and I were both able to reach our fund raising goal which helped our team, the "Blood Sugar Daddies" reach their fund raising goal of $4,000! Thank you to all who donated to this cause. We plan on riding for many years to come!
9 comments:
Way to go guys!!
Great post! You guys are studs! I can not believe how far everyone rode!! Especially the "red shirted sisters"!
Way to go, teaching your kids about a cause is awesome. I think that sounds super hard. Isn't it frustrating that a man can work out half the time you do and be in so much better shape?
What a neat experience for your family. I know what you mean about the emotion at the finish line. When I ran the SLC Marathon, I ran it for my mom, while she was still alive, the tears were constantly pouring throughout the entire 26 miles. Way to go HOOVERS
Awesome!! You should be so proud of yourselves. I am. What a great accomplishment, and to do it as a huge family, that's even better. Congrats!!
Congratulations! You have a lot to be proud of right now. Your LPN and finishing an awesome race. Chris' Dad had his leg amputated a few years ago because of diabetes. It is a hard thing to live with, you are right. You are great for doing the race!
Congrats on the race, that must make you guys feel great to have done that! Oh, and congrats on passing the LPN boards, that is awesome! The RN boards are similar, so you should do great on those come Dec.
Way to go guys! What a great cause to do this for. I think it sounds WAY fun. Maybe I'll try it next year. :)
way to go!!!! that is awesome!!!!! you guys rock & are such an inspiration!!!
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