The miles are coming...slowly

And the donations are coming too. Since I launched this blog, I've raised a total of $2158 and have commitments of another $1,000 or so, which puts me almost a third of the way to my goal of $10,000.

I've got about 350 miles on the bike this year, about where I was last year at this time. Two years ago I was at 525, and in 2004 I had 750 miles in by early June. An alarming downward trend!

The good news is that I feel pretty good on the bike. After knocking off 4 days of commuting to work a couple of weeks ago, I then enjoyed three beautiful days of riding in upstate New York.

At my 25th college reunion, in addition to connecting with a lot of old friends, I also had the opportunity to ride through the farmlands surrounding Colgate. I still don't remember the area being that hilly, but the riding was good. Each day it rained (poured, actually), and each day I managed to get in a good long ride before the weather turned wet.

I had forgotten what fun it was to be out in the middle of nowhere, just me and the cows, and an occasional farmer on a tractor or combine waving back at me.

Last week was a loss...with business travel taking me away from my bike and my training. This week brings more of the same.

All of my rides have been relatively short so far...I need to get some longer rides in or my butt will be toast.

All of this avoids the real issue, though. Donations are up and I've already brought a few new people into the fold.

My goal is to raise $10,000 this year, and I'd like to meet that goal before the ride in August.

Please help me to reach this goal. To donate, visit:

http://www.pmc.org/mypmc/profiles.asp?Section=story&eGiftID=LL0033

And come back to this blog often to see how I'm doing!

Thanks!

Lee