The Training Continues!

Hello Again Dear Readers,

It is now less than 3 weeks until departure! My anxious excitement is mounting higher every day. I started to get sad thinking about leaving Boston, but I know many fun adventures lay ahead. It is more the people in the place than the place itself I am concerned about leaving. But this will give me an excuse to sharpen my letter writing skills.

I told my boss at Hollywood Express yesterday that I will not be returning to a job that I have loved and hated for the past 2 years. I have made some of the closest friends there and I am very sad to leave them behind.

So on with training, on with packing, and onto the winding road ahead!

So far I have ridden 300 miles on my shiny new Giant Defy 2 which we will be riding across country this summer (not including miles I have put in on the indoor trainer or on my everyday fixie). This does include a recent ride from Worcester, MA which was only about 45 miles but contained a few roller coaster sized hills that made it seem more like 60. I was more than happy to get the training in though and felt energized and optimistic by the end.

That's right, bring it on hills! Show me what you got! I will smash you like a pancake!

I have also been doing some running and strength training as well as some kung-fu and tai-chi (thanks to my new teacher, Ken, at the video store). I feel the strongest I have felt since high school soccer and can't wait to feel even more pumped by the end of the summer.


Thanks for reading and I promise more exciting things once we hit the trails!

And... GO!

Hello Dear Readers,

So this is my official blog to document the bike across America trip that I will be taking this summer through Bike and Build. First off I just want to say THANK YOU to all of you wonderful donors out there. I have reached my $4,000 goal and I owe it all to you! Of course, I am still raising more so feel free to donate still!

I will hopefully be posting blogs and photos all summer to keep you up to date on all my happenings, sore muscles, tears, and sweat. All of which you can see here! Read what you will.


So the start of the beginning has finally begun. We have our bikes, we have some miles under our belts, and we completed our first "sweat equity" requirement on Friday. We got kind of lost riding our bikes there and it took about twice as long as it should have, but we eventually made it to the Habitat Site at 31 Ashton St near Mattapan, MA. It was a lot of fun and it got me super psyched for this summer.

Then, the next day we joined our friends Megan and Susan in Relay for Life. I had to work until 11 so I was quite a bit late but after that I joined them in a walk-a-thon that went from 6pm to 6am. It was a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and an astonishing amount was raised from it. (Of course I can't remember the number but it is probably somewhere on their website...)


It was a lot of fun and I was surprisingly not that tired by the end of it. We made it out just in time to see the sunrise, and a beautiful one it was...

So stay tuned! There are many exciting adventures to come! Thanks for reading!