I asked long time training client , Audrey Urquidi to share about her recent bike ride, (yes bike ride) from Seattle to Portland. Audrey has been training with me since 2012.
By the way, Audrey turns 60 this month.
“Stephen
I could write volumes on cycling adventures.
Cycling keeps me grounded and sane. I’m not out to break a speed record, I don’t have the skinny Tour de France body. I just like to ride a bicycle. I like being outside for the sights, the sounds, the feels, and the smells of the world.
We leave Seattle at sunrise. The only sound is the slight breeze going thru my helmet.
We got lost, several times, the route slip didn’t account for unknown obstacles like a bridge that was being renovated or a street that was closed for repairs. GPS on your phone becomes your friend.
I love the smell of living, laundry, fresh bread, bacon, barbeque, pine trees, and fresh lumber being cut as I cross the Lewis and Clark Bridge from Washington into Oregon on the Columbia River.
The feel of the tall trees that completely block out the sun while riding the Yelm-Tenino trail all 14 miles of it.
The humanity of six different people who stop to help me when my wheel was caught in a railroad track and I tumbled onto the pavement.
I peddle as fast as I can while being chased by a dog on a country road in an area of rolling hills and farmland.
I love being able to say to people, when we see a city or a town, hey, I’ve ridden my bike there.
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Here’s a link with more details of the 203 mile ride, Seattle to Portland (ridewithgps.com).