On Mental Health

The reaction most people give when I tell them that it is my intention to ride a double century (well I just say I am going to Rochester) is incredulity. Which I guess should not come as a surprise. One person, when told that I expect to burn ten thousand calories, asked if I planned to stop at lots of McDonalds on route. Sorry, I'm on the liquids only diet program - and if coke-cola is the duct tape of drinks, then I must be a woman! (There is an old email joke about how duct tape is a man's best friend.)

Actually the more I read about these things the less coke I drink, besides the fact that carbonated beverages and water bottles do not play nice, simple sugars do not get the calories into my system fast enough.

Anyway Lesley is not sure if she is going to do the Ride for Heart, she was willing except that she wants me to go with and she does not want to do 75km. (Given the 6:45 start time I cannot say I really blame her.) I told her if she did the 9am 50km ride I could jump the fence after I do my 75km and ride beside her - it has the advantage I'm going to be good and tired and will not mind riding at a nice gentle pace - the disadvantage is the 8am start is jam packed with people.

Maybe next year I'll start my own fund raising ride, the Michael Cole conquer his mortgage 300km! (Conveniently each meter of ride equals about one dollar of mortgage!) Hey I'd take donations for that one any day of the year!

But it would be cool, to do a really hard ride as a fund raiser. None of this ride 120km in two days or 75 km in a couple hours, no I want something that would be worth bragging about just for having survived it. Like Peter Oyler, ride 3000 miles, without stopping, all money raised helps the Kids Help phone. Now that is awsome!