I also heard about the Gran Fondo bike ride in my community to support the hospital. I've often wanted to participate in a fun bike ride through my beautiful valley, but I'm so intimidated by the experienced people in most races. This one sounded perfect, because a Gran Fondo (Big Ride in Italian) is truly a ride, not a race, and is supposed to accomodate all levels. There was a 40 mile ride that seemed about right for me.
I told my husband I wanted to ride, but the cost (which is a fund raiser for a good cause) seemed really high. Well, my husband sponsored me and I started to ride last week. That gave me a whole week and a half to train for my ride. Let me just say that it hurts to sit.
So my deal with myself was that for every day I "spun" on the bike, I could spin on my spinning wheel. This would have been great! But I've biked almost every day, and haven't done a lick of spinning. Maybe after the Gran Fondo on Saturday.
