Friday, September 4, 2009

Cache Valley Century Ride

How about a 100 mile bike ride around Cache Valley. Well Mike was all for it and was making pretty good time when I got a call, quicker than I had expected (he was going to call me at the last rest stop so we could be at the finish line).... and he had blown a tire at the 83rd MILE. He spent some time trying a new tube and it would not hold due to the tire blown. So his great support (ME and Rylie) headed out to pick him up. I felt so bad that he had gone that far and wasn't going to finish the race. But instead, we drove with his broke down bike to Al's and got a new tire. It took a bit to replace it out, but once he did, we dropped him off where he broke down and he was back on his way. 17 MILES TO GO.... so we headed to the finish line to cheer him on. He had 4 miles to complete the 100 miles, when the spoke on his tire broke, he was able to keep going the last four miles, but the brakes would catch every revolution. How about that determination. He did it though, he made the 100 MILES. Way to go, we are proud of you!



2 comments:

Heather said...

He's all about the races lately. That is awesome!!

Lipscombs said...

He is so dedicated! I think it is so cool and inspiring! I wish I could be so dedicated. Tell him congrats and that he's awesome!