The kids have had spring fever due to the deceiving nice weather(it's snowing today it's light and fluffy so I'm not completely put out yet). Riding bikes is the only thing the kids have wanted to do lately. On Saturday we took the kiddos on a small bike ride. It wasn't warm enough yet to do it but due to the recent events around here Jason needs as many bikes rides as he can make. Jason and Bishop Foulger(our former bishop) want to have their scouts earn a Cycling Merit Badge . The big requirement is a 50 MILE bike ride. When I first hear about it my only though was can Bishop Foulger even finish it without having a mild heart attack. I teased him about it yesterday right before sacrament meeting. His reply convinced me I'm not the only one who is concern for his health but then again the whole thing was his idea. Jason and I took a longer bike ride yesterday without the kids. 7.6 miles according to the Google map above. The hills killed me. I didn't sleep well last night thanks to the soreness. I'm glad for the snow it will give me a few days rest from our next bike ride. Jason did well. His legs felt like Jello when we got home but other than that he's fine. The next step is finding a bike trail long enough and flat enough to have the scouts use. 50 miles will be hard for them but I think if it's on a flat surface they can do it. Any suggestions of bike paths that are flat?
***Mon. March 9,2009 3:04 PM
I lied about the snow. I'm not OK with it now. Jason just had to get pulled out of a snow embankment trying to get home from Logan. He'll wait and see if it gets better and try again. I hope he makes it home tonight he's in charge of the treat tonight!
2 comments:
I'm impressed with your seven mile ride. I had achy legs the other night just from pushing the stroller (with Elise and Abby) up from Jennie's house. It is certainly time to get out and get moving if that much exercise makes my legs cramp up!
When Nate was in scouts, they took the boys out to Antelope Island for their bike ride. I think the round trip is about 50 miles. I'm not sure how flat it is, but I can ask Nate about it.
you should do test runs. Dont just spring the 50 miles on them. Let them work their way up.
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