The Ultimate Road Trip

I’ve been saying that I wanted to do a century ride for about two years now and I keep getting derailed.  While spending some time on Google this past weekend I ran across the Hope On Wheels site and thought “I wish they had something like that close to where I live.”   Then I noticed that the contact us information said Nashville and the wheels started spinning in my head.

The thing is, I’m a good eight hours from Nashville, and that seems like a ridiculously long way to go for a breast cancer fundraiser.  But my good friend Ivy lives in Nashville.  She and I met when we were both host parents on a parenting site and she is hands down one of the coolest people I’ve ever met (and quite handy around the house it seems).  When I found out that I had to get chemo, she shaved her head in solidarity.  Of course I’ve thanked her profusely, but I sure would love to be able to give her a hug in person. 

I might have to start logging some miles.  The shortest distance they are offering is 29 miles.  I should be able to get myself in shape for that by September…