One Year Ago...

One year ago today I was diagnosed with the Big C… It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year and it’s hard to believe it’s only been a year.  I know one thing, I am a Survivor!

Pelotonia12

I finally gout out for my first training ride for Pelotonia12.  To tell you the truth, I signed up for Pelotonia weeks ago with lots of ambition and fully prepared to ride 100 miles this year – I rode 50 miles in 2009 and 2010, but couldn’t ride in 2011 after my diagnosis sidelined me from riding.  Pelotonia is now 5 weeks away and I haven’t actually gotten my bike out of the garage…how exactly I thought I was going to get out there and ride 100 miles with out training I’m not sure.  I am so lucky to have connected with a colleague to ride with a group of fantastic ladies – Girls With Gears – and I am feeling so energized after getting out there and riding.  The adrenalin of exercise is truly healing!  I jumped right into this training and rode 50 miles on my first ride on a ridiculously hot day!  We’ll see how the training goes – 100 miles seems like a lot right now!