Here we are less than a week away from the Des Moines Register's Annual ride across the great state of Iowa and I am already packed, totally excited and nowhere near trained well enough but that is what day 1 is for right? Training? We shall see but keep your fingers crossed for me!!
After taking a year off from RAGBRAI, 2012 was brutally hot and almost cost me two long time friendships, I have decided to return to Iowa to ride across its majestic corn fields. This year, however, I will be riding with a well established team, Team Cuisine, instead of trying to figure it all out on my own every day, which was fun its in its own way but this way but this way will lend to a more stress-free ride.
Looking ahead to this year we have a relatively flat (YES IOWA HAS HILLS!!) and pretty short at only about 420 miles so this is shaping up to be a great year. On top of the ease in the route this year I am fortunate enough to have the first overnight town to be Okoboji and, as many of you know, this is where my family is for most of the summer so I will get to spend the night with them, plus I have talked my wife into riding day two with me, and for those of you who picture my wife struggling to finish the 42 miles from Okoboji to Emmetsburg you are sorely mistaken because she is in WAY better shape than me and will probably kick my ass all 42 miles.
As I have for the last couple rides, I intend to blog throughout the week and with housing set for each night I will have a better chance this year but we shall see. With the lack of training I may need to go to bed at 5 pm every night and not even open the computer.
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