TarWheels BikeFest Rocks

Julia — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:29:29 -0700

I biked 62 miles as part of the fantastic TarWheels BikeFest Rural Heritage Tour today. Sixty-two miles is a metric century. I am really excited to have biked into triple digits.
The ride felt much easier than the 48 mile Cup n' Cone. I rode with a bunch of friends from my running and biking groups. Having a bunch of people to talk to (or eavesdrop on) made the ride go by quickly. Even better, the course had rolling hills, but no gut-wrenching ones. During the ride, we got to see a lot of Orange and Person counties. Along the way, there were rest stops stocked with fresh baked cookies and brownies. It was an awesome experience that I hope to repeat next year.

48 Miles and One Serrano Pepper

Julia — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 07:49:13 -0700

Yesterday, I biked further than I ever thought possible. I took part on the 3rd Cup 'n' Cone Tour, which is part of the MS 150 training series. With friends from Godiva and Crystal's MS 150 training group, we biked from Cary to Chapel Hill in search of ice-cream. There was Maple View Farm ice-cream at the half-way point and Goodberry's ice-cream custard at the end. Strangely enough, my legs aren't tired a day later; just my thumbs. I am guessing that my crazy death grip on my handlebars wore out my thumbs.

After getting home, Eric and I went out in search of ingredients for his awesome Thai curry. Apparently, thai peppers and thai basil are rare commodities in Durham. Our friendly Whole Foods produce man said that serrano peppers are a close relative of thai peppers. Eric, ever the scientist, decided to test this theory by biting into the pepper. He quickly verified that the pepper was wicked hot. After one bottle of kefir, both Eric and the serrano pepper are fine.