100 miles of nowhere
okay, SO, i did something really, really, REALLY stupid on monday.
like, crazy stupid.
holyhelli’minsane STUPID.
last week i was reading fatty’s blog. this man is the inspiration behind my 2010 endurance challenge. he is the one that started it by moving me to sign up for the philly livestrong century as a member of team fatty. he’s funny. he’s compassionate. he’s inspiring. he’s also a complete nut job.
a few years ago he was dumb enough to ride 100 miles on his trainer. HIS TRAINER! if you don’t know what that is, allow me to clue you in. it’s a device that you hook up to the back of your ride to make it not move. you make a stationary bike out of your perfectly good, forward moving bike. anyway, 100 miles of nowhere was born. lucky for me, i didn’t start following fatty until after last years ride. UNlucky for me, i still follow it and allowed him to talk me into registering for it this year.
by talked into, i mean, i read a single blog entry announcing when registration would open. sure, it contained a few hilarious and inspiring videos of some other nutjobs who made it sound like fun. but, no, fatty did not come to dc and sit down over a cube of wine to convince me to donate to his livestrong team in exchange for an official entry to 100 miles of nowhere. that would have been cool, but i cave way easier than that. i signed up about 4 seconds after fatty announced the open registration on his site on monday.
i’m in.
100 miles of torture nowhere.
another avid fatty supporter, noodle, posted her experience from last year and i thought i’d share it with you so you know exactly what kind of horror show i have committed myself to.
100 Miles of Nowhere from Noodle on Vimeo.
the rules state that riders need not ride 100 miles (but, who am i not to be 105% fully committed?), nor must you do it on a trainer, but a small loop over and over (and over) again would do the trick. i still have not quite determined what route i’ll go. i have been contemplating the hains point loop, but that could be REAL windy. then through the comments in the registration blog post, i found a few other DC entrants who are looking to make it a group activity of insanity. misery crazy loves company, i spose. what this really means? i can’t back out. there are other people involved now.
shit.
the plan is not set just yet, but i will tell you one idea that has been thrown out there: trainers on the mall. nothing like causing a scene for a good cause, no? it’s also possible i’ll turn this into a fundraiser to help achieve greatness on my livestrong page. perhaps sponsorship by the mile?
wait, i want to take a minute while i’m on this epic ramble to point out once again how freaking awesome the support i have gotten is. as of race day this past weekend, i had reached 90% of my original fundraising goal. my mom would tell me to try harder. so i will. i raised my goal, and maybe not for the last time. THANK YOU.
please wish me luck. and that i don’t die. as i do this ride to nowhere. i don’t have much time to train. and really, don’t have much time within that timeframe to put in the miles i need to.
hey wait a second, i have an idea, JOIN ME!!!!!! could be fun?
there are no hills!
HA! like that matters.
last endurance challenge update.
