Cousins Cycling 2 Crush Cancer

I’ve spent most of my life wired to get from point A to point B as efficiently as possible. Set the goal. Execute. Move on. The journey was just the space between outcomes. Lately, I’m learning something different. These smaller rides aren’t about miles or speed or even today’s destination. They’re about becoming someone capable…

As the start date for the big ride gets closer, we’ve officially entered the “okay, we actually have to train now” phase. No more talking about training. No more thinking about training. Just… training. John and I are taking two very different paths to get there, mostly because life, geography, and weather make things different.…

Saddle time refers to time spent in motion on the bike,  gaining familiarity on the road, building strength and endurance, and preparing your body for long hours sitting in the same position for miles and miles, day after day.  We are getting closer and closer to our departure date, it is now just three weeks…

Like many Americans Jeff and I have felt the weight of a family member receiving a cancer diagnosis.  The immediate shock.  The disbelief.  The fear.  The numbness.  The anxiety.  It is a life changing moment that feels like a bad dream….  A nightmare.  For me, my father was diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer in the…

Getting our bodies ready for this long adventure is only half the story — the real chaos is happening in the gear pile. We’re tuning up bikes, charging cameras and drones, breaking in shoes, checking helmets, and gathering every little thing we might need on the road. Suddenly we’re obsessing over items most people never…

Our fundraising began the first week of December and shortly there after we began training.   I feel a little guilty posting my training photos from Florida where it’s been sunny and warm while Jeff is spinning on a trainer in the Pacific Northwest (where it is doing it’s usual thing this time of year….. rain,…