So Karla and I have started this site based on the BRILLIANT suggestion of our dear friend Jen who came up with the idea after hearing about how much our dad was training... and how much we were not. After witnessing our lack of training for a few days, she found the idea of us spending a week sitting on a bicycle funny enough to justify a blog.
But before I talk too much about our preparation (or lack thereof), for background on the big ride through the cornfields that is coming up in a few weeks, check out www.ragbrai.org. To read about who in the world the CycLees are visit the site our super smart cousin, Dr. Evan Lee, created: http://web.mac.com/eldenlee/CycLees.
The 2008 members of Team CycLee who will be riding the full week are Lowell (our Dad who is doing a great job training), Evan (the super smart cousin and experienced rider), Karla and me. We will also be joined at the end of the week by Karla's husband, Matt, and her father-in-law, Ken. We've heard rumors that a few other friends may be riding along for a day or two along the way (which is perfectly fine as long as they are okay with me attaching a cable to their bike to pull me along).
Our dad and Evan have been training like crazy. Rumor has it Ken has been doing the same thing. Karla and I have been talking about training like crazy (and I even read part of a Bicycling magazine) while we enjoy the Chicago summer. (Go Sox... whoops, sorry Karla, I mean Go Cubs!) Looks like we'll be cramming over the next few weeks... not sure how that will work out.
This is all for now. Time to test sending messages to this blog remotely so we can be sure communicate our trials and tribulations from the road.
Cheers, Kris
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