Cycling

After injuring my hip training for the Utah Valley marathon, I started riding my mountain bike and swimming to keep up my endurance while I couldn't run. And while I hate that I so often get injured, that injury has led me into the triathlon world that is so much easier on my body. I've always loved to ride and swim so it wasn't that I was doing something brand new but these sports have become more of a focus for me than just casual riding or swimming. Mike asked me if I wanted some really nice jewelery for our 20 year anniversary in May. And while nice jewelery is great, I really wanted a road bike so I could start training for a triathlon. So he took me shopping and we ended up getting a much nicer bike than I had anticipated. The first couple of weeks I rode alone, getting braver and braver about riding on the roads and out into the mountains and lake areas.  Now I have quite a few friends that are riding as well and we are having a blast.Bush Highway and the Usery area is one of our common riding areas. The beauty is really awesome early in the morning as the sun comes up.

We also ventured out to Fountain Hills for our first 50 mile ride. That was a gorgeous ride with rolling hills and beautiful scenery.

Here are a few of the people that I have been riding with.

Matt, Sam, Sheryl, Rhonda, Andrea, Angie