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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

We Did It - 26 miles

The crowd is ready to get going on the 16th Annual Providence Bridge Pedal. Providence Bridge Pedal is the second-largest community bicycle ride in the country and the third largest in the world. More than 18,000 cyclists were expected to participate this year and the crowd was estimated at near 20,000.

Pedalers are getting antsy waiting for the start of the Providence Bridge Pedal


Riders pedal away from Portland toward The St. John's Bridge.


It's a beautiful way to spend a day - seeing the city from atop a no-car bridge


A peek of the city from the St. John's Bridge


I probably could have prepared better. Three bike rides: one in Sunriver (13 miles) and two on the Springwater Corridor in Portland, Oregon (each 10 miles). Not nearly enough to prepare for scaling 8 city bridges and a 26 mile bike ride but . . . I did it.
Finally . . . the FINISH LINE!!!

The hardest bridge for me was the St. John's Bridge but I shifted down to first gear and made it the entire way...without walking. That was my goal. And, the slow, steep terrain took its toll on me. I was definitely feeling the burn...but I didn't give up. I just kept telling myself, "If I can run a half-marathon, I can ride a full one." I just didn't take into account the different muscles you use for biking, as compared to running. And, I'm hoping I'm not going to be too sore tomorrow.

5 comments:

Kelly Polark said...

Wow!!!! Congrats, Kim!!

David Batista said...

You're, like, Superwoman! And maybe just a tad insane? But good going, Kim! :)

Kimbra Kasch said...

Thanks Kelly and David! It was harder than I thought it would be but it was a lot of fun too. Plus, I love seeing the city from the top of the bridges without any cars whizzing past me.

Alicia said...

That is an amazing amount of bicycles!
Way to go!!

Anonymous said...

I have never heard of a community bike ride...how neat! Congratulations on finishing. Bike riding is a bit more intense than most people realize, I think.

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