Even if it kills me

I was sharing my weekend plan of biking the entire NCR trail (a 20 mile trail from Hunt Valley to the Pennsylvania line) on Saturday and was met with a lot of doubt and taunting. I was asking some of my co-workers how long they thought it would take to bike 20 miles (which then led to me really saying that I'd end up biking 40 miles since I'd have to return to the starting point) because I hadn't ridden a bike in awhile. And by awhile, I mean since high school.

I know how to ride a bike. I've ridden a bike around within the last couple of years but I haven't ridden a long distance trail for over 10 years. I am, however, a very active person. And I take spinning classes at the gym. My only real worry is how sore my ass will be from the bike seat.

But cheese and rice, you would have thought that I was 400 lbs overweight asking people's opinions on my chances of winning the Tour De France. Nobody thinks I can do it! I got a lot of "Ppffttt… good luck with that" or "You should probably do a 5 mile warm-up before tackling 40 miles". Yarg! What is a 5 mile warm-up going to do for me? If I'm already peddling, I might as well keep going.

I got home last night and was so pissed that I declared to The Mr, "If my bike is busted, we are buying me a new bike because I WILL bike the entire NCR trail even if it kills me!"

We're swinging by my parents' house tonight to check on my hunter green Huffy mountain bike that I haven't ridden probably since 1996. I used it frequently between the years 1993-1996 until I got my driver's license. It's been stored in my parents' garage ever since. I think the only real problem will be the tired (dry rotted maybe) but I think it should be in good shape. I had a dream the other night that it was completely rusted over so I hope that isn't true. I really don't want to buy a new bike…

But I WILL bike that 40 miles on Saturday and I will take pictures of me screaming fuck you to all my doubters!

Nothing like a little anger to get me motivated.