After many many many months away I finally made it back in to a yoga class. Finally :) I've been meaning to go to a class, but with my ever-changing schedule I hadn't made the time to do so. But finally I decided I needed some "me" yoga time. I love yoga. It's a workout but relaxing at the same time. I tried a new yoga place and teacher that's close to where I live and I loved it. I plan to go back and try out the other teachers soon. The class was centered around: Twisting. Twisting, stretching, and squeezing. Wringing out your muscles and body from tightness and even from something you need to let go of. Then opening up to the opportunity of something new and cleansing. I loved how the instructor had a focus and talked us through the poses. It was also a very small class tonight so we all got individual attention and help on our form if we needed it (i did!). She had a very calming but direct voice that made her instructions and monologue flow. It was honestly an awesome experience and great way to get back in to yoga. I look forward to buying a package as soon as I can (well I suppose after I make sure I like the other instructors just as well, but I'm normally not extremely picky..) So I leave you with thoughts and motivation for a good rest of the week and helping deal with anything you're going through right now. That is all for today.
Namaste <3
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I can't believe it, my ride has already come and gone. It was amazing A check on my life list :) A beautiful scenic ride. Very tough at times, but when I think about those who I was riding for, it was totally worth it. I created these collages to show some scenes from the weekend without making the post sooooo long. I started the weekend (Aug 10) going to opening ceremonies with a very good friend from High School (top left corner). It only rained at one point during the night, otherwise it was beautiful night. There was dinner {delicious!}, an expo, and short ceremony. I got two pairs of bike shorts and arm warmers at the expo and that was the best decision ever! The ceremony was good and I was able to keep it together and not tear up at some of the stories. Opening ceremonies came and went. I went to bed (not as early as I should have... I was nervous!) and then 4 a.m. Saturday morning came it was time head in to ride! We started at the Columbus Commons for the start and we were provided a good light breakfast of coffee, a bagel, PB, and a protein bar. Before beginning the ride at 7 a.m. a cancer survivor sang a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem. John Looker, he was featured on a video for the ride last year. It was a little slow at the start with all the riders, but then off to a smooth start. The first 20-25 miles were very smooth. I stopped at 4/6 rest stops on the ride to Gambier. We were provided awesome snacks and water/gatorade at all the stops and even a lunch at the 50 mile stop (this was an official finish for some riders). The big hills didn't start coming till about 25 miles before the finish and man some of them were rough. I honestly didn't train as much as I should have, or really much at all, but no matter what training I did they're no hills in columbus and no hills back at my hometown so they were tough. I kept the motto slow and steady and I made it through :) Coming in for the 100 mile finish felt so good, the longest part was done! Dustin was there to see me come in which made it even better. As you can see above my riding time was 7hr 8 min (don't mind the 99.94, it's a little off!) averaging 14 mph the whole time. Not too shabby for me. I was sore, very sore, especially my left achilles, but I ate dinner got a short massage and then hit the hay at about 8:40 p.m. I was exhausted! Sunday morning 5:20a.m. came quickly, but I felt pretty good that morning. That morning we were able to have hot breakfast, I wasn't that hungry but knew I needed to eat because I had a long day of riding ahead of me. The first 10-12 miles went through a local bike path and with the fog raising up it was a beautiful sight. After that.... whoa.. holy hills.. They felt steeper and longer than the day before's hills especially on morning legs (still semi-tired and sore from 100 miles the day before). There was a little bit of a head wind also, but it was warmer than the day before and no reason to complain about the weather. Overall Sunday was definitely harder even after getting close to Columbus and less hilly, but I still maintained an average of 13 mph for 6 hrs and 16 min of riding. Both days I had about an hour of time for my rest stops also. At the finish Dustin was there to see me come in, always great to see a familiar face :) My parents and older sister showed up a little bit after I came in too. I got ice on my achilles and calf right after finishing they were hurting, but I could walk so no worries :) Another really cool part after my finish is that the main Dr. at OSU James Medical Center who supervises the research being done with the money raised for Pelotonia finished a little before me and was hugging those who finished (including me) thanking us for what we've done to help the research. It's so nice to see even the higher ups in the company/vision down with everyone participating. All the volunteers were amazing and the support throughout the ride made me feel welcome where-ever we rode. There was definitely a lot less people that did the 2-day ride, but I still was around other riders for most of the time.
I am so glad I did it and still amazed that it's over. I definitely would do it again because it is an amazing organization and ride, but I would want to do it with another person. Thank you, thank you everyone who has supported me with donations, words of encouragement, messages, calls, texts, etc. All of you helped push me along the way and make it to the final finish line. I am still fundraising until October 12th so if you haven't donated and would like to I'll have the instructions again below. Every penny that is donated goes to research (no % is taken out for operating costs). Thank you for reading to the end and thank you again for all your support on my journey to the ride and the ride! <3 - Britt A little more info from Pelotonia and my personal page for my ride: The link to the faq section: ***http://pelotonia.org/ride/faq/ Here is the link to my personal profile page (it has a link to donate on it): ***https://www.mypelotonia.org/riders_profile.jsp?MemberID=172195&Search&PAGING And then directions to donate from the Pelotonia homepage: To donate: 1. Go to the Pelotonia website http://pelotonia.org/ 2. Click on donate and then "Make a Specific Donation" 3. Type in Kimmet in the Last Name search bar (whichever ride you would like to donate to) 4. Click View my Profile or Donate to My Ride (view my profile shows all my info and also has a Donate to My Ride button) 5. Donate! :) I have a ride {not a race} coming up in T-minus 9 days... NINE DAYS!! Holy schmoly. I'm super nervous but very excited. I'll be riding 180 miles over 2 days for a great cause called Pelotonia. It's an amazing organization/bike ride that's in it's third annual ride. You can ride anywhere from 25 to 180 miles and you have to raise a certain amount of money depending on what you decide to ride. The great part is every single penny that you recieve/donate goes to cancer research at the James Cancer Center at the Ohio State Medical Center. They don't take away anything from your donation for operating costs. I could go on and on about it, but if you want to learn more about it just check out the link above! I've been prepping for it for months raising money and getting my bike and gear ready. I've just gotten in a few pieces of equipment this week and also picked up my jersey for the ride and I am now more excited than ever. I am still raising money for my ride and the fight to end cancer, so if you would like to donate to either the general peloton or my ride in general I'll have the instructions below. Nine days.. nine days.. nine days... Wish me luck! And of course I have to end with a picture of two of the cutest little boys I know; my nephews :) <3 <3 A little more info from Pelotonia and my personal page for my ride:
The link to the faq section: ***http://pelotonia.org/ride/faq/ Here is the link to my personal profile page (it has a link to donate on it): ***https://www.mypelotonia.org/riders_profile.jsp?MemberID=172195&Search&PAGING And then directions to donate from the Pelotonia homepage: To donate: 1. Go to the Pelotonia website http://pelotonia.org/ 2. Click on donate and then "Make a Specific Donation" 3. Type in Kimmet in the Last Name search bar (whichever ride you would like to donate to) 4. Click View my Profile or Donate to My Ride (view my profile shows all my info and also has a Donate to My Ride button) 5. Donate! :) Have a good night! <3 - Britt |
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Hi! My name is Brittany. Welcome to my little corner of the blogosphere, it's constantly a work in progress :)
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