What a ride!

14 riders, 30 miles, countless smiles

What a treat this morning was, after meeting at the church we decided to head North instead of the route I posted last night to save the wind for the end of the ride. I had a plan B ride put together. After getting out to downtown Frisco and posing for the shot below we decided to split into two groups. 

Doug took Pete and the fast group up to Panther Creek and I hung with the steady group and we made it out to El Dorado. We went over to Teal Parkway and headed back south with the wind at our backs. That wind helped us finish up strong in the steady group, we only lost one spoke, everyone ended up upright, so that's a plus. One of our riders took part in her first group ride and quite impressively never changed gears, oh to be 19 again. She and another rider set their personal best for distance ridden. 

We saw the fast group momentarily on Teal Parkway as we headed back in, they were enjoying a nice tail wind and making good time. Everyone was smiling so it looks like they were having as much fun as we were. Got a text from Pete after the ride and he said the group did really well but more importantly had a great time, which is what we were looking for.

Good looking group, in spite of that dude on the left

The consensus from the steady group, or at least the consensus from Sheila B and myself, was that coming back down through Frisco was a little more trafficky (that's a word, look it up on WikiFordia) than we prefer so we are going to stick with the southern route down Luna next time. Hope you can join us.

Thanks to Doug and Pete for making this ride a big hit, to the folks at Bicidichi for those sharp looking jerseys and especially thanks to all the riders for making it out today and helping spread the word that Today We Can!

Today I Can ride with Pete

and you can too this Saturday!

Hey everyone, my friend Pete Briscoe, Pastor of Bent Tree Bible Church is interested in helping me start a group ride for Today I Can and Bent Tree Bible and this week will be the first one. To help start it off with a bang Pete is going to ride along with us this Saturday, October 18 for the inaugural ride!  

Initially we are thinking it will be a no drop intermediate type ride that we can split off and create a beginners ride if we have some folks interested in getting into the sport, in fact that's why we are doing it, to get some beginners out for a ride. Everyone has to start somewhere, so give it a shot. We will gauge the ride (or rides) pace based on the feedback, don't worry, we won't be riding the whole thing at a race pace.


For those of you thinking of getting into the sport or intrigued by the prospect, there is no better way to do it than in a group ride. There is great camaraderie and you can get a lot of feedback on your strategies and technique. It is also a way to build up your strength and stamina. 


We will leave from Bent Tree Bible Fellowship 8 AM so plan on meeting there by 7:45 in the parking lot on the south side of the building near the entrance to the gym. You can even get a selfie with Pete in tight slacks and his Today I Can jersey for you to share with your friends on the Facebook! We will ride north up to Frisco, perhaps see the trains and then cut across and head back south, somewhere in the 30 mile range. If there are more advanced riders, we can add on to the end if anyone wants to go further. Of course, if we get any interest in a shorter route, just say something and we will add a beginner ride right away, that would be a great way to start off. 


I will post a link to a map of the ride later in the week in case you want to try and catch on as we ride through town. 


If you can please let me know you are coming by posting a comment on the Today I Can Facebook page or on my personal Facebook page. You can also give me a heads up on Twitter by tweeting to @TodayI_Can or @fordbaker.


Hope to see you out there and please share this with your friends on Facebook, Twitter or email, the more the merrier!

Thanks and remember, TODAY I CAN

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