On Sunday I left Brooklyn early, I had the car packed with bike gear, dog gear, dog crate, dog and I picked up my friend Jen Davino and we headed out of the city.
I am lucky to have friends who have great parents that are willing to help out with our special needs puppy while we went for a ride- in this sense, 'help out ' means let him run around and nap in the back yard since he doesn't have a lot of trust in anyone outside of our imediate family (poor guy).
So we dropped Otis off in Monroe, NY and got him acquainted before we headed over to Harriman State Park. Like many cyclists I have a love/hate relationship with Harriman. I love it when I am done because I feel the sense of accomplishment, of challenge, but while riding well I hate the hills- and Harriman is all hills!
I got to Ride with Jen Davino, also a JDRF rider, but who will be competing in the Lake Placid Iron Man on July 24th! That is amazing, she is incredible determined and fearless I am so proud of what she is able to do! She was looking very strong as a rider and I know that she will take on this challenge and overcome with no problems.
It feels good to ride with other Type 1 diabetics- we learn from each other and support each other and I was thankful to have her there when we came down that killer hill and I felt unstable, I tested in at 44 (LOW) and she helped me get through that! It put a little strain on my energy, but I was able to get through another 15 miles of riding and finished strong!
We had a great ride and a lot of fun at the Barbecue back at the Levine' s house!
Glad you're riding with others! I remember hearing about Harriman last year. Didn't it thunderstorm back then?
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