Noah's Ride

This past Sunday a few of us New York riders returned to upstate NY for Noah's Ride to benefit JDRF. We left the busy choas of Brooklyn early Sunday morning in exchange for 40 miles of rolling hills, flowing waterfalls, red barns, the smell of fresh cut grass and oh that damn menuer truck that I was stuck behind for a good mile!
Noah's Ride began over 8 years ago as a small town fundraiser to help a family who's son (Noah) had been diagnosed with a rare form of Cancer, now Noah is in remission and the Ride continues. Today the proceeds go to the Hudson Valley Chapter of JDRF. The Ride honors a family who tragically lost their son to a battle with Type 1.
The Ride is great, challenging at times however the steepest hill where I was grinding my pedals at a mear 6 mph was followed by almost 5 miles of rolling hills where I reached almost 40 mph and the inertia of the downhills glided me through the uphills with little exertion- it feels like flying!
At the finish line, there was a great raffle, food and friends all supported by the local bike shop Bikeway- we thank them for the continuous support for this cause!

Around 30 miles we stopped to take a picture (above) at one of the most picturesque landscapes- green for as far as the eye could see against the blue sky with silos and barns. The beauty however was not captured in the photo, instead we look like three Shorties in bike helmets standing near a fence.