Save Second Base

Well, I'm a little behind, but here goes...

On June 6th, my friends Regina, Malinda and I went up to Logan to ride a bike ride for breast cancer, Little Red Riding Hood. It was 46 miles on a relatively flat course. It is an all women ride, so that was fun, in and of itself.

The scenery was amazing and the rest stops were unbeatable (FOOD!) The first 20 miles of the race were quite enjoyable, it was a slight decline and I think the wind was to our backs. After spending a good half an hour at the middle rest stop (chatting with other riders, restroom breaks, and eating) we got going, and so did the wind. Just in case you don't know this, riding in the wind SUCKS!! There was a time that Malinda asked me how far we had gone since the last time she asked and I just had to respond with "don't ask" because what seems like miles is only mile.

But we made it through, and looking back, I do realize it was a lot of fun, despite the wind, and I would do it again.

We had some pretty cool shirts, on the front it said "Breast Friends" and on the back "Save Second Base." We had a lot of people tell us that they liked the shirts, people took pictures, and one lady asked if we had a patent on it. One lady told us that she thought we were mistaken, and we meant "first base." We then explained the "bases" to her and Regina gave her "the talk"... "When a man and a woman love each other..."

Here are some pictures:


The front of our shirts


The back of our shirts


Regina braiding Malinda's hair for the ride


Malinda and Regina


Us before the ride


Malinda and I at our 1/2 break/reststop

Malinda and I finishing the race? Where is Regina, you say? Well, she is taking the picture because she finished an hour before us.


At the finish line
Us at the end with the big, bad wolf.

At the end.

Lance and Brendan (Malinda's husband and son) surprised Malinda by being at the finish line. There was also a chocolate fountain there and Brendan is here eating some.