Friday, February 11, 2011

400 Miles: Friday (Riding in Macy's)

Daily Goal: 70 miles
Weekly Goal: 400 miles
Distance Completed After Today: 320 miles


Today was finally a BEAUTIFUL day to ride outside, or so I was told. Given my schedule and timeframe for things today, it was another day of 70 miles on some form of "inside bike". I took in a spin class at 8:30am, preceeded by an hour's worth of spinning on one of the health club's stationary bikes. The remaining mileage I cranked out in a place I never thought I'd ride my bike -- the women's clothing department at Macy's in the Domain.



True, we were on trainers as it was part of the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Day of Red event. But before we locked our rear wheels into our trainers, Vicki had a brilliant idea. She kicked things off by actually riding her bike down one of the short aisles between women's apparel and the perfume counter. It was brilliant! So of course I had to follow suit! After that we got down to slightly more serious business (only slightly) and hopped on our trainers and pedalled for a little over 3 hours.




We were set up right next to the Heart Hospital's booth and while women received free blood pressure screening, we talked about the importance of women's heart health, Race Across America, and fitness. We were also interviewed by the local news station and the Go Red for Women casting call folks. This sure beats watching bad Kung-Fu movies on TV in my livingroom! And by the way, it is possible to sustain 200 watts and conduct an interview ;-)



BIG thanks to everyone who came out to Macy's Day of Red event and press conference, including Team Ride Red crew - Leary, Fred, Julie, Sharon, and Lesli as well as camera men Kelly and Malcolm and the women from Go Red for Central Texas as well as the Richard, Hillary and the other folks from the Heart Hospital of Austin. Plus all the women who stopped by to learn more about how they can take action to prevent the number one killer of women - Heart Disease (or as Vicki would say, "The number one killer of heart disease - women" -- love ya Vicki!!).

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