If you raise a fair amount of money for the MS 150, you get a thank you gift, in the form of a gift certificate that you can use at one of a few area bike shops. I gave back to the MS Society some of my thank you gift from last year's ride ($35? $50?), but chose to get the remainder, $200, as a gift certificate because I'm always needing to replace things. (I found out that I was offered such a nice, big g.c. because I raised the 49th highest amount of money out of 3800 riders. Thank you, my friends!)
I spent my g.c. today. I got a new bike computer because, as I mentioned previously, mine recently broke. I looked for bike shorts (I have enough for the 2-day MS 150, but could use another pair or two for the 5-day MS TRAM), but options were limited in my size. There must be a lot of medium-sized women buying shorts this week.
I have a rain coat for when it is cold, like now, but got a rain coat and shoe covers for when it downpours in less frigid weather. I also got some wool socks to keep my feet dry.
Below are pictures of the rain coat and socks, as well as some photos showing how the shoe covers work with shoes that clip in to pedals. I thought these may be of interest to those of you who don't bike. I've ridden in some pretty torrential rain, so I got highly visible yellow gear, although the coat was available in a cute plaid pattern. This gear isn't essential for training or for the MS 150, but if it rains during the MS TRAM in July, it will be extra great to have.
Finally, I'm including a picture of Piper who seems to be pretty happy to have me home. (These might not be in order.)
Special thanks to Tom and Molly for making it possible for me to go on a tiring, hilly bike ride yesterday in California before getting on the plane for MN. They're forecasting more snow these next couple of days, but I'm hopeful for smooth sailing from next weekend on.
I'm at 78% of my fundraising goal as of tonight. Thank you for your help and all of your encouraging words!!
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