~El Tour De Tucson ~

I am so excited to post these pictures of J.D.'s first century ride
~EL TOUR DE TUCSON~.


The number: 1963

The masses

Click to enlarge this picture and you will see J.D. right in the middle.

J.D. truly enjoyed getting ready and training for the race. I kind of thought he was crazy and definitely obsessed, but it was all worth it. I am so proud of him and loved being part of the race day. My sister kept the kids and we went down and stayed the night in a hotel. J.D. needed to be at the race by 5:00am. He waited in the pack of approximately 8000 riders (he was around 4000 riders back)until 7:00am and he was off. I drove to a couple of the check points and cheered him on as he whizzed by. Then my brother-in-law, Dave, came down and we found J.D. in the pack at about mile 85. We followed him and took some pictures for about 10 miles and then rushed to the finish line to see him cross. It was so exciting!! The race was a total of 109 miles. J.D. completed it in 5 hours and 18 minutes, and finish number 530. That is the top 6% of the riders!! Not bad for his first century ride!!
Here are some pictures of the big event.

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This is so Kendra!!!

I saw this video clip today and couldnt resist posting it to the Blog. This is a typical Monday morning at the Dockstader house. Ha Ha - Love you babe!!!

Training Update (No not the potty kind)

As I prepare for the 109 mile ride thru the dessert of Tuscon AZ. I went on one last long training ride on Saturday. Here is a link that will show my route and all my statistics. I averaged 18 MPH for the 90 miles with a top speed of 42.8 MPH. I climbed almost 6000 vertical feet and was spinning the pedals for just over 5 hours. I am looking forward to the event and can only imagine what it will be like to ride with 8000 other riders in this mass start event.

Wish me luck!!!

Click on the Blue title "Training Update" Its fun to click on "view larger map" and zoom in on the satalite pictures.