HHH, here we come!

It's official! My husband and I are registered for the 25-mile ride part of the Hotter 'N Hell 100! We have right at a month to train, which is good, because we need it!

We're not entering it competitively at all. We're in it to finish it!

Last year, we each pulled a trailer with a kid for the 10K ride of the HHH. We won't be pulling kids for this one :)

HHH 2010

The trick will be for us to both get our training in. Right now, he's riding a couple of days a week on the days I'm not running. The problem will be for me to get some rides in. I'm guessing I'll trade out a run or two a week for a ride. I'm hoping we can ride a few longer rides together on the weekends, but we'll have to drop the kids off with family for that to happen easily.

I'm really looking forward to it. I love doing stuff like this with my hubby.

A rarity

Because the kids were staying at my parents' house last night, Chad and I were able to get up early this morning for a bike ride. I don't think I've been on my bike since the HHH last August. Oops. We rode between 5 and 6 miles. We aren't fast, but it was really nice to get out and ride, especially together. We don't get to do that often. It just takes a lot more to take the kids with us. We have trailers we can pull them in, but our daughter has decided she doesn't like that anymore. I'm tossing around the idea of getting her one of these:

 I can hear the complaining now. It's just going to be a question of whether she'll complain more in the trailer or on this thing.

Chad and I want to do the HHH again this year. We're debating on trying to do the 25 miles or just the 10K like we did last year. If we do the 10K, we can take the kids. If we do the 25 miles, we won't. The problem is that I can't find a training plan to get us up to 25 miles. Training plans are so abundant when it comes to running, but not so with biking.

Change Up

We, the hubby, SB, and R, all rode in a 10K bike ride this morning. We divided up girls and boys with the bike trailers/bikes, and went after it. It was just one ride as part of the Hotter N Hell weekend. We had family in some of the other distances as well: mom in the 25 mile, dad in the 50 mile and sis in the 100K. Everyone finished and did well. Our ride was on a trail, which was very nice, but it was an out-and-back trail which made passing difficult once you started to meet those who had already turned around, especially with us pulling trailers.

It was a definite change-up from my running routine, and while I missed my long, outdoor run a little this morning, the family outing was an adventure and so much fun. I'm hoping that next year, we can make 25 miles!

Bike riding is not my favorite cross-training activity, but my husband prefers it to running. He was a rock star this morning and did so well. I couldn't be prouder :)