First, I've been reading an account of the Pedouin family's trek on a quint tandem. Five people. One bike. 7,000 miles from Kentucky to Alaska, by way of Florida. And the trip is for no reason other than just to do it. In and of itself this feat would be impressive enough, riding clear across the country and all, crashing with folks where they can and sleeping outside where they can't. But then they have two extra degrees of difficulty that are sure to wow the judges. Of this family of five, three of them are young girls, at the outset aged 6, 4 and 2. I'm sure most of the energy for this comes from the parents, but I still have to admire the tenacity for sticking it through. If that wasn't enough, neither of these parents are what I would call actual cyclists. About all they had going for them was that they knew how to ride a bicycle, but nothing approaching serious strength or endurance or distance. They gave themselves just three months time to warm up, and the mileage they do is quite paltry, frankly (I could crush them on my worst day). They seem to be getting it done, though, and good for them.
Second, I just caught this trailer for a documentary called "The Ataxian. This guy Kyle Bryant has Friedreichs Ataxia, a neuromuscular disorder that affects muscle coordination. Instead of sitting around and letting it rule his world, he's doing a 9 day, 3,000 mile bike race. I am blown away that he's got so much heart as to make the attempt. This ride crushes strong riders. It takes me a year to do three grand. Just... wow.
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