{"id":1440,"date":"2008-10-05T22:33:55","date_gmt":"2008-10-06T03:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/?p=1440"},"modified":"2015-05-27T08:50:04","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T13:50:04","slug":"2008-nyc-ms-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/05\/2008-nyc-ms-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"2008 NYC MS Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Today, I participated in the NYC MS Bike Ride.\u00a0 Altogether, including cycling from my apartment to the start point (and home at the end of the day), I biked slightly over 70 miles. I&#8217;m pretty sure that&#8217;s the longest trip I&#8217;ve ever taken.\u00a0 It was really great, even with the rain soaking me through for the first two hours of the morning, and I made it through the first 30 miles (around the entire circumference of manhattan) in 2 hours (plus 30 minutes at the rest stop).\u00a0 Then we hit palisades state park in New Jersey and it took us another 3 hours to get the next 15 miles. Of course, I&#8217;m pretty sure we walked up about 3 miles of hills. whatever.\u00a0 it&#8217;s still exercise.\u00a0 The idea that, a year ago, I would have been able to walk uphill for 3 miles (forget biking 70), I would have laughed in your face.\u00a0 So, all in all, a good day.\u00a0 Other than the rain.\u00a0 And the nasty spill I took leaving me with two bruised knees.\u00a0 But&#8230;no sunburn, and i hit 35 miles per hour in a screaming ride through the Lincoln Tunnel.\u00a0 That might have been the most awesome thing I&#8217;ve ever done.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a map&#8230;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;s=AARTsJqTbal3K3lYGzhqso3OtbvTn9hZTg&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=114595443857487120327.0004588b65272242a96e9&amp;ll=40.838066,-73.970897&amp;spn=0.363644,0.583649&amp;z=10&amp;output=embed\"><\/iframe><br \/><small><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=114595443857487120327.0004588b65272242a96e9&amp;ll=40.838066,-73.970897&amp;spn=0.363644,0.583649&amp;z=10&amp;source=embed\" style=\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Oh yeah, and I raised $600 for MS.  That was pretty good too!<\/p>\n<p>[Update 2015] In an effort to reduce the number of holdover pages on the blog, I am slowly (very slowly) integrating albums into the appropriate historical posts on the blog itself.  As such, photos can now be found directly below.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: start line\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l1.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"01\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: start line in the rain\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l2.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"02\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: start line in the rain\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l3.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"03\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: start line in the rain\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l4.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"04\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: start line in the rain\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l5.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"05\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: waiting to go through the lincoln tunnel\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l6.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"06\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: lincoln tunnel - new jersey side\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l7.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"07\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: me in all my bike gear glory\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l8.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"08\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: new jersey rest stop\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l9.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"10\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: new jersey rest stop\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l10.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"11\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: GW from palisades state park\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l11.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"12\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: GW from palisades state park\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l12.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"13\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: palisades state park\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l13.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"14\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: going over the GW\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l14.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"15\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: riding over the GW\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l15.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"16\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: view from the GW\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l16.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"17\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: fighting vertigo while enjoying the view from the GW\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l17.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"18\"><\/a>  <a title=\"MS Bike Tour 2008: henry hudson park from the GW\" rel=\"lightbox[ms2008]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/photos\/MS2008\/mediafiles\/l18.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" border=\"4\" alt=\"19\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I participated in the NYC MS Bike Ride.\u00a0 Altogether, including cycling from my apartment to the start point (and home at the end of the day), I biked slightly over 70 miles. I&#8217;m pretty sure that&#8217;s the longest trip I&#8217;ve ever taken.\u00a0 It was really great, even with the rain soaking me through for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[40,38,24],"class_list":["post-1440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cycling","tag-good-things","tag-weather"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6ZBi-ne","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1440"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8673,"href":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1440\/revisions\/8673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}