This weekend we went camping with the Boy Scouts. This month Little Kat graduates to become a boy scout. The scouts said they are biking next month and wanted Little Kat to come. Knowing that the scouts just did a 10 mile walk up the side of a mountain, we asked how far they planned to bike. They replied about 30 miles or so. Given their usual underestimation, that probably means they are going for a 50 mile super bike marathon.I told Little Kat we needed to train so that he could keep up with this active boy scout troop. Our first practice run was to ride out bikes to the closest public school and back. The total round trip distance was 2.5 miles. It was a rough ride because of the many hills in between. Kit Kat got lucky and escaped with Mamma Kat to the store in our new car. So it was just Little Kat and me.
It started out tough with a steep up hill climb. We got a breather as we went down a large hill. That was followed by a very long hill that took the wind out of you. Little Kat ran out of gas two times during that ride. When we got the school, we took quite a break. It was an even harder ride home. You just don't have to have the energy to climb the hills. You have to watch out for oncoming traffic on the roads that have no sidewalks.
Next weekend, Little Kat and I are going to try the bike run to the school one more time. Little Kat insists that Kit Kat be made to endure the pain with us. Now we only need to get Mamma Kat to buy a bike. Then we will be the family that bikes together.
3 comments:
Why am I being dragged into this?You act like I don't die enough during gym class.
Mama Cat needs a bike too!!
Then all can go as a family and reflect on each others pain.
Hills, bad!! I am sure there will be some on the trail, maybe you can be that car that travels behind the riders, that would work wouldn't it?
I am trying to convince everyone that a motor bike is just as good as a pedaling bike!
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