Bike Diva

Catch and Release Video

On October 21st, I posted up information on GT Bicycles Catch & Release program. I just got a comment from a reader with a link to the Catch & Release video they found on U-Tube. Check it out - it's pretty funny! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzB06fwxQ0c] Take care, Lynn Smythe AKA Bike Diva

New Blogger for Charity Mile Website

Hello everyone, I just wanted to let you know that your very own Bike Diva has been hired to be the cycling blogger for the Charity Mile website. I'll be blogging 2-3 times per week, usually on Tuesday and Thursday. I'll mostly be blogging about charity biking events that benefit various non-profit organizations. But I'm also allowed to blog about general training and nutrition tips, while getting ready for your next charity biking event. I'll be posting up information on local and national charity biking events, as I find out about them. Road bike rides, mountain bike rides, etc.... If they benefit a charity organization I can blog about it. I'll also be adding lots of information on charity biking events that I have participated in such as: Multiple Sclerosis Society - MS150 American Diabetes Association - Tour de Cure Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - various century rides throughout the United States. I'll also be blogging about the various methods I've used to help raise funds for non-profit organizations, as I train for their charity cycling events. Check out my first post I just added to the site: Cycling Blogger Introduction. Take care, Lynn Smythe AKA the Bike Diva

Road Bike Ride From Loggerhead Park to Jensen Beach Park

I just used the Map My Ride site to map out our Team in Training ride that we will be doing on Saturday, August 30th. We will be starting from Loggerhead Park, in Juno Beach, at 7 AM. We'll ride north to Jensen Beach Park and back for a total of around 70 miles. There are three rest stops scheduled for this ride: Jimmy Graham Boat Ramp Park, Stuart Beach Park and Hobe Sound Beach Park. The distance between each rest stops varies from 16 to 18.5 miles. This will be a great, long distance training ride for us, as we get ready to do the 20th Intracoastal Century Ride in Cocoa Beach on October 26th. Take care, Lynn AKA the Bike Diva

Bike Diva Forum

You may have read a few weeks ago that the blog network that has been hosting my Bike Diva blog is shutting down. I am in the process of getting the www.bikediva.net domain name transferred over to me. Once the transfer is complete, the current http://thebikediva.wordpress.com blog will be moved to the www.bikediva.net site. I did a search on www.bikediva.com. That domain name was available, so I went ahead and registered that domain. If for any reason I can't get the bikediva.net domain transferred over to me, I will be able to use the bikediva.com domain instead. There is some information on the www.bikediva.com site - just a freebie, 5 page generic website. With the bikediva.com domain, I was given a free email account - lynn@bikediva.com and an online forum. The Bike Diva forum is located at: http://myforum.bikediva.com. It's a pretty generic forum, doesn't have many bells and whistles. I'll try using it for awhile to see how I like it. If the forum starts to become active I'll keep it open - visit the Bike Diva Forum and check it out. You can add new discussions to the forum or comment on existing discussions. Take care, Lynn AKA the Bike Diva

Coral Cove Park to Jensen Beach Loop

Team in Training Ride Our next Team in Training cycle team ride is scheduled for Saturday, August 9th. We will be starting from Coral Cove Park, in Tequesta, and traveling north to Jensen Beach Park, on Hutchinson Island, and back. Both our rest stops will be at Sandsprit Park in Port Salerno. The total length of this ride is approximately 58.1 miles. Distance Between Rest Stops 21.31 miles - Coral Cove Park to Sandsprit Park (17.9 miles if you eliminate the Hobe Sound Preserve) 19.00 miles - Sandsprit Park to Jensen Beach Park and back to Sandsprit Park 17.70 miles - Sandsprit Park back to Coral Cove Park Interactive Map Click on the button at the top of this post to go to the map of the ride which I added to the Map My Ride website. Take care, Lynn Smythe AKA the Bike Diva

Charity Mile Website

While looking for sports related blogs, I happened to come across the Charity Mile website. ABOUT CHARITY MILE Every year thousands of people raise money for charities through walk-a-thons, marathons, century bike rides and other athletic events. Charity Mile provides information and tools so you can raise more funds and have a fun time at your event. This site provides the following "My Space" style features just for charity athletic events: Photo Gallery Forum / Message Board Training & Fundraising Tips Interest Groups Your Own Profile Page Event Listings Blogs Charity Mile is published by Step by Step Fundraising Inc. Check out the Charity Mile site when you get a chance and sign up to setup your free profile, participate in the online forums, find charity athletic events in your area, and more. Take care, Lynn Smythe AKA the Bike Diva

Tour de Rouge

Be among the first to join the inaugural ride of the Tour du Rouge from the Bayou City to the Crescent City. This six-day, 538 mile ride along the Gulf Coast will be limited to 300 riders. But it won't all be hard work, each night you will enjoy good food and entertainment with your fellow riders.

The Cause

Your participation in the Tour du Rouge supports American Red Cross Chapters along the Gulf Coast from Houston to New Orleans.

Tour Details

• Ride Dates: October 18-23, 2008
• 538 miles total, average ride of 90 miles per day
• Rest Stops every 20-25 miles
• Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks provided
• Evening entertainment and educational content
• Double occupancy motel accommodations provided
• "Shelter" experience in Creole
• Fully Supported with SAG vehicles, Mechanical and First Aid Support
• Bus trip back to Houston provided
• Bicycle transport back to Houston provided

Rider Requirements

• Nonrefundable registration fee $100
• Minimum Fundraising requirement $2,500
  • Personal fundraising website will be provided
  • Fundraising support and guidance will be provided
• Experienced Rider
  • Should be able to ride 80 miles at 15 mph average including stops

Tour Itinerary

Friday Oct 17	Send Off Party in Houston
Saturday Oct 18	Humble to Beaumont	82 miles
Sunday Oct 19	Beaumont to Creole	81 miles
Monday Oct 20	Creole to Lafayette	115 miles
Tuesday Oct 21	Lafayette to Morgan City	87 miles
Wednesday Oct 22	Morgan City to Gonzales	95 miles
Thursday Oct 23	Gonzales to New Orleans	78 miles
Thursday PM	Victory Party in New Orleans
Friday Oct 24	Bus return to Houston

For further information go to the Tour de Rouge website. Take care, Lynn AKA the Bike Diva

Fundraising for Team in Training

My husband and I are raising funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program. My husband is coaching, and I am mentoring the team that is training for the 20th Intracoastal Waterway Century Ride. This is a 100 mile road bike ride that takes place on October 26th, 2008 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Please click HERE, or on the logo above, to make a tax deductible donation to this worthy cause. FUND RAISING I plan on doing my first marathon this fall with Team in Training. I'll be doing the half marathon at the Marathon of the Palm Beaches on December 7th, 2008 and the full marathon at the Disney Marathon in Orlando on January 11th, 2009. The fund raising minimum for doing the Disney Marathon with Team in Training is $2,400. My husband has no interest in participating in a marathon. But he said he can help me with my fund raising. I'm still a few dollars short of my fund raising goal for the Cocoa Beach Century Ride so it's a bit early to even think about starting to fund raise for the Disney Marathon. The money I raise goes to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Here is a link to my fund raising page: Lynn's TNT Fundraising page. Please consider making a donation to help us find a cure. Thank you for your support! Take care, Lynn AKA the Bike Diva

Trek Bike Challenge

I just signed up for the Trek bike challenge. Check it out when you get a chance, pledge the number of miles per week you can ride your bike and register to win a brand new Trek bike! [clearspring_widget title="Go By Bike Challenge - Tall" wid="487ae5c3b18dead3" pid="487f9250ddeca424" width="160" height="430" domain="widgets.clearspring.com"] Take care, Lynn Smythe AKA the Bike Diva

Importing the Bike Diva Site

Hello everyone, The Bike Diva site was originally started in January, 2008 on the WebbleYou blog network. I just received an email today that said the WebbleYou network is closing as of the end of July. YIKES - that just gives me 2 weeks to find a new blogging platform and get everything transferred over to the new blog site. Please bear with me as I try to figure out how to get all my old posts uploaded to this site. Hopefully I can work with the owners of WebbleYou to get all my posts transferred over here, without actually having to cut and paste each individual post. Take care, Lynn Smythe AKA the Bike Diva UPDATE: I just figured out how to import everything from the old Bike Diva site to the new Bike Diva site. Everything looks fine and dandy - even the comments imported correctly. Cool beans! Wow, I thought that would take me a couple of weeks to manually copy and paste each post. But Wordpress let me do it with just a couple of mouse clicks - EXCELLENT!