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Stepping Out on Faith

22 Sunday Apr 2018

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Cancer, Cycling, Leukemia, Weight Loss

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Birmingham Challenge, Competitions, Crimson Tide Ride, Cycling, Hot Hundred, Railroad Park, Sports

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I just signed up for the 29-mile Crimson Tide Ride in Tuscaloosa on July 28th.  I’ve ridden this ride several times but when this medication started messing with my lungs, I was no longer able to do so.  Right now, I feel like I can do it again.  It’s true that my longest ride so far this year has only been a little over eight miles, with the time left before the ride, I’m confident that I’ll be able to do the ride.  That is if my new meds don’t interfere.  If I continue to improve, I should be able to do the 36 mile next year.  I understand it has several more hills to overcome.

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Yesterday, our company participated in the Birmingham Corporate Challenge.  There were several events ranging from tug of war, corn hole, homerun derby, dodgeball, cycling and several other events. I participated in the 10k bike stroll.  It was a very simple route.  It was a three-mile loop that you had to do twice in which about a mile of it was a long hill.  This hill nearly whooped my butt the second time around.  Having forgotten my water bottle didn’t help matters any.  The event actually started with events on Thursday and ended about 6pm on Saturday.  Our company came in second overall last year.  It was sponsored by Chik fila and they gave out free chicken sandwiches.  I can’t wait to see where our company ended up in the standings this year.

365 Day Photo Challenge 208/365 “Busy Weekend, Hating Mondays”

26 Sunday Jul 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Alabama, Apartment, College, Cycling, Hot Hundred, Monday, Moving, Photography, Studio

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I really loathe Mondays especially since I had a busy weekend.  I did some things that I really enjoyed doing such as the bike ride but not being able to spend any time with my kids because their at work, well I have a problem with that.  I guess I’ll have to get used to it since they are old enough to work.

I got my son moved from one apartment to another today.  He’s moved into a one bedroom studio. He has a separate bathroom, a separate kitchen but the rest is open.  It looks really weird to see this sort of set up but I guess once you think about it what more do you need?  It’s a short term lease so he’ll be out in December and back home with us until he actually finds a job and moves out.

I’ve look through over a thousand pictures people have posted and this is the only picture that I’ve seen with me in it.  I’m the one on the far left with the bright yellow shirt.  It looks like I’m about to turn the wrong way.  I promise you I didn’t because I got the t shirt to prove it.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 207/365 “Hot Hundred”

25 Saturday Jul 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Bike Ride, Cycling, Hot Hundred, Humid, Photography

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They picked the perfect name for this ride because it was truly a very hot day today.  The ride started at 7am sharp.  I arrived a little later than I had wanted too so I was toward the back of the pack when the ride started.  It didn’t take me long before I was riding with the lead riders.  Not for long though.  It was a fairly flat ride but my feet started giving me some problems because I don’t have the clets set up just right.  I will soon enough thogh.

All the ones that preregistered got a goody bag which included your bib ID plus all you see in this photo plus a tee shirt.  Not bad.

The ride started off pretty slow.  I guess 700 riders leaving out all at once can’t be too quick.  Once I made it toward the head of the pack I was able to reach speeds of around 19 and 20 mph.  It was constant peddling though.  No hills to go down only a few to go up toward the end of the ride.  The ride was rough as the roads are were in poor condition in places.  I ended up having a lose spoke just before the first rest stop.  I didn’t have my spoke wrench so I had to listen to it all the way back to the start/finish line.  I’ll fix that problem tomorrow after I get home from moving my son.

“Life Goes On”

365 Day Photo Challenge 206/365 “I’m ready”

24 Friday Jul 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Bike Riding, Cycling, Hot Hundred, Photography

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I took the time to give my bike a bath this afternoon.  I have a bike ride tomorrow morning so I decided that I’d clean her up a bit.  Once I got everything put back together I went ahead and got everything I’ll need together so I won’t be in a panic in the morning when I get out of bed. I’ll be leaving the house around 5:30 in the morning so I can pick up my ride packet. I’ll be riding 29 miles which isn’t much but that will get me home in time to grill some steaks that my son wants for his birthday dinner.

“Life Goes On!”

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