When I first hatched the plan to ride a bike across Belize I didn’t have any experience with long bike rides, so I have been riding as much as possible to get used to the workout. Chicago has been nice to train in because there is the Lake Path that runs up Lake Michigan. The only problem is that right now I don’t have any mountains to simulate the mountains of Belize.

For now, the focus is putting miles on my bike and getting my body used to riding it. This weekend will be a good chance to do that, because I am going to be taking part in Bike the Drive up here in Chicago. The ride should be fun, and it will be good to talk to fellow bikers about this trip.

I also plan on videotaping portions of the ride to share with everyone. Already I have begun using the BoomStick360 to see how I could record the trip this summer. Above is a video of one of my rides utilizing it.

Keep coming back to see how the training is going!