Nashville Oyster Race, Passport 3 When we arrived at the transition area after Passport 2, we were given our next passport. They also told us one person would have to skate, that we would be doing two passports before returning to the transition area, and that one person would be getting wet. Our instructions said that our next passport would be on foot. We put our bikes back in our stall and Isaac's dad said he would check the pressure on Karen's tire. We gr...

Nashville Oyster Race, Passport 2 Our instructions told us to travel by bike to Ted Rhodes Golf Course, stopping along the way at Morgan Park to take a photo with the object shown in the picture. The idea for this leg was to get everyone on the Downtown Greenway since Greenways for Nashville was a sponsor and the beneficiary of our fundraising. We headed up 3rd Avenue since we couldn't go straight up 4th (one-way street). Morgan Park is just off of the Downtown...

The Nashville Oyster Race, Passport 1 If the Lord delights in a man's way, He makes his steps firm. Psalm 37:23 This verse was the "Words of Wisdom" card on my desk for Friday, and I held it in my heart this weekend as we competed in the Oyster Race. The transition area (our headquarters for the race) opened at 6:30 am this morning, and we were there unloading at 6:45. We took our bikes in first and then went back for everything else. When we finishe...

The Big Race is Tomorrow! Our team is finally all in town for the first time in a couple weeks. Both of my teammates are teachers, and they had Fall Break from Oct. 8-18. Karen and I trained together last week while Isaac was gone. On Monday, the three of us went to Drakes Creek Park in Hendersonville and ran 2.5 miles. On Tuesday, we did the bike loop in Gallatin (in the right direction this time), but were only able to do 9.5 because we were losing daylight....

I know this site isn't the easiest if you are trying to read my posts chronologically. You can visit my other blog (sorry there's isn't much on there yet) to find out the order: http://lifeandtimesofb.blogspot.com On Saturday Karen and I rode our bikes on a bike route in Gallatin. We started at the Avondale Recreation Area and followed the bike symbols through a neighborhood, past Johnny Cash's house, through Trinity Broadcasting Network's grounds (used to b Twi...