{"id":560,"date":"2019-09-03T19:44:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T23:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtbmichigan.com\/?p=560"},"modified":"2019-09-03T19:44:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T23:44:27","slug":"fat-pusher-challenge-ride-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mtbmichigan.com\/?p=560","title":{"rendered":"Fat Pusher Challenge Ride Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This will end up being a very long post full of text and videos. Over the next few days I will be posting videos of each lap of the Fat Pusher Challenge. I will talk a little about the journey and my summary of the ride. I just wanted to let you know that beforehand. I am hoping the videos will be encouraging to others who, like me, struggle with their weight and get discouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lap 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Fat Pusher Challenge Ride Lap 1 #fatpusherchallenge\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dqkU0TOEKac?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the title suggests, there were some surprises. The first came before the ride. On my last ride I got an infection from a tic that got into a cut in my leg. Fortunately it was manageable and I didn&#8217;t end up in the hospital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, I got to the park to find out there was an organized 5k running event with dogs. I wasn&#8217;t even sure if the trails were going to be accessible. Fortunately they were. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s when the big surprises came! People actually showed up to either support me and ride, or ride with me to do their own FPC! I was blown away! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I decided that I would ride my fat bike for as much as possible, so I began rolling with riders and having a great time. Since my arthritis was on high, I wasn&#8217;t sure what I would be able to do, but the excitement of having people with me pushed me and, with the help of my new friend Brian, I burned through the first lap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lap 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Fat Pusher Ride Lap 2\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ESVjpNquMJw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jerry is a guy who I met through our local bike shop. He primarily rides road, but he posts pictures daily of the miles he rode that day. Each day I would see the pictures and it would remind me that at one time I liked to ride distances. In a way, Jerry was part of the motivation behind my idea for the Fat Pusher Challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was really nice of Jerry to join me for a lap, as well as Dan, who I met between laps. I was inspired and excited, and for a minute, the pre-ride jitters started to get the best of me and I started to cramp up. Cramping is something that used to happen to me regularly and caused me a bad crash back in the down hill days, as well as some struggles in the endurance days. I have been working on my diet to eliminate things that trigger cramping and haven&#8217;t had a really bad one in years, so this was concerning to me as I thought about how many laps I would actually be able to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lap 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Fat Pusher Ride Lap 3\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3FdKsME0QsQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lap 3 tied me for the longest I had ridden this year. I had done 3 laps on my Remedy, but it was a feat for me to do on the Farley as it is fully rigid and causes a bit more rolling resistance with the larger tires.  I was able to make it through, but was thinking of giving up since I was concerned about the cramping. It was a bit of a mind game. Matt and Kyle showed up and offered me some motivation I desperately needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lap 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Fat Pusher Ride Lap 4\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CVfVJZgHvz4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Having been motivated by Matt and Kyle, and knowing that really anything I did at this point was above my longest ride of the year, I set out for lap 4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lap 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Fat Pusher Ride Lap 5\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6WmdhssE_ZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lap 5 was my goal. I was able to get out and start my 5th lap. At this point, the 7.5 mile course had already seen me complete 30 miles, so I was pretty tired, but excited all at the same time. It was time to ride smart and overcome the mind games to make it through this lap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lap 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Fat Pusher Ride Lap 6 : Dreams\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bW4m9b8xrVY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lap 6 was tough, but it made me push towards my dreams. I proved to myself that I could ride for an extended period of time. I proved that I could ride a decent amount of distance on a fat bike. I proved that I could overcome the mind games that plague me as a big guy. Then, I moved past that and completed nearly 46 miles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point I knew it was time to listen to my body. I rode a very safe lap and called it a day. All in all, the #fatpusherchallenge was a success. I pushed myself to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ride when I was feeling like I couldn&#8217;t.<\/li><li>Ride with people<\/li><li>Ride smarter to overcome obstacles<\/li><li>Ride with a purpose<\/li><li>Ride to my goal<\/li><li>Ride to exceed my goal.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to the new friends I made, and to the ones who supported me on this challenge. It was very rewarding. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This will end up being a very long post full of text and videos. Over the next few days I will be posting videos of each lap of the Fat Pusher Challenge. I will talk a little about the journey and my summary of the ride. I just wanted to let you know that beforehand.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtbmichigan.com\/?p=560\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fat Pusher Challenge Ride Summary<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biking","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mtbmichigan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mtbmichigan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mtbmichigan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mtbmichigan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mtbmichigan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mtbmichigan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mtbmichigan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mtbmichigan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mtbmichigan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}