This could be the final 2012 calendar

Thanks to everyone that helped me raise money in 2011 now what's on the plan for 2012??

As of now, I have committed to the following events:

2/15/12 Clam Beach Run, great fun time COMPLETED

April 27th:  I will be at the inaugural Stagecoach 400, a self-supported 400 mile race from high mountains, to Anza Borrego desert to the ocean in Idlewild, Southern California. 

June 2nd:   next event is the Dirty Kanza 200, and my wonderful LIZ's Birthday, (I will kill myself to finish for her).  If registration goes well tonight, I will be in what is becoming the 200 mile premier gravel road endurance race in North America, starting in Emporia Kansas.  

July 30th:  I decided to shelf the Leadville Race Series this year to continue the trend towards more Multi-Day Bikepacking events.  I still wanted to visit Leadville so I think I will try and do the Colorado Trail Race Monday, July 30th, 2012 - 6am 

The CTR: 470 miles and 65,000' of elevation gain winding through the Colorado Rocky Mountains from Denver to Durango. Approximately 300+ miles of singletrack at elevations ranging from 5500' to a gasping-for-breath 13,200' 
I'm gonna love my Humboldt Adventurewear gear on this one!!!

October 5th:  The only other event I plan doing but have to see if it will be feasible with work and funding is the Allegheny Mountain Loop The Allegheny Mountains Loop is a 400 mile fat-tire bicycle route that begins and ends at Virginia Tech's War Memorial Chapel in Blacksburg, VA.  Lets see if it will happen?

Join the Team if you want to raise money with me for First Descents:  http://teamfd.firstdescents.org/2011/fd/MisadventureHerrera/

Thanks to everyone that helps me and First Descents out!!!  Click on the link for details about First Descents.  

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You know there a cool cycling events and then there are amazing cycling events.  A friend posted a cool top 10 bucket list and then I saw one on Montain Biking UK last month.  I just have to say this has to be the quintessential bike ride Global Bicycle Race.  I am amazed by this one, I encourage all of you to get a little excited about this one.  These guys are abolutely amazing to even try and tackle this, I could get tired talking about it while these guys ride it.

I know I am pushing myself, each day I add something to my list of things I want to do.  I know many people out there doing incredible things like Jeff Kerkove and Sonya looney of Team Topeak Ergon are always doing awesome things, they're riding the YAK Attack as I write this in high Himalayan mountain conditions

I am always amazed at what people will come up with to set their own personal bar higher.  The human machine is amazing, we rarely can accept just being sedentary.  We always want to be a little more, do a little more, reach a little higher.

I started knocking down a bucket list late in life but I still feel so young and feel I have lots of time to do a little more each and every day.  The bar is still quite low for me, much bigger things to come!!

The real heroes are some of those people doing what I am doing with MS, Cancer, Diabetes, Prosthetics and so many other barricades, some are survivors and some are coping with these barricades each day.  They just keep breaking through those barricades and achieving some incredible feats.  My friends Bionic Bob, Big Heart Bob, Sweet Gracie, Big Man Tuma to name a few, what heroes, what examples of fortitude.

This is why I support First Descents, in an effort to help other knock off their own bucket list.  Everyone deserves a chance to have a bucket list and chip away at it.

Go check out that Global Race or the Yak Attack and start your own list!!

Peace