Done the MS ride 3 X in '95. '96, '98 usually do a century loop on the first day and 75 miles on the second day. Motivation is having friends and co workers with MS. Training i roide a lot of miles prepraing if i rmemeber right the MS ride people send out a trainig packet well in advance when you register with training tips and tips for fund raising. i just followed the plan they sent.
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