In 2010 Cathy was in Key West, Fl for her birthday and met a bunch of Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge riders and following the event and riders on social media. Doing long rides by herself brought back something she knew was in her all along. When the challenge took place in previous years she followed so obsessively on the US Fleet Tracking she couldn't work.
Just because she is a new rider doesn't mean she is new to the HHMC or long distance riding. Cathy has been around the
event from the beginning but never looked at it as a ride for her until
she started meeting more riders. Doing things that built more
confidence she knew this was something she wanted to try. She started
riding when she was 13 in PA. in the woods and on dirt roads. Her friends
made a track they would ride on right by her Grandmothers house.Building endurance by doing more long distance riding has helped and gathering her gear has been the easy part. Where she feels she needs to practice is the whole sleeping next to the bike. Keeping gas and bathroom breaks short and waiting until the end of the day to stop for a bigger meal are ways she gets the most out of her daylight. I'd call that day light savings wouldn't you?
Completing the route is Cathy's goal. She remembers a time riding to Alaska, riding in the rain for 10 straight days. "Quitting is not an option." She likes to live life on the edge and doesn't mind a little excitement and is looking forward to what the challenge will bring.
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