Dad at The End of The Parkway Record

My dad passed away before I committed to Ride NC 2010. I know he would be in total support of this venture. When I accomplished the Parkway record in 2000, he was there encouraging me in that fatherly way. I recall dad hugging me and telling me he loved me on the Pway record when I was at the breaking point. This was the first time I can recall those words coming from his lips (even tho his love was understood). Dad loved to be a part of any ride I attempted and I new he was around close by when I needed him. I know Dad is going to be with me on Ride NC 2010 because I feel him in every training ride. Training for the BCH ride has given me a time to grieve for him. I miss my dad, and shed a tear every bike ride for him. Below is what Dad wrote to the local paper after I set the Parkway record for Hospice of Mitchell County.

Dear Editor,
   As the father of Chris Boone, I have sat, more or less in the background as Chris pursued and accomplished his goal for Hospice of Mitchell County.
   Needless to say, I am very proud of my son. I am not one to brag, but in this situation I feel I have the room too.
   After meeting Chris at McKinney Gap in Spruce Pine and following him thru to the finish, I saw how he faced and overcame the most grueling circumstance to accomplish this record; one could see the sacrifice that occurred in doing so.
   After seeing Chris overcome these circumstances, and as his father, I placed the situation in relation to what God the Father did when he sacrificed his son for us... one can only imagine what God saw when he did so.
    I could only follow Chris for a short distances at a time...I didn't want to see the agony and suffering of the situation as it unfolded, except for a few fleeting minutes at a time.
    There is only one conclusion that comes to mind for me and this is: How far are we willing to go in challenging ourselves as Christ did for us... so that in some way, "our being there and doing that" would help and ease the burden of someone who is going through difficult perils and trials, even to the point of dying?
   Sure, I am proud of what Chris did in setting the record, but I am more proud..."with God's help" of why he did it!!!

Paul M Boone
Bakersville, NC


I miss my Dad,
Love, Peace and Happiness in Gods name,
Chris Boone

Chilly Winter Training Ride 2010

   I thought I would share what my training has consisted of since committing to ride the entire state of NC for Baptist Children Homes of NC. Since this has been a miserable winter, I have been mostly indoors. I ride my bicycle equipped with Power Cranks on rollers. This workout is extremely challenging because both legs work independently of each other...in other words you push and pull the pedals on each revolution. www.powercranks.com. I also incorporate an intense hour session of core and body weight exercise that always takes me into what I have called the Paincave (hence the name of my Blog Paincave 2010) a place where the body says no more but the mind says jus one more. I always feel that the one more is where you become stronger both mentally and physically. I do something everyday no matter how many hours i work in my family owned business... in fact I just have gotten off my rollers in my hotel in Winston Salem and it is almost 11:00 pm. This is after a 9 hour day of laying stone. But this is my job to make this event for BCHofNC a success. I don't want to fail and God willing I won't!!!
   I was able to ride outside this past weekend. It was very windy and chilly and the 4 hour I spent outside on Saturday was very challenging. Check out the pic...It tells the whole story.
Love,Peace and Happiness in Gods Name,
Chris Boone