5 days to go . . .

The countdown continues . . .

5 days

to go to my dream Novaliches - Tuguegarao ride.

My last training for my dream ride

Today, I biked all the way to Antipolo Church. I left home at about 7:00 and arrived at the church after about 2 hours. This was the last part of my training for my dream Novaliches to Tuguegarao City ride six days from now.

My first pit stop on the way up

Countdown to my dream ride

10 DAYS

to go and I'd be pedaling
my dream Novaliches - Tuguegarao City ride.

Two weeks to go for my dream ride.

Two weeks to go for my Novaliches to Tuguegarao dream ride.

And, today, I pedaled all the way to San Mateo, Rizal and climbed Timberland again for my mountain crossing training.

My breakfast of tortang giniling.

At Aling Tina's

Tentative schedule / itinerary of my Novaliches to Tuguegarao ride

I have tentatively scheduled my itinerary for my Novaliches to Tuguegarao City pedal all the way ride. It would be a four-day travel, as follows:

• Day 1 (May 29) - Novaliches to San Jose City, NE - about 161 kms.
• Day 2 (May 30) - San Jose to Solano, NV - about 112 kms.
• Day 3 (May 31)- Solano to Cauayan, Isabela - about 101 kms.
• Day 4 (June 1) - Cauayan to Tuguegarao City - about 109 kms.

Training for mountain crossing

My planned pedal all the way to Tuguegarao City involves crossing several mountains. As a preparation, I went to San Mateo, Rizal this weekend and climbed mountains. Yesterday, I climbed the Timberland Heights twice; and, today, the Shotgun then the Timberland Heights.

I would do more mountain climbing to make my legs stronger.

Saturday




Sunday

Dreaming of Novaliches to Tuguegarao City ride

Tuguegarao City is about about 470 kilometers from our place in Novaliches. My parents came from nearby towns. My father was from Iguig and my mother is from Penablanca.

These are details of my initial and tentative plan of my dream ride:

When = within the month of June 2010

Routes to take:

• Novaliches to Cagayan Valley Road, Bulacan via either Quirino Highway or Manila North Road;
• Stretch of the Cagayan Valley Road from Bulacan to Santiago Isabela;
• National Highway from Santiago City to Tuguegarao via Roxas, Isabela.

Number of biking days = Three days

Days of ride = Friday to Sunday or Saturday to Monday

Speed = about 15 kilometers / hour

Number of hours of ride per day = about ten hours

Starting time = at about 6:00 am

Rest time - every one and a half to two hours of pedaling

Places of stopover for overnight:

• First night = San Jose, Nueva Ecija
• Second night = Diadi, Nueva Viscaya or Cordon, Isabela
• Third night = Tuguegarao City

This is still a dream and may not materialize. Nonetheless, I've been preparing and training for this.

In the meantime, I've sought the thoughts, tips, advices, and suggestions of my fellow PMTBikers to make this trip doable, easier and more enjoyable. Thank you in advance for your inputs.