NPR: Gallery: 6,572 Miles of Biking in Alaska

Gallery: 6,572 Miles of Biking in Alaska

Filed under: Biking the Iditarod, Slideshow

Not many ways to get here.

Courtesy of Jill Homer

Jill Homer hit a snag last week in her preparation for February's human-powered Iditarod. An old knee injury flared up, forcing her to take a break from her day-rides through the snowy mountain woods -- just as she was about to enter the peak phase of her training for the 350-mile ride.

After a few days off, Homer reports, she's back on the bike. But she did use the break to calculate her miles in 2007. Try 6,572, and that's with an extended layoff for the original knee problem. If that sounds unimaginable, just check out the photos above. Happy trails, Jill. Keep pedaling.

Bonus:
Up in Alaska, Jill Homer's blog

Biking the Iditarod: The NPR series

Laura Conaway

8:50 AM ET | 01- 3-2008 | permalink

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