Share The Ride of Your Life on our Virtual Book Tour
January 28th, 2009Posted by David in Mind, The Ride
The reason I didn’t ride Paris-Brest-Paris? Your’re lookin’ at it. Glacier National Park, Montana. 2007.
When 5,300 randos packed it up and headed to France in 2007 to ride PBP – the grand dame of all brevets – I pointed my Atlantis north toward White Fish, Montana. In three days time, my wife would meet me there at the finish line of the Portland-to-Glacier 1000K.
I wasn’t settling for for second-best. The Glacier was an epic ride that crossed four western US states and finished in a place that topped my list of places I have to visit before I die. Best of all, I could get there on my bicycle. As far as my American Express Card goes, I could leave home without it.
I didn’t arrive at that decision without some angst. But fortunately, I have a process that helps me work through difficult choices like this one by evaluating my options in the context of my core values.
Earlier this month, my son Evan and I released an eBook called The Ride of Your Life, in which I share that process, so that others can benefit from what I have learned about using core values not just to select the right rides, but to finish them.
The response so far has been great. It took the number one spot on RBR’s Best Sellers Chart after just eight days on the market. Thanks, so much, to everyone who has bought it; we extend our heartfelt thanks and a wish that you will finish the ride of your life in 2009.
On Friday, we will kick-off a “virtual book tour” and I’m hoping you will come out, share your thoughts about long distance cycling, and how your experiences on the bike have shaped the rest of your life.
If you’re wondering what the heck a virtual book tour is, it is when an author visits websites, blogs, forums, and podcasts instead of bookstores, cafés and the media outlets that a real world, brick-and-mortar tour would include. During each stop of the Ride of Your Life eTour, I will field questions from the some of the leading bloggers and podcasters on the net. I hope that you will join us along the way. Most of the bloggers are publishing reviews and collecting questions now for their interviews.
The Virtual Book Tour Schedule
The Ride of Your Life eTour begins this weekend with two podcasts and will continue through February with eight blog interviews. We’re encouraging everyone to follow the eTour from stop to stop, join the conversation, and to learn more about setting and achieving extraordinary goals on the bike.
The eTour stops and dates are as follows:
•January 30 — Quickrelease.tv. A podcast with Carlton Reid.
•February 1 — The Fredcast. A podcast with David Bernstein.
•February 4 — Lon’s PAC Tour Blog. An interview with Lon Haldeman.
•Febuary 6 — UltraRob’s Adventures. An interview with Rob Lucas.
•February 10 — Cycleiscious. An interview with Richard Masoner.
•February 12 — BikingBis. An interview with Gene Bisbee.
•February 17 — The AdventureCORPS Blog. An interview with Chris Kostman.
•February 20 — The Everyday Athlete. An interview with Heidi Swift.
•February 24 — BikePortland.org. An interview with Jonathan Maus.
•February 26 — BikeLoveJones. An interview with Beth Hamon.
Share your story with us and win your own copy!
Audience participants will have an opportunity to win free copies of our eBook by posting questions at participating sites. If the blogger selects them for the interview, you will win a free copy of The Ride of Your Life.
Even cooler, you can win a free copy by sending in a story about a challenging ride you had on the bike. We are looking for stories from our readers all over the world who overcame physical, mental, or equipment challenges and finished a challenging ride.
Click here to download your entry form.
We’re going to publish a compilation of the best stories in an eBook, which will be available free in the Spring of this year from RoadBikeRider. If your story is selected for publication, we’ll send you a free copy of The Ride of Your Life. There’s no cap - we’ll publish as many epic stories as we can.
Keep the pedals turnin, road riders.
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7 Responses to
“Share The Ride of Your Life on our Virtual Book Tour”
Paul Carpenter
February 4th, 2009 at 6:12 amHi David,
As a fellow ultra cyclist, and a sports psychologist, your focus on the mental side of long distance cycling is of great personal and professional interest. Perhaps you might be interested in sharing some thoughts on the topic?
Bob Corman
February 4th, 2009 at 8:50 pmHi,
I loved the preview of the book, but I would actually like to buy a real book! This e-book stuff sucks! Print it on recycled paper and let us sit in our easy chairs and read a real book.
But I did love what I read and it is designed really well.
Bob
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Bob –
Thanks so much for your comments, and I am so glad you enjoyed the sampler.
Here’s the rub: if we offered this book in print, you would never have been able to find it. No book retailer would touch it, because it’s this is a niche market title. The Internet is blowing the traditional bookseller business model to bits. We’ve sold books to riders all over the world because they can find it using a “key word” like “long distance cycling” and a search engine like Google.
RoadBikeRider can ship it instantly. Once you own it – you can download up to four additional copies from RBR, so you’ll get the revisions for free. You’ll also be able to download all the electronic worksheets.
If you really have your heart set on hard copy, FedEX Kinkos will print and bind a copy of The Ride of Your Life for about $18, including vinyl covers and a spiral binding.
There are no plans to offer The Ride of Your Life in print. Could happen – but not in the near term.
Keep the pedals turnin,
David
Bob Corman
February 4th, 2009 at 10:12 pmDavid,
Appreciate this reply and your personal one as well. I will acclimate to the laptop in the easy chair.
Best regards,
Bob
Mike Masterson
February 11th, 2009 at 12:38 amRide of My Life; After recovering from cancer, I decided to attempt to complete several goals that I had wanted to do earlier; I had always wanted to complete a century. I spent many days researching fitness/training programmes whilst I was in hospital and used the goal to assist me in my recovery. It took over 16 months to complete, but I chose the Castle Ride in Kent (UK) for my goal. Overcoming fatigue was my greatest challenge during training; I would ride for 90 minutes and sleep for 4 hours!. Gradually I improved my strength levels, and in May 07 I entered the Castle Ride. The ride itself was fantastic, and had many ups and downs (emotionally), that, after about 70 miles, and I was feeling like quitting, I began to think where I had come from a year or so ago. My emotions got the better of me, but I continued with the support of my wife and children, and when I finished after 103 miles, 10,000′ climbed, and 8.5 hours, I had the greated feeling of completion that I’ve felt in many years!
David
February 11th, 2009 at 6:02 amCongratulations, Mike. That is a story that will inspire many riders around the world who face an obstacle that seems impossible to overcome. I hope you will share the story with us formally so it can be considered for publication in the follow-up eBook to The Ride of Your Life. If it is selected you will receive a free copy of my book. And, it will be included in the compilation of rider stories like yours in the book when it is distributed in Spring by RoadBikeRider.com.
The form is here: http://www.rideofyourlife.biz/my_ride.zip
Again – thanks, Mike. We love your story!
Ira Stone
February 12th, 2009 at 10:03 amThanks for checking out my blog and leaving your friendly comment. I am looking forward to reading your book. I will purchase it right after I determine that I haven’t won a copy through the Cyclicios contest. All the best.
Bernd
February 18th, 2009 at 12:31 pmInteresting book and website, David!