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martaw
07-14-2009, 04:30 PM
ride on the bike trail!
rode almost 18 miles
finally climbed Woodraw Wilson Bridge
and yes I did walk 2 hills and stopped once to rest but I did it, now in huge butt pain!!!!
Tri Girl
07-14-2009, 05:04 PM
Woo hoo, Martaw!! Good for you!!:D
TrekTheKaty
07-14-2009, 05:23 PM
Yeah! Everybody needs a good bike path to build their confidence :D
Photoflygirl
07-14-2009, 05:25 PM
Way to go, Marta!
Kalidurga
07-14-2009, 05:34 PM
A few more rides like that and you'll get used to the huge butt pain. Glad you enjoyed it!
Zen
07-14-2009, 05:38 PM
WOW!
I'm so impressed!
I was afraid to read this in case it said your first fall :o

Go Marta!
HappyTexasMom
07-14-2009, 05:46 PM
That's awesome, way to go!
tctrek
07-14-2009, 05:55 PM
You go girl!! Butt pain will go away after you ride a few times.
solobiker
07-14-2009, 06:45 PM
way to go!! that is great. Nothing wrong with walking, just enjoy your time being out there:D
Cataboo
07-14-2009, 07:24 PM
THAT'S AWESOME

Go Marta!
shootingstar
07-15-2009, 05:34 PM
Great, marta. How often do you think you can fit cycling into your weekly schedule? The more often you do it, the easier cycling becomes.
malaholic
07-15-2009, 05:42 PM
Way to go!
martaw
07-15-2009, 05:48 PM
Thank you so much ladies, you encourage me! :D I can ride every day only if my painful butt lets me! I take a one day brake after 3-4 days riding. I went my usual road today the 5 miles and it was soooo hard to keep going up the hill, I thought would be easier after yesterdays ride :eek: maybe I'm just to tired!
Cataboo
07-15-2009, 06:07 PM
Thank you so much ladies, you encourage me! :D I can ride every day only if my painful butt lets me! I take a one day brake after 3-4 days riding. I went my usual road today the 5 miles and it was soooo hard to keep going up the hill, I thought would be easier after yesterdays ride :eek: maybe I'm just to tired!

take a rest day - it's important to let your body recover.

You may need another saddle - I don't know what's on the bike that you have. Is your butt just generally sore because the saddle's hard, or are specific parts of it hurting?

You may also want to buy some padded bike shorts to help.

And it's really great that you kept riding after being clipped and knocked over on your 2nd time out.
tulip
07-15-2009, 07:18 PM
Great, Marta! My friend is visiting DC (with bike) and called me from the bike path on the Wilson Bridge. Said it was great!
PamNY
07-15-2009, 08:56 PM
Sounds like you are doing great. Do not worry about walking hills. It took me a long time to climb even low hills. I hope you are having fun and I definitely agree with the advice to take a rest day.

Ditto the padded shorts and new saddle if you need one. I wasn't going to buy any foo foo bike stuff, but those two items made a huge difference.

Pam