Smokie
11-13-2009, 11:34 AM
Hi everyone. Just wanted to say hi and tell you how awesome I think this forum is. I just started really riding a month or two ago but am falling head over heals in love with it.
A little about me. I am 35, married and have no kids. I am currently back in college finishing my undergraduate degree so I find I have a lot of time to ride. I live in New Orleans and attend Tulane so I have the park right across from school and can do laps around the bike path every day. We are also very close to the river and have a paved path on the levee for riders or joggers. I am on the heavy side and originally started riding to help lose weight. I had foot surgery this summer so jogging is a no go. I found that I want to ride farther and farther every day and am not that focused on the weight loss aspect anymore. (okay I still am since I have a lot to lose, but I do other exercise for that.) I made a decision a month ago that I want to train for the MS Tour for Cure next year, a 150 mile ride over 2 days. Now, I'm not sure if I will be ready for it but it's nice to have a goal that is a year away to work towards. I have a few friends locally that will ride with me, but for the most part it is all me.
My husband runs but loves that I am riding. I am only up to about 12 miles a day but I am very proud of me for that. I currently ride a hybrid but am looking to get a road bike for Christmas maybe, or at least after the first of the year. A couple of things I've noticed.
1. Good bike shorts/kickers are worth their weight in gold.
2. The people at my local bike shop look at me in disgust when I walk in like because I am a heavy woman I could not possibly be serious at riding. I truly don't like them.
3. Riding is a zen for me. I can ride out frustrations and stress or just lose myself in it.
I also make and sell hula hoops and have found that my biking is just as relaxing as hooping.
So after all that, Hi everybody!
A little about me. I am 35, married and have no kids. I am currently back in college finishing my undergraduate degree so I find I have a lot of time to ride. I live in New Orleans and attend Tulane so I have the park right across from school and can do laps around the bike path every day. We are also very close to the river and have a paved path on the levee for riders or joggers. I am on the heavy side and originally started riding to help lose weight. I had foot surgery this summer so jogging is a no go. I found that I want to ride farther and farther every day and am not that focused on the weight loss aspect anymore. (okay I still am since I have a lot to lose, but I do other exercise for that.) I made a decision a month ago that I want to train for the MS Tour for Cure next year, a 150 mile ride over 2 days. Now, I'm not sure if I will be ready for it but it's nice to have a goal that is a year away to work towards. I have a few friends locally that will ride with me, but for the most part it is all me.
My husband runs but loves that I am riding. I am only up to about 12 miles a day but I am very proud of me for that. I currently ride a hybrid but am looking to get a road bike for Christmas maybe, or at least after the first of the year. A couple of things I've noticed.
1. Good bike shorts/kickers are worth their weight in gold.
2. The people at my local bike shop look at me in disgust when I walk in like because I am a heavy woman I could not possibly be serious at riding. I truly don't like them.
3. Riding is a zen for me. I can ride out frustrations and stress or just lose myself in it.
I also make and sell hula hoops and have found that my biking is just as relaxing as hooping.
So after all that, Hi everybody!