amazing what biking can do

[Mia]

"I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now" - Wow, what a great quote, and how fitting for you, you should make that your signature line! :p

[Jo-n-NY]

Hi Lise,

What a huge difference from 2000. You look great and should be proud off your accomplishments. Yes, biking has so many benefits.

~ JoAnn

[KSH]

WOW! Biking... triathlon's... etc... have done wonders!

And... it also looks like a great haircut has helped as well!

[Lise]

WOW! Biking... triathlon's... etc... have done wonders!

And... it also looks like a great haircut has helped as well!
Yeah...I used to wear my hair long. Then, as things got worse and worse with my ex, I started cutting it off. As I look back, it was my silent protest. (That and the weight gain!) I ended up with nearly a crewcut by the time we were divorced. I started growing it back out the same summer I started riding on that rusty early '80s Schwinn.
Now my goal is to get it long enough that every little piece comes back into a pony tail, and I don't need bobby pins to keep it up when I run. I've dated one guy since the divorce, and the week we broke up (last April), I had the insane thought to chop off my hair. :eek: It lasted about 2 seconds, and I got over it. No more. From now on, I get out of a relationship when it's not good. I don't abuse my own body!

The biking (above all), training, and running have given me such relief. That first summer I would wake up in a panic and think, "I can be on my bike in 20 minutes." The ol' Schwinn was such a mess that I bought a book and learned how to fix it up. It gave me something to do other than worry. Hanging out with other athletes, doing races, talking like this, is phenomenal. What a positive, life-loving group. I feel so lucky to have found this--made it happen, really--at this point in my life. :) Lise