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Wow Mel, 8x your previous PR, I'm speachless which is unusual for me.
Good job, and kudos to your hubby for reeling you in and taking care of you.
With that determination and a program from your TE buds there's no telling what you'll be able to do next year.
Trying not to, but I admit I can be competitive and I tend to beat myself up over these sort of things. Comes from playing tennis for so long. :P Only person you can blame is yourself. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by jobob
Well... I tried building up to it, but it was a very sudden ride. I was at home sick when the hubby suggested it and I said "sure, why not?" Then it took several more days before I could ride more than about 10 miles, and then that weekend we rode 44 miles from Mtn View to Milpitas, then had to recover a few days after that, etc. etc. :p I had first suggested we do the 25 mile ride, but he said "You can do the 70!" I should have gone with my first instinct. :pQuote:
Although, Jobob Mother Hen is going to scold you just a little bit for not *building up* to such a strenuous ride - that's a sure way to hurt yourself, girlfriend !!! [waggs finger] OK enough of that. :cool:
heh. I still have my tiara from my wedding. :D It's currently sitting on top of one of the speakers of our entertainment center. :rolleyes:Quote:
I think Mel should be next in line for the She-Ra Princess of Power tiara , once AG is through with it (AG, darlin', do try to get most of the mud off it first ...)
hehehehe. Neil was hoping the initial 1.6 miles up Calaveras was the wall. The look on his face when he found out it was was very much :eek: :DQuote:
I suppose you all know now why that hill is (sometimes) affectionately referrred to as The Wall :rolleyes:
If melissam is lurking about here maybe she'll share her Wall story ... it wasn't pretty :p
Mel
Thanks everyone. :) Just to note, it wasn't 8x my mileage. I've done 45 miles before, but it was 8x the climbing I've ever done. I am not a good climber. This means I get to go do intervals on the weekends. :rolleyes:
I didn't ride yesterday and today. I'm recovering from all of that climbing. It looks like I pulled a groin muscle, so I'm letting that recover before getting back on the bike, even for the short commute to/from work.
But, I'll be back on the bike tomorrow for my commute. :cool:
Oh yeah, we also ordered a trainer. :) I went to mtbr.com and looked at various reviews and got the 2004 mtbr.com winner. It was $300.00, but it seems most people really liked it. Plus, this will let me do a recovery ride at home that is truly flat and not push it too hard. :)
Mel
You and your hubby are welcome to join us on Sunday. I know Mt. Diablo sounds scary and like a crazy idea. But the south side is easier and any time you decide you're done - it's all downhill or flat back to the car. Nothing on the south side of Diablo is as steep as Calaveras. And there are good places for lunch in Danville. Slinkedog should come to. I know you have other commitments, but you're all always welcome. :)
V.
Mel and Slinke - you should come! I was intimidated because it is so flat here in Tomatoland. Everyone encouraged me so I went. Now I'm actually looking forward to riding it. One of the things that is so good about the ride up Diablo is that because we're on this long, long hill, everybody rides at their own pace. There is no pressure to ride anyone else's pace. You can't get lost. You just ride until you feel like you've had enough. Thom is really good at blathering at you so you'll be distracted. :D There are plenty of places where you may decide to take a break and enjoy the scenery.
Now's the time to do it before it gets hot. Come on up!
SK
:eek: Errr, not committing to anything, but my shopping trip got canceled. What were those Diablo particulars again.... :o
I'd say that public comment about the shopping trip being cancelled makes it a commitment. :p
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...3196#post23196
Coupled with my dismal showing at Weight Watchers today :( . I gotta get riding....leaning towards a strong yes.......Quote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
snap goes looking for her Road ID so the body can be identified.........
All right Snap! Looking forward to finally meeting you.
V.
snap runs screaming from the room....what have I done! :eek:
I would really love to try this ride, but I'm singing in church this Sunday... we're basically booked on Sunday mornings unless one of the kids is sick. Maybe we could do a Saturday sometime, or I'll just plan to miss church one day when neither Blaine nor I is serving in the band.
One question that I never really thought of before... are there guardrails on this road? I'm really afraid of heights. The drive up or down Mt. Hamilton is an E-ticket ride for me. However, it's not as bad if I'm driving, so maybe this would apply if I'm riding. I don't know. Guess I won't know 'til I try it!
My sister's visiting from Norway so I'm out, perfect weather too. C'mon Mel, if I got *almost* all the way to the top you can deffinately do Mt. Diablo.
Wear the tiara.
I can't comment on the South Gate Rd, but North Gate is fine. I also have a real problem with heights (or exposure as in there's nothing next to the trail). I've never even thought of the issue on North Gate and I've gotten the adrenaline shakes so bad on some rides that you could hear the bike rattling. The route gurus have told me that South Gate has more shade so I think it would be even less of a issue there.Quote:
Originally Posted by slinkedog
I can't promise that I can come. I need to find out what my hubby has planned also for this weekend. Plus, it's 9am. :P I am not a morning person. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
Heh. I'd have to figure out how to add it to my helmet. :)Quote:
Wear the tiara.
Mel
anyone doing this?
It's time to sign up for the 34th Annual Primavera Century! 100M, 100K, 70K and 25M routes
available. The 100M climbs the Calaveras "Wall", wanders around the Calaveras Reservoir into Sunol then
heads through Pleasanton to the Altamont Pass, back through Livermore, Dublin Grade, Palomares and
Niles Canyon.
Sunday, April 23, 2006 6:00 AM
James Logan High School
1800 H Street
Union City , CA
To register, go to http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1286548
Nope... gotta sing in church that day.
I'm not doing Primavera this year however Neil is so I may be hanging around somewhere. :D
Mel
Yes. Well, I'm registered anyway, whether or not I ride it will be determined by the weather (and my aversion to wind and rain).
hmm, that's the day after my b-day and a week before the official deadline for my thesis (yah right!). Have fun!Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
nope, same weekend as Bike Around the Buttes
I'll start a new thread for this ride as reading through last year's posts isn't necessary!