Heart of an athlete

[marni]

both of my parents died before I lost my weight and started bicycling which makes me very sad but I feel their spirits glowing at me in pride, especially when I push myself a bit extra. When I first started riding, it nearly wiped me out to ride a mile. Now I routinely do 30-60 mile training rides at least twice a week, and train with a trainer as well as work out in the gym with weights and resistance for the rest of the week.

I will confess to a intense feeling of pride and perhaps a bit of superiority when someone asks me how far I ride and their jaw drops when I reply with a goodly distance.

My GP bless her heart is a sensible older Irish lady who continually comments on my bp (122/55) and my resting pulse rate which is usually about 45-50. I have been asked by her nurse if I am actually alive every time she takes my pulse.My cholesterol is slightly above normal but that's because my good cholesterol is high!

I thank the spirits that led me to a healthy diet, realizing that I needed help, getting that help and discovering cross country bicycling and road biking.