Wow! Congratulations! Our ride today had hills too, and lots of them! And like you, I'm not sure just what constitutes a hill in most folks mind, but any time I am going up, even just a little, my body says, whoa, hill! Our hills were on the second half of the ride, so most of 22 miles was generally uphill. Most of it was pretty minor, but it was still up, and hours later, my legs are still complaining that it was up.
BUT -- like you, I enjoyed them today! I grumbled some, but the thing is, I didn't stop to rest or walk on any of them, even the ones that I usually would have!
Must have been a good hill day!
Karen in Boise
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08-26-2006, 04:38 PM #1
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08-26-2006, 05:49 PM #2
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Wow!
Congratulations! Awesome ride!
I'm going to rub my commuter screen tonight over this thread and hope your good-hill climbing vibes rub off on me!!
I did not have a good hill day today, and I could have used some of your energy. Way to go!
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08-26-2006, 09:23 PM #3
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Good job esther! You have just the right attitude for hills: you gotta love 'em and they will start being less resistant to being loved....
Enjoy!
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08-28-2006, 01:13 PM #4
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I'm pretty liberal with the word hill - especially when I'm already tired. I have a phrase for those little tiny ones..."false flats"...they pretend to be flat but in reality - they're hills.
Originally Posted by Kano
Congratulations! The mental part is half the battle - probably more so. So sounds to me like you've got it goin' on! Doesn't it feel great to hit another milestone? Way to go!I must be losing my mind. I actually liked hills today. Rode with DH. We rode 12.5 miles - which is now my longest ride. WOOOWOOOOAs we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence." ~Benjamin Franklin
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08-28-2006, 02:04 PM #5
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Congrats! That's terrific! And it does sound like those would be fun hills!
“Hey, clearly failure doesn’t deter me!”
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08-28-2006, 02:28 PM #6
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Congrats on your longest rides and hills! I love hills as well.
Jennifer
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08-29-2006, 05:56 PM #7
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Congrats on a great ride! And loving hills WOW I bow to you
I'm with you Kano - anything that is over 1% constitutes going up
I am much better on hills than I was but the minute I see one coming up my old negative thinking pops up - I can pass a few people now but I still psych myself out. I have to kick myself in the butt and say - not one thing on your body is hurting so shut up and pedal. When the hill is tough I say to myself it is only 5, 10 whatever minutes of your life it will be over soon and once again you are not in any agony just breathing a little hard with moderately burning thighs.
I am trying to love hills really I am
Now the wind THAT is another story - we have NOT made peace
It's about the journey and being in the moment, not about the destination
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