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Downhilldiva,
Congratulations!!!!! This is awesome!!!!!! And you are right, hearing your fan club cheering you into the finish line is quite an emotional feeling!!!!
Way to go girl!!!!!
Roshelle from Milwaukee
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09-12-2006, 07:27 AM #1
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Holy cow! I did it! 206 miles from Logan, UT to Jackson Hole WY. It took me 12:27. I was very happy with my results. I met my two goals of first finishing in the light and second of not crying! (Although I did choke up a bit as I crossed the finish line and could hear my family cheering for me.)
Somehow they put me in a men's category instead of in the women's. But out of the 50 men in my race pack I took 13th. Not bad for a girlie girl!!!
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09-12-2006, 07:36 AM #2
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09-12-2006, 07:52 AM #3
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Congratulations! I love your two goals.
Wow. 200 miles in one day. You and Yellow and all the others have my utmost respect.
Run like a dachshund! Ride like a superhero! Swim like a three-legged cat!
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09-12-2006, 04:36 PM #4
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Yeah, downhilldiva! Great job! You must be so proud to have done the whole thing, and with such a great time!
What I found most amazing about my LOTOJA experience was:
1) The scenery was amazingly beautiful,
2) How friendly everyone was. I even had one guy (the first one to pass me, BTW
) pull in front of me on the Geneva Summit climb, turn to me, and ask me if the pace he was pulling was ok. Some of you might have been offended, but I thought it was sweet; plus he helped me get up that hill 2 mph faster than I was doing on my own.
3) Oh, can't forget! Yellow, I rode for awhile with the guy you did the last 30 miles of DD with. I told you that you were famous!
4) How giddy I've been for days now. I expect the endorphins will wear off soon, won't they?
My team of three women came in with a time of 11:31. It would have been better, but we weren't ready when one of our riders came in. We were expecting her to come in in about another half hour, so the next rider was still not dressed and ready. So we lost probably 5-10 min, but we still had a total blast!If you can read this, take a pull.
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09-12-2006, 04:44 PM #5
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WOW - congratulations on your ride.
Originally Posted by downhilldiva
Holy cow! I did it! 206 miles from Logan, UT to Jackson Hole WY. It took me 12:27. I was very happy with my results. I met my two goals of first finishing in the light and second of not crying! (Although I did choke up a bit as I crossed the finish line and could hear my family cheering for me.)
Somehow they put me in a men's category instead of in the women's. But out of the 50 men in my race pack I took 13th. Not bad for a girlie girl!!!
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Amelia Earhart
2005 Trek 5000 road/Avocet 02 40W
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2005 SC Juliana SL mtb/WTB Laser V
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09-14-2006, 11:45 AM #6
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WOW! What a great job you did! I can't even IMAGINE riding 200 miles in 12 hours.
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather, to skid in broadside thoroughly used-up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: WOW WHAT A RIDE!!!!"
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09-14-2006, 01:28 PM #7
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Go, girlygirl, GO!!!
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09-14-2006, 01:57 PM #8
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You can do this as a relay? I think you had to the fun way to do it! Originally Posted by AuntieK
Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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09-14-2006, 04:28 PM #9
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Oh, yeah! Group of girls on a roadtrip, fresh legs every 50 or so miles, and I can still say I did LOTOJA--it was a BLAST! Originally Posted by SadieKate
If you can read this, take a pull.
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09-15-2006, 09:30 AM #10
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Congrats to you for doing that ride! I did it as part of a relay team a few years ago and it was a fantastic experience! Ever since, I have been trying to get up the nerve to do the whole thing myself, which is saying something since I live on the east coast and we have no mountains to train on! Maybe that is something to shoot for for next year! Congrats again!
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09-15-2006, 10:07 AM #11
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Anybody up for forming a relay team?
I'd do it as a part of a team!
Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul.
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09-15-2006, 12:55 PM #12
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Patience, Tater! There's a whole twelve months before the next LOTOJA!
Still, I'd be happy to have you on my team for next year!
If you can read this, take a pull.
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09-17-2006, 07:32 AM #13
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Sounds like we'd need the year to get ready!
Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul.
2010 Kelson custom/Brooks B17 Imperial
2009 Masi/Terry Damselfly
2004 Specialized Dulce Elite/Terry Damselfly
2003 Gary Fisher Tassajara/unknown saddle
1987 Bridgestone 100/Terry Liberator X
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09-17-2006, 12:19 PM #14
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Go Go Go Diva!!!
Awesome, particularly when packed in with a bunch of men!
Congrats - a good finish!
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow".
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09-18-2006, 02:55 PM #15
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Lotoja relay
Auntie K. I'm totally up for doing it relay style next year. Part of me wants to do the whole shebang again but I had to do 14 centuries to get ready for it. Talk about having no life. A relay would be a bit more reasonable. We'll see how I feel after Christmas.
