Hair is holding me back

[mimitabby]

coworkers i know that run, swim and bike routinely walk around with dampish hair. You just explain to folks that you were exercising on your time, and they will be impressed!

[Geonz]

Excuses, excuses... Do it first and figure it out as you go!!!

http://www.living-room.org/slackers.htm has a little guide for riding without sweating - "for slackers"

It is part of my mission to redefine normal, and I want "normal" to include riding a bicycle to work, so I don't mind if people can tell that's what I did (basically by that helmet on my shelf over my desk )

[lph]

Yep, redefining normal is a good way to go People no longer ask me if it's raining out when I join them for morning coffee with wet hair (I have curly dry hair that dislikes hairdriers), they know by now that I just got out of the shower.

But then - I don't have to dress very professionally.

(Heh - and if anybody does comment on it I pass it on by asking my fellow bike commuter why HIS hair isn't wet. He's 60 and his hair is max 2 mm long...)

[Mimosa]

Just when I was thinking about commuting from and to work the landlord of the office I work in removed the showers because it is to expensive for him to keep them bug free. We (the people in the office that do sports) are royally pissed about that.

[Offthegrid]

Thanks for all the encouragement, everyone! I'm looking forward to it.

One more question* -- do you eat before you leave or when you get there or both?

My office has a fridge with freezer as well as a full-service cafeteria, so eating at work is no problem. I just wonder if I should have a small something before I leave (I'm estimating it will take me 45 minutes b/c of the hills).

* for today

[lph]

One more question* -- do you eat before you leave or when you get there or both?

* for today

Both. But I have the metabolism of a wood stove and get VERY hungry VERY fast, so the only way I can cope with morning exercise is a medium size breakfast (orange juice, coffee, 2 slices of bread) before, and a morning snack after (cup of tea, apple and a biscuit). And lunch 2 hours after that again

(Oh, and having a snack will give your hair time to dry :-)

[mimitabby]

Both. But I have the metabolism of a wood stove and get VERY hungry VERY fast, so the only way I can cope with morning exercise is a medium size breakfast (orange juice, coffee, 2 slices of bread) before, and a morning snack after (cup of tea, apple and a biscuit). And lunch 2 hours after that again

(Oh, and having a snack will give your hair time to dry :-)

well put! a metabolism of a wood stove!

[Mimosa]

One more question* -- do you eat before you leave or when you get there or both?

Well, for me personally, it sort of depends on the time I spend on the bike. For just an hour, no then I don't to anything extra besides a normal bite to eat. For 2 hrs, yes I would eat well first, like a bowl of cereal or a stack of sandwitches. On longer rides (3+hrs) I would also add some food with me. And I normally prefer to eat my warm meal after the excersise ... it tastes much better then

My 'stove' (very well put lph we use a simular word in dutch) also burns high and fast. So I need to eat regularely to keep away the hunger. I watch what I eat but eat the quantity I feel that I need.

[SouthernBelle]

Just when I was thinking about commuting from and to work the landlord of the office I work in removed the showers because it is to expensive for him to keep them bug free. We (the people in the office that do sports) are royally pissed about that.

Is access to them a part of your lease?

[Mimosa]

Is access to them a part of your lease?

No, the finance manager (he has the contacts with the office landlord) looked into it since he also comes regularely to the office on a bicycle. But it was never mentioned anywhere, it was just something extra we never specifically paid/asked for. But he did manage to talk the landlord into installing a decent sink and warm water in one of the larger toilets. So when in need there is the possibility to wash yourself with a handcloth.