Great job, Susie. How was the commute home?
Have you put the Brooks on your other bike yet? I hope it works out for you better than it did for me!
Robyn
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04-10-2007, 04:10 PM #1
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04-10-2007, 05:25 PM #2
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I made it home, but I was not in my happy place.
It was TOUGH -- and a couple miles longer because I took the bike path for a longer portion to avoid traffic. I had to take two breaks. And definitely more crazy drivers. But I still made it home! Go me.
My butt hurt on the stock saddle on the hybrid, but I'm up in the air about which of the reject saddles I want to put on it. I put the Brooks on my roadie, but didn't ride it this weekend because I wussed out in the cold and SNOW and rode a spin bike at the gym instead.~ Susie
"Keep plugging along. The finish line is getting closer with every step. When you see it, you won't remember that you are hurting, that anything has gone wrong, or just how slow or fast you are.
You will just know that you are going to finish and that was what you set out to do."
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04-11-2007, 07:12 AM #3
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YAY SUSIE!!!!!!
It has been so cold here, especially in the mornings. Hats off to you!
I've been using the cold and the dark as my excuse for not riding in...thanks for blowing that excuse
"The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without shocking the entire community." -- Ann Strong, Minneapolis Tribune, 1895
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04-11-2007, 07:15 AM #4
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So... when are you going to do it again ?
It really does get easier, pretty quickly, especially as you get to know yourself and your bike and your route and the drivers' habits... and of course you get stronger and healthier.
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04-11-2007, 12:32 PM #5
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Geonz, possibly Friday. It will depend on the weather, muscle soreness and saddle soreness. Or I might take the bus one way on Friday.
My goal is to do 2x/week regularly and work up to 3x/week. That's pretty much the most I can do because of other commitments and needing to run and swim also.~ Susie
"Keep plugging along. The finish line is getting closer with every step. When you see it, you won't remember that you are hurting, that anything has gone wrong, or just how slow or fast you are.
You will just know that you are going to finish and that was what you set out to do."
-- Michael Pate, "When Big Boys Tri"
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04-11-2007, 03:14 PM #6
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yea for you!
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04-11-2007, 04:13 PM #7
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Wow! good report OFTG- makes my downhill 8min commute seem pretty pathetic- heck I don't even know if I am awake when I first head out- though the wind in my face- should be a clue I guess
good thing my ride is just through a preetty quiet neighbourhood.
Keep up the good work!
(I fell off the wagon this week- things in town before and after work but will be right back at it! I was amazed at how simple it was for me- ( so close, can wear normal clothes etc etc- so I blew all my excuses out the window!
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