OK... I don't and can't "do" RAIN... (location, location, location...)
but...
I need to say something...
I need to reiterate what some of the other women have said...
If you have a bike and want to ride it...
If you like to ride so much than soon after you finish a ride you start thinking about the next one...
If you like to talk about bikes... or about your cycling ventures...
If you commute, or race, or tootle, or cyclocross, or go off-road...
If you know that "drops" are a noun not an adjective
If you know that a "stem" holds your handlebars, not a flower
If you know that a post isn't part of a fence, it has a saddle on it - and that saddle does not fit on a horse...
If you have a bike and you ride it...
You ARE a real cyclist...
PERIOD
Enough self-deprecation ladies, we are cyclists, all with different interests, goals and intentions... but we are def cyclists... REAL cyclists...
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06-09-2007, 10:55 PM #1
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Last edited by RoadRaven; 06-09-2007 at 10:59 PM.
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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06-10-2007, 03:52 AM #2
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I second the mental comments. It helps to have someone to ride with ... you can keep each other sane ... if any of us are sane that ride these distances!
I have ridden this ride twice. It is an exercise in pacing and nutrition to go the distance. I've attached the stats from my Polar for my 2005 ride (I was out of the country in '06 and planned other events this year) as well as the Delorme profile. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. Each ride is a learning experience no matter how many years I've been cycling!
Susan
Try not. Do or do not... there is no try.
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06-10-2007, 03:59 AM #3
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Absolutely
Originally Posted by RoadRaven
There are a lot of unwanted, unloved bikes out there - go on give a bike a good home
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06-10-2007, 05:41 AM #4
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Wow, I'm shocked at the elevation assent...guess it doesn't seem that way in a car!
I agree with all that's been said...I think you should train well and go for it!If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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06-10-2007, 05:54 AM #5
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Originally Posted by Mr. Silver
That is REALLY flat.
Flat is hard because you never get a break.
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06-10-2007, 05:59 AM #6
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Originally Posted by Veronica
I agree...what I should have said was I don't recall ever seeing a hill in Central Indiana....I thought it was totally flat
If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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06-10-2007, 06:06 AM #7
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I can imagine how you wouldn't see it as a hill in the car. I don't think any ride is truly flat.
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06-10-2007, 06:24 AM #8
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In the metric century yesterday, SilverSon and I had 2,800 ft of climbing in about 1/3 the distance. To me, while a couple of the hills seemed tough, they were only about 3% grades, and the difficulty came from the fact that I was going slow for SilverSon.
Seeing this, I'm wondering if we could shoot for RAIN this year????!?!?!?!?If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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06-10-2007, 09:05 PM #9
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Originally Posted by RoadRaven
I am woman, hear me ROAR!
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