Way to go Starfish!!!
Lots of climbing alright!
I really like the sound of those tunnels - just as something different to do...
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07-09-2007, 12:52 PM #1
TimeTrial Wannabe
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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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07-09-2007, 06:13 PM #2
I like my bike
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Starfish, you are AMAZING! Great job! I am seriously impressed!
When I was up your way last week, we drove out to Joyce. I was looking at the roads out there and thinking "wow, I bet this would be a nice place to ride." But to ride all around out there AND do Hurricane Ridge in one day? Way to go!!!
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07-09-2007, 06:25 PM #3
in denial
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Great ride and writeup, my helmet's off to you!
And I totally know what you mean about being unable to walk even though you were able to ride just fine towards the end. It's a weird weird feeling.
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07-09-2007, 08:27 PM #4
It Matters To This One
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Everyone: Thanks for your replies...you can probably tell I kind of need the encouragement! I really appreciate your reading through my long report.
Veronica: Yes, I am seriously crazy. Yesterday, even though Seattle had beautiful sunshine, our weather was cold, gray and crummy. It does make me crazy. Nice day today, thankfully.
Mimi: No, I think that was now the 3rd time up the Ridge for me. And, you know, I do almost all my riding alone. There is a really nice group of riders over here, but they are all seriously fast. Hawaiian Iron People and so forth. But, I have decided that this fall and winter, when the season is over, I am going to start riding with them, no matter what. Even if I can only hang for 5 minutes, maybe I will get faster over time.
Also, about doing it alone...I harbor a little dream someday of doing STP in one day. My hope is that if I do up to 100 mile hilly routes alone, even though I'm not that fast, maybe if I find a little group of 3 women or so to paceline with, maybe I'd be strong enough to do 200 flat miles in one day."The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury
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07-09-2007, 10:24 PM #5
"She's a little dense"
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Yippppppeeeeee Starfish!!
You did great. I'm so happy for you and yes we will ride together one day. I'd love to do that ride with you!!
It's so hard to do a long ride like that by yourself. I did 6 hours this weekend solo. Blech!! Good mental toughness.
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07-10-2007, 10:41 AM #6
I like bikes
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Gee, Starfish, you've already did a ride harder than a 1 day STP.
You're right though; you need to find a paceline. that's the only way to complete a 1 day STP in a reasonable time!
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07-10-2007, 05:01 PM #7
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I do very little paceline riding on a double century. I actually don't like riding in a paceline very much. I like to be able to look around and see the scenery.
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