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08-05-2007, 06:05 AM #1
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08-05-2007, 07:46 AM #2
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Heeey - cool
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08-05-2007, 03:10 PM #3
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Good job! I have major hill paranoia, so I can imagine how you feel!
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08-05-2007, 06:57 PM #4
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Good on ya!
Well done!
I'm allergic to hills myself....
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08-05-2007, 09:39 PM #5
And your point??
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LOL, don't ever move to Connecticut then!!!! One thing I never noticed until I bought my bike was that I love on top of a fairly large hill. No matter which way I ride I have a hill to climb up to get home! The worst one is the mile long grade up one road to my house. It isn't steep but just enough of a climb for a full mile that it kicks your a$$. After the hills I did the other day, it looks like an anthill now. WHOO HOOO!!
Originally Posted by Popoki_Nui
Well done! I'm allergic to hills myself....
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08-06-2007, 07:02 AM #6
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This is the funniest typo in a while. Originally Posted by LoriO
I've noticed as time goes on that hills that I avoided are not even noticed now. Unfortunately not all of them.Last edited by SouthernBelle; 08-06-2007 at 07:05 AM.
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08-06-2007, 10:48 AM #7
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I am not a big fan of hills, either. I live where it is flat with no good hills to train on. I plan on riding in the Livestrong Challenge in Austin again this year but I really want to do the 60 mile rather than the 40 mile. I hear the hills are a little bit worse on the 60 mile. Any suggestions on a good way to train for the ride on Oct. 14? I've been going to the gym and trying to work out on the cross-trainer, weight machines, etc. and am riding my bike of course. I would appreciate any input.
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08-06-2007, 11:09 AM #8
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Woot woot!! Yippeeeeee!!!! I'm very proud of you for doing a really steep hill.
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08-06-2007, 01:46 PM #9
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Yay Berlin Girl!
Hills. The common enemy of the cyclist.
You will get there.It's a little secret you didn't know about us women. We're all closet Visigoths.
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08-06-2007, 03:51 PM #10
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Woohoo! I don't think I've even seen a 2.5 mile hill...
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08-06-2007, 04:26 PM #11
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Hills can be sneaky, Teawoman!
Sometimes, they don't look like a hill, and sometimes, the land around you makes you think you should be going down, but your legs know you're working too hard for that...
And yes, they can be long and keep on going, and going, and going, and going... When I find one of those, I sure celebrate at the top when I surprise myself by keeping going on them!
The most evil hills are the ones like when I ride my bike to work: I go up, then it's flat, then I go up, then it's flat, then I go up, then it's flat, then you go up and it's flat -- no reward! It's about a seven mile ride -- they call 'em benches here.
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08-07-2007, 08:20 PM #12
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Aaaahhh...or the common friend, Grasshopper! Originally Posted by alpinerabbit
"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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08-07-2007, 04:32 PM #13
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I totally know the feeling! CONGRATS! I always think it is funny when some hill I have been dreading turns out...not so bad. Or that hill I expected to be cake...kicked my butt. But mostly, they look big and are big! Yay for you!
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08-07-2007, 06:26 PM #14
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Yipee
Wow Lori thats fantastic!
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08-07-2007, 08:40 PM #15
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Eek...2.5 miles is quite a hill! Way to go, LoriO!
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