Thank you everyone - I was sooooo stoked about this and knew my cycling buddies would understand and appreciate it!!
not Quite yet - but a metric century - yeah - I'm thinking that's the next goal!!Originally Posted by snowtulip
and I can Not believe it didn't occur to me to call you - we were stuck on Rio Bravo just past 2nd st....we were probably right by your house and she needed an MTB tube!.....of course, then she wouldn't have been able to ride that Very Sweet Specialized!
Actually Spazz it circled Abq. We ended up by the volcanoes and Double Eagle Airport and then came back thru the farside of Rio Rancho and onto the the bike path. and that's a Brilliant idea!....I'm keeping the route as my own personal "gee I think I'm gonna ride a 50 today" map so yeah - ---when ya'll get here we'll do this ride!!!Way to go Corsair!
Was this in Albuquerque or did it go out into the country (Belin, wherever)? Keep that route map. When we all come to visit, you can take us out for a ride
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04-30-2005, 07:52 PM #1
I love headwinds! Really?
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Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: "Yeah Baby! What a Ride!"
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04-30-2005, 11:34 PM #2
Trainer miles suck
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Way to go CM!
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05-01-2005, 05:23 AM #3
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Hoorah (or Huzzah), Corsair!!! You triumphed and did good deeds for all those other riders, too! And Allez carried you through!
Organizing one of these rides must be an incredible amount of work and preparation - for all the problems you had, we should probably still give the organizers kudos, too, and wish them better results next time because I'm sure they've learned from their mistakes. It's a good reason to give them feedback at the end of the ride.
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05-01-2005, 08:01 AM #4
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Way to go Corsair! A metric century is only 12 more miles or so. You can do it!
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05-01-2005, 08:22 AM #5
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Corsair, I'm so anal sometimes about training but so very directionally impaired, I used to keep my run race course maps (if provided) so I'd have ready made routes if I got bored with stuff aound my house.
Now I'll be collecting bike route maps. I just put them in a 3 ring binder... if I can, I grab 2 maps at registration - one to carry (it gets all goopy and wrinkled) and one I throw in the car for my notebook.
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05-01-2005, 12:06 PM #6
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congratulations!
A celebration bunny...
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05-01-2005, 04:29 PM #7
Just keep sluggin'!
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Way to go Corsair!!!!
Ride your ride.
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05-01-2005, 09:26 PM #8
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You all are so motivational - I may just try a metric century next weekend! Of course, that would be After my next MTB'ng experience!! The three of us took a "recovery" ride today of about 17 miles and it was no biggie. The legs were fine, the butt was fine, the bike was fine. It's funny how once you do a 50, it just becomes another ride!
snap - I LOVED the bunny! Thank you!! Originally Posted by snapdragen
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: "Yeah Baby! What a Ride!"
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