Cinderella Classic 2008

[jobob]

As I recall, you laid in bed (or the bathroom floor, I don't remember) for much of the ride day.

Oooh, not true ! I met her at the hotel that morning and she was fully ambulatory by then
A bit green around the gills but moderately functional.

[Trek420]

Oooh, not true ! I met her at the hotel that morning and she was fully ambulatory by then
A bit green around the gills but moderately functional.

She seemed fully recovered by the end of the day.

Snap, I hope you can ride with us (I hope I can ride with us).

[spazzdog]

Cindy dinner... did somebody say Cindy dinner?

Yippee-skippee and yee-ha!

I may actually ride this year, maybe, if Trek420 will kick my lazy butt up into my saddle.

Happy holidays to all y'all by-the-by.

spazz

[jobob]

Why hello stranger !!

And I mean that in the nicest possible way.

[Bike Goddess]

C'mon Spazz- we'd love to ride with you! It's been forever since I've seen you on a bike and even longer since I've seen you here. Welcome back!

[snapdragen]

Shhhhhhhhh....

spazz, I may try to ride this year too, depending on my medical "issues"

[Trek420]

Did I hear you say?

Shhhhhhhhh....

spazz, I may try to ride this year

Yipidy doo dah day! Me too depending on my foot.

What a group of gimps.

[Bike Goddess]

Hey Trek- what's this about your FOOT?

[Trek420]

To make a long story short I think it got a hairline fracture over 4 years ago. The toenail went black immediately and fell off a couple days later (yuck) grew back (yeah!) and I just kept on riding and so forth. Didn't really bug me, I trained, rode 2 ALC'S, led training rides and so on.

This last ride a few months before June I got Sidis.

What's that they say on ALC "don't change anything 3 months before the ride"? Yeah, I know, I know, I know.

They felt like bunny slippers in the store , they felt good on commutes/errands , they felt (the right foot only) mildly irritating on longer training rides , which means they hurt like h#]] on ALC .

So my right big toe went "aaack, I don't like this shoe " and the joint which is arthritic like the rest of me kinda fused. My right big toe pretty much imobile. Not hard when riding but you can imagine makes it hard to walk.

So if I fall over at dinner I'm not drunk, it's the toe.

I saw an orthopedic surgeon who agreed with me that I should do PT.

I saw a PT who said the joint will never move. She rides so if you're lurking here, nothing personal it's just that Knott had already designed a routine that is working, slowly but it's working so I have not been back to her. I may ask for another referral to a different PT, maybe Mackenzie trained.

Listen to Knott, she is very wise.

[Bike Goddess]

Well, that's not good news. Feet are pretty unwilling to do anything in the way of bending or stretching as far as I know- having foot issues for many years now.

I ride Specialized carbon soled shoes- they have a wider toe box and narrow heel. I put in Superfeet instead of their insoles as well as added arch support and I've done pretty well this past 2 years with them. I wonder if that kind of shoe would help you. Mine have the cinch buckle which I like a lot.

I also use "look" alike pedals which spread out the vibration from the road- that also seems to help.

What kind of therapy are you looking for?

Hopefully you'll have this one worked out soon. hate to see you miss the Cindy ride!

[Resumer]

I was pretty excited about setting the goal of the Cinderella Ride as part of my training/prep for the ALC...and then, just now, found this at their website:

Effective 9:00 a.m. January 3rd, 2008
We will no longer accept registration form requests for
the 2008 Cinderella Classic/Challenge.
We’ve received over 4,000 requests for the 2,200 rider spots.




BUMMER!!!!

[Trek420]

Sneaky sneaky sneaky....we can do the same thing we did last year.

Whoever gets registration first will post. If I do anyone can PM me their fax number and I'll fax away.

Then you have to mail it ASAP.

Then we all post how we're checking our bank online to see if the check has cashed.

Then people who missed the cut off will scramble to trade with others who can't go.

Fear not, Resumer. There is hope.

And meanwhile the Lunachix and Velogirls progressive Cinderella training ride series is a great way to train.

And there's always dinner.

[Sag 4 Valentine]

Good morning!
Does anyone out there know of someone who signed up for Cinderella but is unable to go. Looking for a slot for a friend who was late signing up (shame on her).

Hey Bike Goddess!
I heard you came by my house last week. Sorry to have missed you. Took our bikes to So. Calif. and rode some great routes.

So we really get to ride the Cinderella this year, instead of looking out the window at Bakers Square! Yeah!

[Bike Goddess]

Hi Sandi- Long time no hear! I"m so happy to know you are doing "the ride"!

BY THE WAY- SATURDAY MARCH 1ST-BENICIA TO JELLY BELLY RIDE FOR CINDERELLAS. 10 AM 1ST AND B STREET PARKING LOT.

COME ONE, COME ALL. WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU!

P.S. BATHROOMS AVAILABLE AT MY HOUSE (50 FEET AWAY) AS WELL AS WATER.

[Trek420]

Has anybody gotten their postcard back yet?