Closing out 2007 - results?

**Triskeliongirl** · 12-30-2007, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by nonsmoker3

Triskeliongirl - Wow. You look awesome. Congrats!

THANKS!!!

Congrats on giving up smoking! That's a real biggie!!!!!!!!

**7rider** · 12-30-2007, 09:54 AM

Congrats to one and all on acheiving your goals and continuing to strive towards them!!
And +2 for Triskeliongirl!!
Today, on the shop ride (at the intersection of Democracy Blvd. and Seven Locks Rd, but who's keeping track??

), I officially turned over to 3,000 miles for the year!! Yay! Don't know if riding is in the cards for me tomorrow, but I now have 3,011 miles (4,845 km). Whew!

**HillSlugger** · 12-30-2007, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by Regina

Congrats to one and all on acheiving your goals and continuing to strive towards them!!
And +2 for Triskeliongirl!!
Today, on the shop ride (at the intersection of Democracy Blvd. and Seven Locks Rd, but who's keeping track??

), I officially turned over to 3,000 miles for the year!! Yay! Don't know if riding is in the cards for me tomorrow, but I now have 3,011 miles (4,845 km). Whew!

Way to go! I remember back in the spring when you were complaining about how far ahead I was. I knew you'd pass me sometime in June and that I'd never catch back up

Maybe in 2008 I can make it more competitive.

**RoadRaven** · 12-30-2007, 07:56 PM

Well.. I just entered my last kms into Bike Journal...

As of today I am number 1803 in the overall listings - a mere 30,820 kms behind the leader!
Mom on Bike - I see you there two places and 7km ahead of me at 1801. Well done you!

And TE results? I sit at 25th
Congrats our Top 5...

1 siouxgeonz Urbana, IL 15652
2 silver Newburgh, IN 10403
3 makbike Shelbyville, KY 9318
4 easterbird Kintnersville, PA 8540
5 DCMBike Santa Rosa, CA 7594

25 RoadRaven Napier, NZ 4647

**IFjane** · 12-31-2007, 04:10 AM

In 2008 I wanna look like Triskeliongirl!

**Triskeliongirl** · 12-31-2007, 05:55 AM

Originally Posted by IFjane

In 2008 I wanna look like Triskeliongirl!

Awww, now that is a complement! For me what is weird is that I always had a healthy lifestyle, cycled to work, did club rides on the weekend, cycling or active vacations, restricted calories, ate lots of fruits and veggies, but it wasn't until I got a diagnosis from a good endocrinologist that I knew why I couldn't lose weight. In fact, that starting picture of me was after months of biking 100 miles a week and eating 1200 cal a day. On the bike I would feel dead, cuz while there would be glucose coarsing through my veins it couldn't get into my cells cuz I undersecrete insulin. At the same time I make just enough insulin to turn off glucagon which is required to get fat out of storage, so I would be both fat and hungry and low energy all the time. But, everything turned around when this very wise doctor handed me a glucose meter..... So, now I just eat the foods my body CAN metabolize, lots of lean protein and non-starchy veggies. Even healthy fats are OK, and preferable to fruits or starches. On the bike I eat these protein shakes and eat almonds, I have trained myself to use fat and amino acids to fuel even very long rides. I eat more food now than when I was fat. While my answer may not work for you, the lesson is that metabolism is VERY INDIVIDUAL and that diets are not always one size fits all. So, if the standard dietary advice doesn't work for you, instead of beating yourself up about it (like I did for years), find out why.

**KathiCville** · 12-31-2007, 06:27 AM

I achieved my goal for 2007, but it certainly was modest compared to most posts above, LOL! I started biking in February after a long hiatus and managed to log 726 road miles for the year as of Saturday. (Plus another 100 on my MTB.) My goal was 700 road miles.......Next year I'm aiming for 1500................I'm so impressed that Lisa S.H. managed to get in 3400 miles in her "first full year of biking"! What an accomplishment.........

**Geonz** · 12-31-2007, 08:15 AM

Got there! Our snowy forecast held back and I had a wonderful crisp, almost windless ride this a.m. for the miles I needed to get to 10,000 ... and

I did it IN FRONT OF HOWARD

(Last year we were actively competing... this year I'd originally never intended such a ridiculous goal as 10K... but events conspired so I did 400 miles in the last week. (Okay, technically 399.65 but I do still have to go to the bank!)

**jobob** · 12-31-2007, 08:18 AM

That is a really spectacular acheivement, Sue - especially considering where you live !

Many congratulations, indeed.

**silver** · 12-31-2007, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by Geonz

Got there! Our snowy forecast held back and I had a wonderful crisp, almost windless ride this a.m. for the miles I needed to get to 10,000 ... and

I did it IN FRONT OF HOWARD

(Last year we were actively competing... this year I'd originally never intended such a ridiculous goal as 10K... but events conspired so I did 400 miles in the last week. (Okay, technically 399.65 but I do still have to go to the bank!)

Awesome!!!! WOW!!! You Rule!!!

I finished out at 6,480 miles!!!! mr. will leave me if I try to do more.

**lph** · 01-01-2008, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by Geonz

Got there! Our snowy forecast held back and I had a wonderful crisp, almost windless ride this a.m. for the miles I needed to get to 10,000 ... and

I did it IN FRONT OF HOWARD

(Last year we were actively competing... this year I'd originally never intended such a ridiculous goal as 10K... but events conspired so I did 400 miles in the last week. (Okay, technically 399.65 but I do still have to go to the bank!)

Sue, you are officially insane.

way to G O ! ! !

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