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Wow, I'm impressed.
If I had been on the ride, I'm sure I would have stopped at blessing the statue and waited for all of you to return.
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11-09-2008, 12:55 AM #1
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My Weakest Ride of the Year - Oh, THAT'S what a hill is!
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My weakest ride of the year!
Silver and I and a couple of local friends (who are Ironmen) drove to Shawnee National Forest to join a group of Illinois locals on a hilly ride.
Oh My Gosh! I was anything but feeling strong!
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/i...kValue=7117499
It started with a .5 mile 200 foot climb to "Bless the Statue" of Tecumseh(wish I recorded that one in my Garmin), then 10 miles of rollers, then roundtrip 22 miles with most of the rides 4,600 feet of climbing, returning to the 10 miles of rollers (passing on that last climb to 'bless the statue').
Out of the group, I was last to come in and feeling quite whipped
But, I didn't fall, didn't bonk, didn't walk, and I finished
Last edited by Mr. Bloom; 11-09-2008 at 01:35 AM.
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11-09-2008, 06:21 AM #2
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"The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we might become." Charles Dubois
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11-09-2008, 07:06 AM #3
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Hah i agree with Pardes, I would have just kept blessing the statue till everyone got back. but what u did was definitely very very
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11-09-2008, 09:54 AM #4
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Great work, Mr. S. Actually, I like being the caboose. Treat yourself to something nice.
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11-09-2008, 09:58 AM #5
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Honey, if that was MY "weakest" ride of the year, I'd be about three times as strong as I am.
Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler
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11-09-2008, 11:07 AM #6
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Can we do it again ???
PLEASE!!!
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11-09-2008, 11:39 AM #7
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Sure darling! I knew you wanted that life insurance!
If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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11-09-2008, 11:43 AM #8
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11-09-2008, 12:32 PM #9
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that's it Silver! Rub his nose in the fact that he was last and you are ready to do it again!!! (I love to show my hubby up. It happens next to never so I take advantage when I can!)
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11-09-2008, 12:53 PM #10
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Well done.
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11-09-2008, 03:00 PM #11
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Hey Cyclchck, we live in Paradise too! Paradise, Indiana
If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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11-09-2008, 04:37 PM #12
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Ummm...that's anything but weak!!!
4,400' of climbing in 44 miles with an average of 13.8?!?! That's not weak!!! That's strong!
(Especially for a "Flat Lander" like you)
Great job!
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11-09-2008, 04:54 PM #13
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In case no one has noticed, Mr. S has gone from being a pudgy guy who rode around on his marshmallow butt in a 4 wheeled gas guzzling "zoom-zoom"... to a lean mean Quads-of-Steel human pedaling machine. Yeah, not too shabby for a 'flatlander'.
Originally Posted by RolliePollie
4,400' of climbing in 44 miles with an average of 13.8?!?! That's not weak!!! That's strong!
(Especially for a "Flat Lander" like you)
Last edited by BleeckerSt_Girl; 11-09-2008 at 04:56 PM.
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11-16-2008, 07:52 PM #14
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Good News! One of the things that made this ride weak was dropping my chain several times. Turns out my front derailleur was broken! So it wasn't all just me.
Hmmm, 1,500 mile DuraAce!
In addition, stress fractures were found on my RaceXLite real wheel!If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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11-17-2008, 05:06 AM #15
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Is this as opposed to your fake wheels? Originally Posted by Mr. Silver
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