Really proud of myself! (Add yours!)

**newriderinms** · 08-31-2009, 10:38 AM

I finally went clipless last week and it wasn't so bad after the first dozen or so falls

**BikingNurse** · 08-31-2009, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by copperlegend

I've had my bike for just about a month now, and I've ridden it from work (drove there in my subaru, parked the car overnight, rode home) then to work the next day. It's 18 miles, lots of hills, but nothing crazy. Riding home took 1.5 hours, riding to work was just under an hour! Planning on commuting 3 times next week. Added bonus: there's a HUGE sunflower field on the back roads, and they're in bloom right now!!!

Yep, I'm addicted

Copperlegend-
OH. I miss sunflowers. could you take a pic and post it please?

My recent "yippie!" moment was when I was able to change saddles yesterday. I like the new one much better.
And my Biggest this year is concering my "Nemisis hill" I still go super slow but I remind myself that it's way harder to walk the bike up than ride it.

**Geonz** · 08-31-2009, 11:32 AM

I managed to stay focused enough at the bike coop, between people dropping in, to figure out how to get the new Xtracycle bag around the tubes thingy so now I don't have a hole big enough for a softball to fall through in there.

AND I can almost find the floor in the living room now...

**redrhodie** · 08-31-2009, 05:17 PM

I finally have something to add to this thread! I'm proud of myself for not riding today, which was a beautiful, gorgeous, perfect bike-riding day, so that I could spend time with a relative who is in town from CA. Putting my family member first was a big deal for spoiled old me. My mother would be proud of me, too.

**tctrek** · 08-31-2009, 05:30 PM

I rode my longest "on the road" ride this weekend - 54 miles with lots of hills. I rode 28 miles on the day before the 54 mile ride -- so thought I might be too tired, but I made it and didn't walk up any of the hills

In the past 90 days I have logged 1,190 miles on my bike!

**Fletchinator** · 09-07-2009, 05:03 PM

This is a really fun and encouraging thread! Bravo to all of you ladies! Cycling has made a huge impact on my life and it's so cool to read about other ladies experiencing the same joy and freedom that cycling lends.

I started racing this year and set a few goals: win at least 1 race (which is hard to do), ride my first century, and upgrade to Cat 3. I've accomplished all!!! It's an awesome feeling!

**momtohanna** · 09-07-2009, 05:08 PM

Did my longest ride to date ~ 28 miles yesterday!! I'm totally confident now I will be able to finish my first organized ride which is only going to be 35 miles. In fact, I'm actually thinking about doing the 65 mile option.

@TCtrek AWESOME!! congrats, that's a lot of riding. way to go!

**azfiddle** · 09-08-2009, 10:15 AM

I'm congratulating myself after this weekend too!

I rode almost 75 miles altogether- all with with the new clipless pedals. Sat and Sunday I rode with my husband for my longest ride yet- 39 miles - on Saturday, a shorter ride on the hilly "loop" drive at Saguaro National Park, and 20 miles by myself on Monday. I averaged almost 14 mph on Saturday on the long ride and 14.9 on Monday, so I'm seeing a lot personal progress since I started riding this summer.

Nice to have this forum to share- and fun to see what everyone is accomplishing.

Sharon

**KathiCville** · 09-08-2009, 10:34 AM

I'll chime in by noting that I completed a metric century on Sunday--actually 63.8 miles--the second longest ride of my life. (The first being 77 miles back in June for the local MS150.) I managed to come in with a 13mph average, which is pert darned good for me!

Much of the route was somewhat flat or small rollers, but there were also a bunch of hills that really challenged me. Best part (besides finishing) was that I wasn't as wiped out as I thought I might be. Various parts of my anatomy were aching, but overall I felt pretty fine once I tucked the bike back into my truck and headed home!

Two years ago you would never have convinced me that I'd ever do a ride over about 25 miles. And now I'm getting ready for my first century in three weeks!

**Sadie** · 09-08-2009, 06:07 PM

Proudest moment...doing a metric century ride! New to biking this year and I made it a personal goal to do 60 miles because I'll be 60 in a few weeks! I love this forum, I've learned so much from all of you. Thanks for the wisdom...

**NbyNW** · 09-09-2009, 04:13 PM

I put new bar tape on my Dahon the other day -- it needed to be done, and I had been putting it off forEVER . . . and this was the first time I had done this for any of my bikes!

**crazycanuck** · 09-10-2009, 12:27 AM

Riding in not one but FOUR separate downpours today..when is this silly weather going to stop?

SUmmer better be here soon!

My rain jacket saved me

Sure hope it's not like this for our mtb event next weekend

**dangpoet** · 09-12-2009, 02:27 PM

Thanks for all these stories, gals. It's so nice to know there are kindred spirits out there. It's hard to say these things to folks who don't know what it's like to feel that grit in your teeth an hour after you get off your bike...

This summer I completed two centuries: America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride around Lake Tahoe with Team-in-Training (Go Team!) and the Mid-Valley Covered Bridge Ride out of Albany, OR, and I'm commuting every day in September (14 miles each way) for the Portland commuter bike challenge. These have caught my imagination and given me my fire back (not to mention helped me overcome various physical challenges, not to mention aging).

It's so cool to be this lucky. Thanks for knowing this feeling.
Best,
-Kate

**Owlie** · 09-13-2009, 10:46 AM

I conquered my nemesis hill! It's not terribly steep, but it's long, and the pavement is awful. (Ohio's philosophy on road repair is to patch it until it becomes cost-ineffective, then repave it.) On the way up, I think my lungs wanted to remove themselves from my chest cavity and whack me upside the head, but I made it. BF had gone on ahead and was waiting for me at the stop sign at the top. He grinned and said "Well done!" I gave him a quizzical look, for I was too busy guzzling half of my water bottle to talk. Then he pointed to my chain wheels. I was still in the big ring! I seemed to have had a brain fart on the way up. No wonder I wanted to not move for a bit!

Rest of the ride went well, though.

**bmcnamee** · 09-13-2009, 05:18 PM

I'm a new ride, maybe since April or so ... I ride 2 mornings a week about 20 miles each morning and try to get a longer ride in on the weekends. I usually have one or two of the kiddos in the trailer or in a bike seat. I am working up to doing the 24 Hours of Booty the end of this month which is a 24 hour ride to raise funds for cancer awareness. Totally looking forward to this experience!

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