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[Crankin]

I just kid her about this. The ride to her town from Great Barrington, MA was hilly, but fine. It was the 85 degree unshaded 7 mile climb after eating lunch at Ralphs (the place she talks about all of the time) to get back, that had me a little "upset." And it was a 50 mile ride.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Well, it probably safe to say it's way hillier around here than Indiana!

Robin, that 7 mile climb up 203 is indeed pretty tough if it's 85F and sunny.

[DebW]

Yesterday was the Run of the Charles canoe race for which I organized two relay teams. It's a 24 mile race with 5 legs of 5 miles each and 6 portages. We had a gorgeous day and everyone had fun. Our two teams placed FIRST and SECOND in the women's division! We were the only 2 teams in the division, but that in no way diminishes our achievement. Here are the awards we got. I paddled 2 of the legs yesterday, for a total of 11 miles in a heavy boat, so I felt entitled to be tired today and only managed to ride about 16 miles.

[Xrayted]

Yesterday was the Run of the Charles canoe race for which I organized two relay teams. It's a 24 mile race with 5 legs of 5 miles each and 6 portages. We had a gorgeous day and everyone had fun. Our two teams placed FIRST and SECOND in the women's division! We were the only 2 teams in the division, but that in no way diminishes our achievement. Here are the awards we got. I paddled 2 of the legs yesterday, for a total of 11 miles in a heavy boat, so I felt entitled to be tired today and only managed to ride about 16 miles.

You suck!! Get back to work.

[snapdragen]

I'm embarrassed. Today I make baked potatoes for our dinner. I've never made baked potatoes before. Usually when I make steak, I make sweet potato fries or roasted sweet potato chunks.

I've finally found the perfect amount of meat to buy for mom and me -- 1/2 pound suits us perfectly.

[OakLeaf]

Well, it probably safe to say it's way hillier around here than Indiana!

Um, no. Indianapolis itself is flat, but she doesn't have to go far to be in terrain like mine, where you can't go five miles without at least one >10%'er, and it's easy to find a few 20% grades when you feel like a tough day.

Our hills aren't as tall as yours by a long ways, but don't diss steep. It's like the difference between steady-state training and intervals!

[Pax]

Um, no. Indianapolis itself is flat, but she doesn't have to go far to be in terrain like mine, where you can't go five miles without at least one >10%'er, and it's easy to find a few 20% grades when you feel like a tough day.

Our hills aren't as tall as yours by a long ways, but don't diss steep. It's like the difference between steady-state training and intervals!

Yup.

If you really want to experience flat in all it's glory, come on over to Central IL, we have an excess of flat along with a complete lack of curves of any kind.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Yup.
If you really want to experience flat in all it's glory, come on over to Central IL, we have an excess of flat along with a complete lack of curves of any kind.

Yup is right. I've been there, and am going again to Springfield in about 4 weeks. FFFFFFLLLLLLLAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTT !!!!!!!!!!

i always feel so uneasy there, like the earth falls off a cliff if I go too far. Makes me feel like a mouse in the middle of a football field. just slightly ...vulnerable.

If rode my bike there I could go maybe a zillion miles per hour!

[Biciclista]

If rode my bike there I could go maybe a zillion miles per hour!

as long as you had the wind at your back...

[OakLeaf]

Naw, where it's that flat there's ALWAYS a headwind. Doesn't matter which direction you go, you could go in a loop, you will have a headwind.

Plus, you get the optical illusion that it's all uphill. This is bad on a long run ...

[Pax]

Yup is right. I've been there, and am going again to Springfield in about 4 weeks. FFFFFFLLLLLLLAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTT !!!!!!!!!!

i always feel so uneasy there, like the earth falls off a cliff if I go too far. Makes me feel like a mouse in the middle of a football field. just slightly ...vulnerable.

If rode my bike there I could go maybe a zillion miles per hour!

You'll be an hour and a half from me... and Springfield actually has some hills compared to Champaign - Urbana where I live.

BTW I'm just the opposite of you, when I go to places that are really hilly or heavily forested I get claustrophobic big time!! I need to see the horizon.

[Pax]

I think Mother Nature hates us, it was 36 degrees this morning going up to a high of 57!!! It's not like I live in Antarctica or something, it should be lows in the 50's and highs in the 70's by now.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

BTW I'm just the opposite of you, when I go to places that are really hilly or heavily forested I get claustrophobic big time!! I need to see the horizon.

Isn't it funny how different we can be?!