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[lph]

Me, you mean? Anytime, cc

No, but I know of two photos, both taken for a calendar, none of them nude. One of them is of Gunn Rita Dahle in a gold metallic bikini/hotpants thingy, with something that looks like a huge gong in the background, another one is of a girl whose name I can't recall, she's wearing a black bikini and high heels and is sort of crawling toward the camera I'm not a huge fan of either the shots, but I can probably find them and pm them to you if you like.

Edited to add: the second shot is of Lene Byberg, and it's the Cyclepassion calendar. You should be able to google them with that.

[Pax]

So, aside from my post the other day congratulating MP on her latest feat of endurance, I've never really posted here or even followed the thread. Care to accept a late-comer? ...

All are welcome to join in the drift as it ebbs and flows.

[Trek420]

Can someone post the link of that photo of the (?)nude norwegian chick cyclist that people are offended of sometimes??? I want to do something similar but have to show a person the photo first....

I think it was Knott's avatar at one time

[lph]

I think it was Knott's avatar at one time

Oh, do you mean the woman with no ribs?

[Owlie]

CC, I think I know what you're talking about, but I wouldn't know how to start looking for it...

Right now I'm consumed with the need to find my pair of jewelry pliers. They used to be in my desk, and then everything got moved around when my parents repainted my room. I have no clue where they are now. I'm also starting to think I need to run over to the craft store when I get my car back and pick up a couple more packages of poly clay. I'm thinking of making some little yellow ducks, and guess what I don't have? Yellow clay.

[marni]

I like the colors. And I'm a weaver too so of course I needed to see pics!

I do mostly traditional Navajo weaving on a traditional frame loom, but one of the groups I belong to insists on doing a study project each year, and those don't always fit on a tapestry type loom. The one pictured is an 8 heddle/8 treadle floor jack loom. (for inquiring minds).

I wonder if there are more of us lurking in the wallpaper?



marni

[crazycanuck]

I found the pic & have received some interesting suggestions for the shoot


Marni, when you started private training, was it a bit of a shock when you realized you could do x or y? Do you think it all depends on your trainer?

Wow, it just hit me today that becoming confident in my skills is a wonderful thing & i've never acknowledged this...

What a cool journey...

[OakLeaf]

Wow, it just hit me today that becoming confident in my skills is a wonderful thing & i've never acknowledged this...

What a cool journey...

Very cool indeed.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

CC- good for you, girl!

[Trek420]

Oh, do you mean the woman with no ribs?

Didn't notice the ribs, she was all blue though.

[marni]

I found the pic & have received some interesting suggestions for the shoot


Marni, when you started private training, was it a bit of a shock when you realized you could do x or y? Do you think it all depends on your trainer?

I have been continually lucky in having 4 trainers, two former marines in their mid 20's, a retired and retrained sociologist, and a tri athelete who have all emphasized periodic "see how far you've come" workouts in which they have me do the exercise at the weight or resistance I started out a couple of times and then taking it up to the current weight and or resistance and making me take it to burn out. Some things I keep a mental chart on like leg presses which when I started out I could barely do 10 at fifty pounds, and am currently at 2 sets of 25 at 240 pounds so I am frequently getting reminders of how far I have come, and how much better I feel and how much more I can do. Yes it has to do with the quality of the trainers, as I know they all are not just saying it to earn their fee, but all have listened seriously to what I wanted to accomplish and have helped me, sometimes in the most unique ways, achieve that and just a little bit more. Most importantly, they have worked continuously with me for full body training, keeping the muscle bulk down, acknowledging that I am a biker and that certain areas need certain kinds of work.

That being said, the highest thrills I have had have been doing my first century ride (13.7 mph 15 hours including stops) dead lifting my own body weight two days in a row (two years ago) and most recently discovering that I can actually run a mile, and today I discovered I can run three!!!!

The confidence lifts come along less often now,but I am still growing at 5-10% in weight, resistance or repetition every 3-4 month's so its all good.

I also love my balance and confidence on the bike, especially when I decide to pull a sprint and can feel my legs respond and my breathing kick in and it's feels easy. That's the best reward.

marni

[crazycanuck]

Marni, i'm currently doing private training in the great outdoors w a really great mtb dude. We use trees & the grass for sprinting etc. I wanted X & Y from the training & have gotten way way more out of it than I ever anticipated.

I understand what you mean by how far you've come...even in a short time...!!!

I've never really belonged to a gym...

De weeeeekend is here & de 6hr's on sunday!!! Weeehar!!! Ian & I entered as a duo..."unwashed lycra"'s our team name...I have a time aim & really will work hard this year!!!

[OakLeaf]

"unwashed lycra"'s our team name

Good luck and have fun!

[marni]

I love the team name. My daughter and her friends have done and are doing again soon, another warriors run as the team Marni's brigade. Three of my sisters also bike and 3 out of the four of us will be doing the little red riding hood ride for breast cancer in early June- This is sort of a last hurrah before my own surgery. I had special tomatoe red t shirts printed with bicycle gears and a crank on the front in a sort of a diagonal like. On the back I added "geared, tyred and cranky". We have agreed that this will be our post ride outfit.

Good luck and have lots and lots of fun.

marni

[crazycanuck]

Tanks!

I just want to say this..."Give it all you got til you've got nothing left to give".. that's my motto these days....