Hi all! I'm new here! Thought I would post about my crazy night. I am an out of shape, overweight woman who signed up for a century ride with Team in Training. I was doing a short ride with a friend this evening... I almost got hit by a car on the way to meet her... it was totally my fault and I was saved by about 2 feet of air and good brakes on the car... Then I had a clipless pedal accident and fell... scraped knee, lots of bruises, the norm... AND THEN... I got a flat tire! My friend and I did the best we could, changed the tube, but had no luck getting air in it... so I sat in the dark while she rode off to get her car.
Add insult to injury, while I was in the shower, my dog ate my Terry cycling capris and a shoe.
This was not my day!
Hope you all made out better than I did!
Danielle
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04-04-2012, 06:38 PM #1
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04-04-2012, 09:22 PM #2
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My theory is, you got your quota of bad stuff done for a while! Congrats on surviving it and coming out laughing a little.
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04-05-2012, 12:46 AM #3
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oh no! I hope you (and the dog!) are ok, chalk it up to the learning curve, and post some more to tell us how you're doing please! Welcome to TE.
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04-05-2012, 08:01 AM #4
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You definitively had your quota and I'm glad that you are ok!!
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04-05-2012, 09:51 AM #5
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You survived your "training" ride with humor! The century will be a piece of cake.
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04-05-2012, 04:17 PM #6
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Welcome to TE. Glad you're OK!! What a horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad day!
Tomorrow HAS to be better.
Glad to have you around. Good luck with your TNT training and experience. I did a marathon with them a few years ago, and it was the most fun I've ever had training and racing. Which ride are you doing?
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