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We continue to dig ourselves out of the past couple of years of
sickness and inactivity. Our new place has us right across the street from a huge school that gives us plenty to ride, run and play on. Carla has a new trials bike on the way... I'm sure this will give us endless hours of play time... Gosh I missed playing around on the trials bike. She is also contemplating joining an indoor soccer league. I have begun to run and for some reason I am actually enjoying it. I am comtemplating a a duathalon. The two things I never saw myself doing was any type of race or any type of running... I am throwing around the idea of a 2 mile run- 10 mile mtb- 2 mile run race. I don't know what to expect and I am working on running a mile at a decent pace. I have about a month and a half to train for this and I guess it is more about the goal than the race. I already threw a wrench in the works for myself by proclaiming I would do the mtb part of the race on the SS... Jimbo(san) |
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Jimbo(san) wrote: We continue to dig ourselves out of the past couple of years of sickness and inactivity. I know what you mean. Since the move from CO, I have been relatively inactive. Riding 5-7 days a week in the dirt to 2-3 at best is a huge change. Time factors with proximity to trails and work schedule have dictated modification to the exercise program the past year as well. So, this Summer I have found swimming again. The local community pool is less than a mile away and only $2 a session. A quick cruiser spin and I'm there for 75 minutes of swimming laps. I feel like Teddy in "One Crazy Summer", not wanting to do anything until I "do my laps". Two months ago, the two crashes I took on the 29 miler yesterday would have put me on the couch for a couple of days. The only thing bothering me is the itching where some little bitch of a bee stung me multiple times on my arm while cruising down a fast downhill. JD |
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"JD" wrote in message oups.com... Jimbo(san) wrote: We continue to dig ourselves out of the past couple of years of sickness and inactivity. I know what you mean. Since the move from CO, I have been relatively inactive. Riding 5-7 days a week in the dirt to 2-3 at best is a huge change. Time factors with proximity to trails and work schedule have dictated modification to the exercise program the past year as well. So, this Summer I have found swimming again. The local community pool is less than a mile away and only $2 a session. A quick cruiser spin and I'm there for 75 minutes of swimming laps. I feel like Teddy in "One Crazy Summer", not wanting to do anything until I "do my laps". Two months ago, the two crashes I took on the 29 miler yesterday would have put me on the couch for a couple of days. The only thing bothering me is the itching where some little bitch of a bee stung me multiple times on my arm while cruising down a fast downhill. JD We live directly across from a high school that has swim sessions also, for $2.50 a pop, during fall/winter/spring. The property is gigantic, it has soccer fields, brand new running track, brand new tennis courts, trails for xc running. We're there nearly every single day doing something. The dog loves it even more because he gets to run all over the place and not worry about speeding cars. I'd never thought that I would ever hear you say that you are riding less than usual... - CA-G Can-Am Girls Kick Ass! |
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Carla A-G wrote: I'd never thought that I would ever hear you say that you are riding less than usual... I bet you never thought you'd hear that I have a road bike either. I had Edge Cycles build me a custom steel bike last year and have already burned through a set of 23mm Contis and pulled apart the rear wheel. I'm ditching the 28 spoke rear wheel for a 32 that was built by a local dude here who is a total freakazoid and has a great rep for building lasting road bike wheels. There is so much pavement here, it would have been ridiculous for me not to join the dark side. JD |
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"JD" wrote in message oups.com... Carla A-G wrote: I'd never thought that I would ever hear you say that you are riding less than usual... I bet you never thought you'd hear that I have a road bike either. I had Edge Cycles build me a custom steel bike last year and have already burned through a set of 23mm Contis and pulled apart the rear wheel. I'm ditching the 28 spoke rear wheel for a 32 that was built by a local dude here who is a total freakazoid and has a great rep for building lasting road bike wheels. There is so much pavement here, it would have been ridiculous for me not to join the dark side. Wow, the cat is definitely out of the bag now, you GRP. Greg |
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JD wrote: There is so much pavement here, it would have been ridiculous for me not to join the dark side. JD I got one word for you Jer... Fixie Jimbo(san) |
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"Jimbo(san)" wrote in message ps.com... JD wrote: There is so much pavement here, it would have been ridiculous for me not to join the dark side. JD I got one word for you Jer... Fixie Oh, he's been getting lots of fixie inspiration recently. Greg |
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JD wrote:
Carla A-G wrote: I'd never thought that I would ever hear you say that you are riding less than usual... I bet you never thought you'd hear that I have a road bike either. I had Edge Cycles build me a custom steel bike last year and have already burned through a set of 23mm Contis and pulled apart the rear wheel. I'm ditching the 28 spoke rear wheel for a 32 that was built by a local dude here who is a total freakazoid and has a great rep for building lasting road bike wheels. There is so much pavement here, it would have been ridiculous for me not to join the dark side. JD Somehow I just can't picture you in that much lycra, nor do I want to. -- o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws |
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Jimbo(san) wrote:
We continue to dig ourselves out of the past couple of years of sickness and inactivity. Our new place has us right across the street from a huge school that gives us plenty to ride, run and play on. Carla has a new trials bike on the way... I'm sure this will give us endless hours of play time... Gosh I missed playing around on the trials bike. She is also contemplating joining an indoor soccer league. I have begun to run and for some reason I am actually enjoying it. I am comtemplating a a duathalon. The two things I never saw myself doing was any type of race or any type of running... I am throwing around the idea of a 2 mile run- 10 mile mtb- 2 mile run race. I don't know what to expect and I am working on running a mile at a decent pace. I have about a month and a half to train for this and I guess it is more about the goal than the race. I already threw a wrench in the works for myself by proclaiming I would do the mtb part of the race on the SS... Jimbo(san) Isn't it strange how running seems to either feel great or terrible? I'm off running at the moment, but sometimes I can't get enough of it. Duathlons can be kind of fun. I would usually spend the first running portion with a lot of the slow-ish runners. Often a collection of people who are a heavier, significantly older than me, and sometimes both. Then on the bike I'd be fighting my way up towards the front of the pack, passing dozens of people at a time, and airing sections others were walking. It seems most duathlon competitors (at least the ones I see during the race) are not mountain bikers. Then for the final running bit I'd see many of those people I'd just passed again and I'd end up somewhere in the middle of the pack. Hope you have fun. That is the point after all! Matt |
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Ride-A-Lot wrote: JD wrote: Carla A-G wrote: I'd never thought that I would ever hear you say that you are riding less than usual... I bet you never thought you'd hear that I have a road bike either. I had Edge Cycles build me a custom steel bike last year and have already burned through a set of 23mm Contis and pulled apart the rear wheel. I'm ditching the 28 spoke rear wheel for a 32 that was built by a local dude here who is a total freakazoid and has a great rep for building lasting road bike wheels. There is so much pavement here, it would have been ridiculous for me not to join the dark side. JD Somehow I just can't picture you in that much lycra, nor do I want to. Nobody sees that much of me while I'm on it. I have only been passed by other cyclists three times so far. Dozens have tried to pace me to no avail. It seems upsetting to the clown club when a hairy sasquatch with mounain bike shoes, helmet and jersey pass their lame asses like they were standing still. JD |
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