I decided today it wasn’t worth it. All the sweat, all the pain and anguish, all the hard, hard work. It’s not worth it. I decided that, but I did it anyway. I took a big breath, and did something that scared the heck out of me: I went and looked for shoes. This whole [...]
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Gotta Be The Shoes
Posted by uphillrider on January 5, 2012
http://uphillrider.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/gotta-be-the-shoes/
Sunday, May 22
This morning’s ride: 1:44:42 Distance: 27.44 miles Wow. I can’t believe it’s been over a week since I’ve been on my bike. Well, actually, it hasn’t. I’ve done a couple of short trips, but nothing of substance. The weather has not been agreeable to riding here in the past week–especially in the early morning hours. [...]
Posted by uphillrider on May 22, 2011
http://uphillrider.wordpress.com/2011/05/22/sunday-may-22/
Thursday, May 12, Friday, May 13
Thursday’s ride: 42:21 Distance 10.9 miles. Friday’s ride: 50:08 Distance: 11.93 miles Cherry blossoms hurt. Yes, they do. I discovered that during today’s very disappointing ride.* The wind picked up and was blowing fiercely in my face, and when that wind included cherry blossoms, oy. Talk about your death of a thousand cuts. I had [...]
Posted by uphillrider on May 13, 2011
http://uphillrider.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/thursday-may-12-friday-may-13/
Tuesday, May 10
This morning’s ride: 40:12 Distance; 10.22 miles I’m riding Tuesdays and Thursday mornings right now. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I take a 5:30 am spin class. Once the weather gets consistently warmer, I’ll probably drop the classes, even though they do give me a good workout. I just feel that even the hardest spin class [...]
Posted by uphillrider on May 10, 2011
http://uphillrider.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/tuesday-may-10/
Monday, April 20
This morning’s ride: 1:23:05 Distance: 20.57 miles I got up at 5 this morning to do a spin class. That felt good. Want to know what felt better? Going back to bed afterward. That felt awesome. It’s something I’ve wanted to do just about every morning that I’ve gotten up this early. And today was [...]
Posted by uphillrider on April 19, 2011
http://uphillrider.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/monday-april-20/
Wednesday, March 2
Five months and 18 days til this bear goes over the mountain. This morning’s spin class was the first since I started the new food plan. No flour no sugar no caffeine no alcohol. No stamina. At least, not right now. Hey, it’s only been four days–I know that. Eventually I’ll have a lot more [...]
Posted by uphillrider on March 2, 2011
http://uphillrider.wordpress.com/2011/03/02/wednesday-march-2/
Saturday, February 26
Five months and 25-ish days ’til my legs turn to Jell-O on the side of a mountain. I got an email today from one of the organizers of the ride, telling me that registration was open for a training ride up Mount Washington in July. Yeah. Like I’m gonna ride my bike up that thing [...]
Posted by uphillrider on February 27, 2011
http://uphillrider.wordpress.com/2011/02/27/saturday-february-26/
February 20, 2011
Six months until the hill climb. Exactly sixth months. I’ve registered. I’ve paid my money. I’m in. Six months from today I will be riding a bicycle up a very steep mountain for a very long time. Six months from when I’m actually writing this, I’ll know if I have succeeded or failed in this [...]
Posted by uphillrider on February 20, 2011
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