Month: April 2008
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Back in the Saddle
On Monday I went for my first post-MS 150 ride with my two training buddies. Now that we’re all trying to get back to pre-ride reality, (and have tons more items on our to-do lists) it had to be a quick ride. It was great to be cycling again… it had been 8 days since my last…
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What a rush! My first MS 150 experience…
I don’t even know how to begin describing my first MS 150 weekend. Guess I’ll try to do it chronologically… Our friends Ami & Steven, together with their one year-old, came by to pick us up at 5:15 Saturday morning. This would be Steven’s 4th MS 150. He’s the one who got us involved with…
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I did it!
Yesterday I finished my first MS 150 ride… 168 miles cycled between two days, riding from Houston to Austin, TX. Wow! What a fantastic experience! I wish I was up for writing more right now. To be honest, though, I’m a little tired so the full story will have to wait. But I can say this… it…
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A quick ride
This morning I rode with a new group of cyclists and had a fantastic time, once I stopped apologizing for holding everyone back! I think they are typically much faster than I am, but they were all very polite, yet still kept me challenged. Right at the start my bike was making a strange noise…
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Ya gotta love those electrolytes
If you read the post before this one, you know my dehydration tale. (If you haven’t read it, go check it out and come back.) I was sharing my story with a fantastic dietitian friend this morning and she unlocked the mystery further… Her hypothesis is that I was drinking enough water, but depriving my body…