12 June 2002 - We're Off - Even Though I'm Commiting The Cardinal Sin
Well, i"m about to leave the house and unfortunately i cannot post this on the website now so you all will have to wait til i return to read this. - turns out one last try and the server was up. yeah!
But i did want to jot down some of my thoughts and feelings before i leave.
it's amazing that it's finally here. it's almost like it snuck up on me and i'm not ready. especially since i have worked out these past two weekends on skyline drive - but way too late and not enough training on those days to make any difference. so, i feel so inadequate about the hills..but mixed with this fear and apprehension is more excitement than i think i've ever experienced..and that's weird because i was pretty excited about the AVON 3 day walk last year. the last time i had any semblance of excitement and fear like this was for my first marathon when i didnt know what to expect and also felt undertrained.
As i went to sleep last night (since i hadnt slept the night before and spent all day organizing and doing my packing and then taking the dogs in. i didnt get my car in for oil change and didn't get to mow the lawn either.. oh well) i had many memories to mull over...the first few rides outside on mount vernon trail and how hard those hills seemed...wonder if they would still be that bad..then the first few rides on W&OD trail in the cold and the one i "made" ryan come on that froze his toes and then eventuallly my fingers...how much fun we've had over that one. Then the accident and my ribs and how they still hurt with certain activities...then ride after ride day after day always increasing mileage etc...then our first 94 mile ride then our second and then my joy at doing the 3 94 mile rides in a row and how that made me feel. many tribulations over all the bikes i've had....and that leads me to the cardinal sin part of this....i finally found a terrific bike last week and bought it. it's a cannondale and the guy took over 1 hour to fit me and then called them about what would be the best bike etc.....i finally got it and rode up the mountain last sunday with it feeling so much better. i'ts lighter and fits so well......you are not supposed to do this and i only pray that it will work but i was very leary of using the bianchi after the broken spokes scenario even tho i had a new wheel built. we'll see. i think it will be fine but i need the bicycle gods to reign down on us.
Gotta go...more next week...hopefully i'll get alot on video
Terrie
Well, i"m about to leave the house and unfortunately i cannot post this on the website now so you all will have to wait til i return to read this. - turns out one last try and the server was up. yeah!
But i did want to jot down some of my thoughts and feelings before i leave.
it's amazing that it's finally here. it's almost like it snuck up on me and i'm not ready. especially since i have worked out these past two weekends on skyline drive - but way too late and not enough training on those days to make any difference. so, i feel so inadequate about the hills..but mixed with this fear and apprehension is more excitement than i think i've ever experienced..and that's weird because i was pretty excited about the AVON 3 day walk last year. the last time i had any semblance of excitement and fear like this was for my first marathon when i didnt know what to expect and also felt undertrained.
As i went to sleep last night (since i hadnt slept the night before and spent all day organizing and doing my packing and then taking the dogs in. i didnt get my car in for oil change and didn't get to mow the lawn either.. oh well) i had many memories to mull over...the first few rides outside on mount vernon trail and how hard those hills seemed...wonder if they would still be that bad..then the first few rides on W&OD trail in the cold and the one i "made" ryan come on that froze his toes and then eventuallly my fingers...how much fun we've had over that one. Then the accident and my ribs and how they still hurt with certain activities...then ride after ride day after day always increasing mileage etc...then our first 94 mile ride then our second and then my joy at doing the 3 94 mile rides in a row and how that made me feel. many tribulations over all the bikes i've had....and that leads me to the cardinal sin part of this....i finally found a terrific bike last week and bought it. it's a cannondale and the guy took over 1 hour to fit me and then called them about what would be the best bike etc.....i finally got it and rode up the mountain last sunday with it feeling so much better. i'ts lighter and fits so well......you are not supposed to do this and i only pray that it will work but i was very leary of using the bianchi after the broken spokes scenario even tho i had a new wheel built. we'll see. i think it will be fine but i need the bicycle gods to reign down on us.
Gotta go...more next week...hopefully i'll get alot on video
Terrie
posted by Terrie at
2:10 AM
