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Jayne ZA
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OK - it finally happened! At the juggling club tonight Dave forced me
to head out into the abyss solo and I didn't die or break anything. He
did just about have to hold a gun to my head and threaten to pull the
trigger, but he got me out there and it was actually quite cool.
My best performance was 5 pedal pushes before falling off. Heck, it's a
coker, that's the same as, what, riding a couple of miles on a smaller
wheel
I THINK I might have done more on one run, but I was
distracted by people passing clubs and gave up counting to yell "Get out
of the way, I can't stop". I seem to veer to the left and had to change
my launch point as I had this magnetic attraction for a pile of clubs on
the floor.
Timewise I am up to the 11 hour mark as I was at 10 1/4 hours by today
and I must have put in at least another 45 minutes at the club. I'll
keep counting and let you know when I get up to 50m without UPDing.
I celebrated with a chunky Kit Kat and the pleasant thought that the two
pairs of boots I bought today will now be worn by a REAL unicyclist, not
a wannabe wuss. I'm also glad that I've managed the whole unsupported
riding thing before my birthday on Monday. It was one of my goals for
the year. Now I just need to get riding down pat so I can unicycle in
my graduation gown on 25 May.
This weekend I'm childfree and visiting the parking lot to practice some
more. I'm on a roll now!
I have also caved to peer pressure and will be purchasing some cycling
shorts, despite my religious objections to wearing them. When you start
to put in a little extra time in the saddle a bit of padding in the
right places can make a BIG difference.
Jayne
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to head out into the abyss solo and I didn't die or break anything. He
did just about have to hold a gun to my head and threaten to pull the
trigger, but he got me out there and it was actually quite cool.
My best performance was 5 pedal pushes before falling off. Heck, it's a
coker, that's the same as, what, riding a couple of miles on a smaller
wheel
distracted by people passing clubs and gave up counting to yell "Get out
of the way, I can't stop". I seem to veer to the left and had to change
my launch point as I had this magnetic attraction for a pile of clubs on
the floor.
Timewise I am up to the 11 hour mark as I was at 10 1/4 hours by today
and I must have put in at least another 45 minutes at the club. I'll
keep counting and let you know when I get up to 50m without UPDing.
I celebrated with a chunky Kit Kat and the pleasant thought that the two
pairs of boots I bought today will now be worn by a REAL unicyclist, not
a wannabe wuss. I'm also glad that I've managed the whole unsupported
riding thing before my birthday on Monday. It was one of my goals for
the year. Now I just need to get riding down pat so I can unicycle in
my graduation gown on 25 May.
This weekend I'm childfree and visiting the parking lot to practice some
more. I'm on a roll now!
I have also caved to peer pressure and will be purchasing some cycling
shorts, despite my religious objections to wearing them. When you start
to put in a little extra time in the saddle a bit of padding in the
right places can make a BIG difference.
Jayne
--
Jayne ZA - Learning to ride on a Coker
Being a statistician means never having to say you're certain
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