RR: The old favorite

GeeDubb said:

It's been two months and a weeks since I've been on a trail with the
Blade. It's even been a couple of weeks since I've even ridden but a
recent visit to the doc, a slightly elevated BP, and being told I need
to lose at least 20 lbs kind of got me motivated (plus the weather was
near perfect) to ride today.

I can help you here. GIVE UP THE BEER!

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The hockey game had ended, the kids were on the vociferous side this am
and the wife decided to make smoothies (read blender noise for
ever.....) so I suited up, grabbed the bike and off I went to Trail
100. I started out spinning along realizing I was breathing hard.
What's up with that? I'm not working that hard but it hurts but I spin
on. Now I'm being a little tentative since I'm out of handling practice
and it seems as though I'm hitting all of the numerous granite baby
heads, both loose and imbedded. I keep picturing Maverick not engaging
with Hollywood screaming to get back in there but Goose doesn't talk to
me.....

I'm booking the next flight out there. I might be able to keep up with
you on the climbs.

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Now I haven't felt this bad since I use to climb the tower road at South
Mountain in 110+F heat. I'm on the back side coming home fighting back
the nausea. I can't help but think of what a wus I've becoming in a
short two months of feeling sorry for myself. This is only a 14 mile
round trip and I'm hurting. My shoulder is killing me, I want to puke
and the trail just isn't fun today.

Vicodin... It's what's for dinner. Before you ride pop a few Motrin.

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I make it home w/o barfing, riding very slowly. The chain is even
telling me it wasn't much fun as it's squeaking. This drought has
really made the trail quite dusty and I'm glad I was riding alone
otherwise dust sucking would have made the ride that much more unpleasant.

I imagine tomorrow being a much better ride for I'm not about to stop
the long road back now.

Maybe I'll even climb Shaw Butte to see how really out of shape I'm in
(though round is a shape).

Don't stop now. Two months and you'll be your old self again.

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It's been two months and a weeks since I've been on a trail with the
Blade. It's even been a couple of weeks since I've even ridden but a
recent visit to the doc, a slightly elevated BP, and being told I need to
lose at least 20 lbs kind of got me motivated (plus the weather was near
perfect) to ride today.> Maybe I'll even climb Shaw Butte to see how
really out of shape I'm in (though round is a shape).

Gary

Glad to hear it Gary, and you know that a bad day riding is better than a
good day loafing around the couch.

CDB
Hi to your girls.

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GeeDubb said:

The climbs are seemingly never ending today. I'm thinking granny gear on
some climbs that are normally easy to do on the SS.

Give it a little time and it'll all come back. After all, it's just
like riding a bike...

JD

Ride-A-Lot said:

GeeDubb said:

It's been two months and a weeks since I've been on a trail with the
Blade. It's even been a couple of weeks since I've even ridden but a
recent visit to the doc, a slightly elevated BP, and being told I
need
to lose at least 20 lbs kind of got me motivated (plus the weather
was near perfect) to ride today.

I can help you here. GIVE UP THE BEER!

Man, that was way harsh.

Mike - anything but the beer!!

Michael Dart said:

Ride-A-Lot said:

GeeDubb said:

It's been two months and a weeks since I've been on a trail with the
Blade. It's even been a couple of weeks since I've even ridden but a
recent visit to the doc, a slightly elevated BP, and being told I
need
to lose at least 20 lbs kind of got me motivated (plus the weather
was near perfect) to ride today.

I can help you here. GIVE UP THE BEER!

Man, that was way harsh.

Mike - anything but the beer!!

Anything???

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GeeDubb said:

It's been two months and a weeks since I've been on a trail with the
Blade. It's even been a couple of weeks since I've even ridden but a
recent visit to the doc, a slightly elevated BP, and being told I need to
lose at least 20 lbs kind of got me motivated (plus the weather was near
perfect) to ride today.

I can help you here. GIVE UP THE BEER!

No No Never Never ah ah ahhhhhhh!

It's not the beer since I haven't had any for over a month(except for the
one at dinner last night). It's the damn cookies, bread, potatos, cereal,
fruit, vegeatables, etc.

in other words, the food and no exercise! Fat is in my genes so it's a
struggle, especially when I like food the way I do. I once stopped
consuming alcohol for over a year. I lost zero, natta, zip poundage so
foowy on you.

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I'm booking the next flight out there. I might be able to keep up with
you on the climbs.

guestimated time frame?

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Vicodin... It's what's for dinner. Before you ride pop a few Motrin.

I'm already taking 150 mg/day of diclofenac sodium. Adhesive capsulitis is
just painful. PT said to expect a year for full recovery (with a smile on
his face, damnit)

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Don't stop now. Two months and you'll be your old self again.

I don't plan on stopping. Even as out of shape aerobically (comparatively)
as I am I figure I'm still doing better than 80% of the rest of the
population when it comes to riding a bike. What really killed me was
trying to stand up at the end of the movie (8 Below, a must see) and having
no legs......

Gary

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Ride-A-Lot said:

GeeDubb said:

It's been two months and a weeks since I've been on a trail with the
Blade. It's even been a couple of weeks since I've even ridden but a
recent visit to the doc, a slightly elevated BP, and being told I
need
to lose at least 20 lbs kind of got me motivated (plus the weather
was near perfect) to ride today.

I can help you here. GIVE UP THE BEER!

Man, that was way harsh.

Mike - anything but the beer!!

Actually I could give up beer before coffee.

Thanks for the support though!

Gary

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Quoted message said:

It's been two months and a weeks since I've been on a trail with the
Blade. It's even been a couple of weeks since I've even ridden but a
recent visit to the doc, a slightly elevated BP, and being told I need to
lose at least 20 lbs kind of got me motivated (plus the weather was near
perfect) to ride today.> Maybe I'll even climb Shaw Butte to see how
really out of shape I'm in (though round is a shape).

Gary

Glad to hear it Gary, and you know that a bad day riding is better than a
good day loafing around the couch.

CDB
Hi to your girls.

Yep, though I've been giving that loafing thing a good workout the last two
months, especially over the last couple of weeks while the Olympics were
on.....four different channels! I think I'm hockeyed out and now have to
resort to boring old NHL type games with no heart.

Girls say 'hey to Goob'!

Gary

GeeDubb said:

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GeeDubb said:

It's been two months and a weeks since I've been on a trail with the
Blade. It's even been a couple of weeks since I've even ridden but a
recent visit to the doc, a slightly elevated BP, and being told I
need to lose at least 20 lbs kind of got me motivated (plus the
weather was near perfect) to ride today.

I can help you here. GIVE UP THE BEER!

No No Never Never ah ah ahhhhhhh!

It's not the beer since I haven't had any for over a month(except for
the one at dinner last night). It's the damn cookies, bread, potatos,
cereal, fruit, vegeatables, etc.

in other words, the food and no exercise! Fat is in my genes so it's a
struggle, especially when I like food the way I do. I once stopped
consuming alcohol for over a year. I lost zero, natta, zip poundage so
foowy on you.

I can help again. Cut the portions in half. You WILL be hungry the
first two weeks and then your body adjusts. It works. The other thing
that works really well is going for a hard pretzel instead of something
else. The damn things are like glue in your stomach and one or two
usually do it. Oh and there's no fat and it burns off very quickly.

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I'm booking the next flight out there. I might be able to keep up
with you on the climbs.

guestimated time frame?

Well, it was a joke though I certainly wish I could. Trips at work have
dried up due to lack of attendance at our meetings. There was a great
job opening at TGen in Phoenix that I probably would have gotten without
a problem since I know everyone at the top. That was the problem, I
knew everyone at the top and they know everyone at the top here.

Definitely be out there in the fall again, if I am still working where I
am now.

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killed me was trying to stand up at the end of the movie (8 Below, a
must see) and having no legs......

8 below, huh? Didn't strike me as being all that good from the
previews. I'll take your word for it though and plan a kid outing this
weekend.

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8 below, huh? Didn't strike me as being all that good from the previews.
I'll take your word for it though and plan a kid outing this weekend.

Just about everyone I looked at (within a few seats of me) in the theater
had tears at some point or another. It's definately a dog lovers movie.
The fun part is that some good friends of mine run dog sleds in Telluride
and I've watched them fix and feed 50 dogs at one time, it's an afternoon of
time, each and every day. The movie is slightly off in this aspect!

There's also a scene with a mountain bike (never ridden) but I couldn't make
out the brand....

Gary

GeeDubb said:

funny thing was I found myself really sliding way back on the seat for the
slightest of down hills.....

If that's what it takes to get you used to controlling the bicycle from
behind the saddle. Like I said in PS, 'tis key for technical riding
downhill.

I had been riding almost all a-technical lately and had to learn myself
real good in a big hurry yesterday. After finding the groove, it was
off to the races.

JD