Fifty Plus (50+) - Congratulations to Nora for her 15 mile ride

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DnvrFox
09-05-11, 05:03 PM
My wife, Nora (73yo), did 15 miles today on the Rio Grande Trail - the longest she has done in quite some time, due to some medical problems, etc. This included 450 feet of climbing between Carbondale and Basalt. The section we rode borders the Roaring Fork River, and is a beautiful trail.

http://www.rfta.com/trailmap.pdf

kr32
09-05-11, 05:07 PM
Good for her, I know that makes you smile even more!
Way to go Nora!
bruce19
09-05-11, 05:09 PM
Nice. Congrats.

DEK
09-05-11, 05:11 PM
Congrats to Nora. :thumb:
cranky old dude
09-05-11, 05:19 PM
:thumb: Congrats!
Ridinmurray
09-05-11, 05:48 PM
Way to go Nora !!!!
BikeWNC
09-05-11, 05:51 PM
Good for her! That's a nice section to ride.
ciao_bella
09-05-11, 05:57 PM
We're proud of you Nora!
jdon
09-05-11, 06:02 PM
Excellent!
BluesDawg
09-05-11, 06:23 PM
:thumb:
nmichell
09-05-11, 06:30 PM
Glad to hear it Denver. And way to go Nora!
big john
09-05-11, 06:39 PM
We knew she was awesome.
teachme
09-05-11, 07:28 PM
Congratulations!
JanMM
09-05-11, 08:11 PM
Woo-hoo!
miss kenton
09-05-11, 09:00 PM
Nice work, Nora!
gforeman
09-05-11, 10:25 PM
Awesome!
Dan Burkhart
09-06-11, 04:13 AM
:thumb::thumb: Good going.
Shifty
09-06-11, 07:04 AM
That is so good to hear, way to go Nora. This is the best time to be in that area, enjoy!
billydonn
09-06-11, 07:22 AM
:thumb: Cool. I'm also jealous... missing that beautiful trail.
Peter_C
09-06-11, 08:18 AM
Way to go~! I hope both of you enjoyed the ride, and may you do more of these in the future :)
Beverly
09-06-11, 08:54 AM
Congratulations to Nora:thumb:

I loved that trail and hope to do it again sometime. I hope you stopped at the coffeehouse in Carbondale we visited.
DnvrFox
09-06-11, 09:13 AM
Congratulations to Nora:thumb:

I loved that trail and hope to do it again sometime. I hope you stopped at the coffeehouse in Carbondale we visited.

We didn't, but thought about it.

It is raining lightly today, and the radar shows more coming in. Nevertheless, we are heading with high hopes to Basalt to continue the ride on up to Woody Creek. If not doable, we will walk/hike somewhere. We are not totally prepared for rain - heck, it just doesn't do that around here, and it was not in the forecast.
PatW
09-06-11, 10:49 AM
Congratulate Nora on her achievement for me.

Pat
SaiKaiTai
09-06-11, 11:37 AM
Though my problems were minor, in the grand scheme of things, I do know how GOOD that first 15 mile ride feels when you're coming back from a medically induced layoff. Big PROPS to Nora and may she -and you- have many more
DX-MAN
09-06-11, 05:20 PM
WONDERFUL! CONGRATS, NORA! MAY YOU HAVE MANY MORE!

And may you smile just a little more with each one..............
HawkOwl
09-07-11, 10:49 AM
Very Good News Indeed!
Auldyin
09-07-11, 02:04 PM
Congrats Nora, and best wishes from central France,
Forbes
AzTallRider
09-07-11, 02:14 PM
Congratulations... have fun on the next one.
sarals
09-07-11, 04:28 PM
Nora - you ROCK, girl!!! Congratulations!!!! And a hug... :~)
NOS88
09-08-11, 06:46 AM
Denver, that must have been rewarding for both of you. It's good to hear that she's able to do this.
gracehowler
09-09-11, 09:29 PM
Our congrats as well!
R&J
Bunnicula
09-11-11, 07:57 AM
Congrats Nora! I'm particularly impressed by that 450 ft of climbing. I'm 20 years younger and I don't think I could do it. Kudos!