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An epic triumph of the imagination of the mind over of the weakness of the flesh ... well done sir.
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Congrats! You did it and now you can enjoy the spoils of victory.
So next time, don't worry so much. You know you can do it. Unless, of course, worrying is what you really enjoy.
So next time, don't worry so much. You know you can do it. Unless, of course, worrying is what you really enjoy.
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Congratulations Dudelsack! On completing the Century that is. Not to mention this is one of the more ... I don't have the right word for it ... down-home fun heartwarming cynical honest makes-me-smile threads of an epic journey in the countryside. Love the ladies in their jammies and slippers. Doesn't get better than that. Heh. Presumably you took NOS88 advice and loosed your chin straps 'cause you were rambling nervously a bit in the first post.
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Would have been more impressive if you had only ridden 3.5 miles previously this year. Just sayin'.
Dudel, your jiggery-pokery of the 42i type surely led to your success, and for that you have my honest admiration.
Dudel, your jiggery-pokery of the 42i type surely led to your success, and for that you have my honest admiration.
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Congrats on an excellent adventure. your training and talking about it not only encouraged yourself but others as well. Good job, now go get some pie!
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I think this is what NOS88 was trying to say. Congratulations!
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Loved that the funeral home sponsored the last rest stop.
If you have any leftover good karma, please send some my way. I am planning a first-ever imperial century and haven't been getting in the long rides or overall mileage. 9 weeks to showtime.
I have been through a few exhausting metric centuries where even the tape on my handlebars hurt by ride end.
But it will be fun!
If you have any leftover good karma, please send some my way. I am planning a first-ever imperial century and haven't been getting in the long rides or overall mileage. 9 weeks to showtime.
I have been through a few exhausting metric centuries where even the tape on my handlebars hurt by ride end.
But it will be fun!
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Bravo! Well done, now, remember, the pain you feel is just a hallucination...
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Wow! Thanks for all the support!
Today I'm exhausted but not really sore. Maybe DOMS will hit me tomorrow, but right now I'd go for a short ride if it wasn't for the dirty looks I'd receive from my wife. She's been really supportive this time. She sent me off with a little goody bag with moleskin, band aids, cold compresses and heat wraps, none of which I had any use for. But it was sweet.
I thought my musings on 42i might raise an eyebrow, but I was really bored and wanted to do something.
My next organized ride is in two weeks, the Tour de Lou, the first time the Kentucky Derby festival has incorporated a bike ride. It won't be much but I wanted to show my support for the idea. Who knows, maybe some day they'll sponsor a gran Fondo.
And I just ordered my Gran Fondo jersey off Strava.
Thanks again!
Today I'm exhausted but not really sore. Maybe DOMS will hit me tomorrow, but right now I'd go for a short ride if it wasn't for the dirty looks I'd receive from my wife. She's been really supportive this time. She sent me off with a little goody bag with moleskin, band aids, cold compresses and heat wraps, none of which I had any use for. But it was sweet.
I thought my musings on 42i might raise an eyebrow, but I was really bored and wanted to do something.
My next organized ride is in two weeks, the Tour de Lou, the first time the Kentucky Derby festival has incorporated a bike ride. It won't be much but I wanted to show my support for the idea. Who knows, maybe some day they'll sponsor a gran Fondo.
And I just ordered my Gran Fondo jersey off Strava.
Thanks again!
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Triple thumbs up! I can't believe your longest ride of the year before this was 35 miles. Good thing I didn't know that before, I would have scolded you mercilessly.
What a great, inspirational effort. You should feel great about it!
H
What a great, inspirational effort. You should feel great about it!
H
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Good job, DS. BTW, I don't think you ate enough. Feeling like you're falling apart is a symptom of low blood sugar. That's really why a stairstep approach to long rides is recommended for those who are starting to do them. Once one figures out the how, the long training rides are no longer necessary.
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Congratulations, you have answered your own question.
There is no such thing as pointless suffering. All suffering has a point.
A recreational cyclist can have goal, competitive or non-competitive. They are important as they provide the motivation to go and do things that challenge the mind and spirit.
If I started out with a goal of being the best in whatever, chances are I would not start, as there would be someone faster, smarter, or luckier.
It is the proverbial answer to how do you eat an elephant, which is of course one bite at a time.
I probably will not win any races, but I do something that 98 percent of 50+ people can't or won't do. I ride a bike for a good distance, I feel better, and I am healthier, than when I began. I may have draw a poor hand from the genetic pool, but that does not stop me. It did at one time, but not now.
i is an imaginary number, and we can imagine the accomplishments that can be achieved with effort and dedication.
There is no such thing as pointless suffering. All suffering has a point.
A recreational cyclist can have goal, competitive or non-competitive. They are important as they provide the motivation to go and do things that challenge the mind and spirit.
If I started out with a goal of being the best in whatever, chances are I would not start, as there would be someone faster, smarter, or luckier.
It is the proverbial answer to how do you eat an elephant, which is of course one bite at a time.
I probably will not win any races, but I do something that 98 percent of 50+ people can't or won't do. I ride a bike for a good distance, I feel better, and I am healthier, than when I began. I may have draw a poor hand from the genetic pool, but that does not stop me. It did at one time, but not now.
i is an imaginary number, and we can imagine the accomplishments that can be achieved with effort and dedication.
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Congrats! I gave serious thought to trying, but decided I wasn't quite ready (never done a century, new bike-still working on fit, blahblahblah). I hear there was one monster hill on the route?
I'm aiming for the Horsey Hundred. You?
I'm aiming for the Horsey Hundred. You?
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Is it safe to quote an author who was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic and was consequently treated with electro-shock therapy?
Methinks that's like starting a journey down the proverbial rabbit's hole.
Res non semper sunt quae esse videntur.
Methinks that's like starting a journey down the proverbial rabbit's hole.
Res non semper sunt quae esse videntur.
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His accomplishment may seem romantic and heroic, but I seem to recall he signed up after some sweet young thing mentioned the training for a long event she was doing and Dudel said he immediately proclaimed, coolly, that he was doing a Brevet shortly, that was reason that he was "training" .
What about it buddy? When you see her again you can get puffed up and tell her the war stories
Seriously, Dudel, again, this was a pretty good effort and accomplishment for you, after the weather put you on a trainer for almost all of your riding prior to the event I had serious misgivings about the event for you. Well done, sir, well done.
Bill
What about it buddy? When you see her again you can get puffed up and tell her the war stories
Seriously, Dudel, again, this was a pretty good effort and accomplishment for you, after the weather put you on a trainer for almost all of your riding prior to the event I had serious misgivings about the event for you. Well done, sir, well done.
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This is totally it. Probably the only thing he said that I agree with. Suffer like dogs, you crazy fools! Read Wild. The secret to life and everything is in the last sentence. No fair peeking.
Good job, DS. BTW, I don't think you ate enough. Feeling like you're falling apart is a symptom of low blood sugar. That's really why a stairstep approach to long rides is recommended for those who are starting to do them. Once one figures out the how, the long training rides are no longer necessary.
Good job, DS. BTW, I don't think you ate enough. Feeling like you're falling apart is a symptom of low blood sugar. That's really why a stairstep approach to long rides is recommended for those who are starting to do them. Once one figures out the how, the long training rides are no longer necessary.
His accomplishment may seem romantic and heroic, but I seem to recall he signed up after some sweet young thing mentioned the training for a long event she was doing and Dudel said he immediately proclaimed, coolly, that he was doing a Brevet shortly, that was why he was "training" . What about it buddy? When you see her again you can get puffed up and tell her the war stories
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Hey ... how did I miss this? Congratulations!
I too have pondered the meaning of suffering endured for no good reason. I've concluded this: You don't measure lives in years, weeks or hours ... you measure them in adventures. And as anyone can tell you, the essence of a good adventure at least a little bit of suffering.
I too have pondered the meaning of suffering endured for no good reason. I've concluded this: You don't measure lives in years, weeks or hours ... you measure them in adventures. And as anyone can tell you, the essence of a good adventure at least a little bit of suffering.
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