Who's your workout buddy?
11-17-12, 10:35 PM
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Who's your workout buddy?
One of my friends on FB posts photos from his favorite exercise bike at the gym..IMO it's just shots of a typical downtown area, with the promise of green space that you can never quite reach.
My "Out in the sticks" ride involves a 15 mile loop of 2 lane road thru pastures, a wildlife management area, and a nature trail area. First were the wild turkeys, not a huge flock, but probably 10 females (seems like the males are more solitary) hanging out behind an oak tree-they were not thrilled with a cyclist sneaking up on them. Then it was a deer, my wife and I had stopped at the wildlife management area to check out the literature, and there we are, 15 feet off the highway-during hunting season-and a deer is just strolling around in the open. Lastly has been the bear. Notice how calmly I said that one...it's a black bear cub probably 100-150 pounds fattening up for winter on acorns. He's on one side of the fence, and I'm on the other, so I know I'm safe
. The first time I saw him, I was so startled I yelled out "Look at that bear" to my wife, which apparently translates to "let's go kill that bear and eat it" in bear language judging by the way he scedadled. I felt bad about scaring him. So Friday night I was keeping an eye out for the bear, and there he was, same spot. This time I was able to stop, dismount and get a couple of terrible photos because I was down wind and quiet-but it's hard for a fat guy in a yellow shirt to hide in the woods, he knew I was there. If you've never seen a bear trying to engage the cogs in it's brain to decide if you are a threat or not, they are pretty frackin adorable (from far away).
My "Out in the sticks" ride involves a 15 mile loop of 2 lane road thru pastures, a wildlife management area, and a nature trail area. First were the wild turkeys, not a huge flock, but probably 10 females (seems like the males are more solitary) hanging out behind an oak tree-they were not thrilled with a cyclist sneaking up on them. Then it was a deer, my wife and I had stopped at the wildlife management area to check out the literature, and there we are, 15 feet off the highway-during hunting season-and a deer is just strolling around in the open. Lastly has been the bear. Notice how calmly I said that one...it's a black bear cub probably 100-150 pounds fattening up for winter on acorns. He's on one side of the fence, and I'm on the other, so I know I'm safe
. The first time I saw him, I was so startled I yelled out "Look at that bear" to my wife, which apparently translates to "let's go kill that bear and eat it" in bear language judging by the way he scedadled. I felt bad about scaring him. So Friday night I was keeping an eye out for the bear, and there he was, same spot. This time I was able to stop, dismount and get a couple of terrible photos because I was down wind and quiet-but it's hard for a fat guy in a yellow shirt to hide in the woods, he knew I was there. If you've never seen a bear trying to engage the cogs in it's brain to decide if you are a threat or not, they are pretty frackin adorable (from far away).
11-17-12, 11:36 PM
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My main workout buddy is my Siberian Husky, Loke. Fortunately, he's not a big fan of pulling so after the first hysterical mile where he's all hyped up, if I want to roll, I have to work for it. Not that he'll let me just sit on the side of the road for more than a minute or two. He bullies me with woofing, yodeling and even pawing at me. 
He's merciless as a personal trainer.
There's a hedge hog that lurks in one little neighborhood I ride through frequently. Hares all over the place which really get Loke exicted. Pheasants which have nearly hit me in the head a couple times. Cranes and deer. Swans; nothing like seeing a couple hundred of them calmly grazing in a green field or having a pair of them race along side for a couple hundred meters.
Once I saw a moose (or european elk, which ever you want to call it). Fortunately it was from a distance of about 100 meters since I would have been uneasy about getting closer during the calf season.
Voles, both species of Swedish snakes. Once an owl drifted across the road no more than 30 feet in front of me. Countless mallard ducks and once a merganser female duck all by herself. Canada geese. Another species of goose too, though I don't know if it was Barred, Graylag or Bean since they look so much alike from a distance. Oh, and various hawks and falcons.
On some of my looping routes, I have a few familiar faces. Certain cows and horses that will run along the fence and moo/whinny thier greetings.
He's merciless as a personal trainer.There's a hedge hog that lurks in one little neighborhood I ride through frequently. Hares all over the place which really get Loke exicted. Pheasants which have nearly hit me in the head a couple times. Cranes and deer. Swans; nothing like seeing a couple hundred of them calmly grazing in a green field or having a pair of them race along side for a couple hundred meters.
Once I saw a moose (or european elk, which ever you want to call it). Fortunately it was from a distance of about 100 meters since I would have been uneasy about getting closer during the calf season.
Voles, both species of Swedish snakes. Once an owl drifted across the road no more than 30 feet in front of me. Countless mallard ducks and once a merganser female duck all by herself. Canada geese. Another species of goose too, though I don't know if it was Barred, Graylag or Bean since they look so much alike from a distance. Oh, and various hawks and falcons.
On some of my looping routes, I have a few familiar faces. Certain cows and horses that will run along the fence and moo/whinny thier greetings.
11-18-12, 01:42 PM
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Who's your workout buddy?
Mine is technology. My Garmin, digital camera and GoPro. I use these to document my rides and compete against myself (Garmin).
11-18-12, 09:10 PM
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I don't have one at the moment. When I was a gym rat a few years ago I had a friend I met regularly at the gym, and he encouraged me when I found the going tough. We've lost touch and the gym we attended closed. I don't consider cycling as a "workout" so I don't have anyone I meet for that purpose.
11-18-12, 09:15 PM
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The voices in my head
but apart from that , i jog/walk with the dog .... he jogs and i get dragged along
but apart from that , i jog/walk with the dog .... he jogs and i get dragged along
11-18-12, 10:29 PM
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Cheap ear buds, Google music and Endomondo. Still haven't worked up enough nerve to pedal with the local club.
Does she read these posts?
11-19-12, 06:15 PM
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i have no work out buddy..except endomondo...sometimes it would be nice to actually have someone else,but i enjoy the quiet time during my rides,just a man and his thoughts...
03-06-13, 10:45 PM
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I don't have one at the moment. When I was a gym rat a few years ago I had a friend I met regularly at the gym, and he encouraged me when I found the going tough. We've lost touch and the gym we attended closed. I don't consider cycling as a "workout" so I don't have anyone I meet for that purpose.
03-07-13, 12:07 AM
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My Garmin Edge. Keeps tellin me I'm slow... 
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03-07-13, 12:24 AM
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it's been this lately....my buddies have seem to flaking on our after work nite rides
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03-07-13, 12:31 AM
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Me. I see enough people at work and at home to not want company when riding. Its my zen time. I do have endomondi mockibg me.... 5 seconds behind target. Run over the old lady and her unpredictable dog thats leashless you slow. Its motivating but doesn't have any sense of ocassion.
03-07-13, 05:59 PM
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The video with the train, and all the traffic, makes my blood pressure go up.
03-07-13, 06:55 PM
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my HRM (keeps me honest), map my ride (because I am a numbers geek) and when not riding or swimming my sandisk mp3 player withe everthing from zydeco to punk. (keeps me sane with in the gyme workouts)
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03-07-13, 08:14 PM
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My two sons, my two brother inlaws and my nephew.
From left; my son Lucas, brother inlaw Joel, nephew Jeremy, brother inlaw Jeff, myself T.J and my other son Jacob
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03-07-13, 11:27 PM
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Depends when and where I ride. If around people I'm by myself. If I am not around people my music is my buddy.
