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05-28-17, 01:37 PM
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A lot of food talk here but I don't recall a discussion on the pros and cons of dumpster-diving while cycling.
Maybe I should start a thread.
Dumpster-diving and highway riding: Cyclist embarks on unusual cross-American trek - Newfoundland & Labrador - CBC News
Maybe I should start a thread.
Dumpster-diving and highway riding: Cyclist embarks on unusual cross-American trek - Newfoundland & Labrador - CBC News
05-28-17, 01:44 PM
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05-28-17, 01:45 PM
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05-28-17, 01:56 PM
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05-28-17, 02:00 PM
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Hey @Bah Humbug, you'll appreciate this.
I have a friend who races Ironman and Half Ironman tris. She is the type that actually tries to win.
She was originally a runner but can't run much anymore because of an injury.
Last week we were riding and she was telling me how she had signed up for a marathon and wasn't sure why, she hasn't run except in a recent half-Ironman in ages. Had a semi-idea that she wanted to qualify for the Boston Marathon, as unrealistic as that might be with no training. But when she turned 30 (she's 50 now), she qualified for Boston but then broke her clavicle a few weeks before and didn't get to run. The way she sees it, the qualifying times are just getting easier as she moves up in age groups.
So yesterday she ran the marathon and of course qualified for Boston. Haha says she never wants to run a marathon again, so who knows if she'll do it.
(I'm pretty sure she will.)
I have a friend who races Ironman and Half Ironman tris. She is the type that actually tries to win.
She was originally a runner but can't run much anymore because of an injury.
Last week we were riding and she was telling me how she had signed up for a marathon and wasn't sure why, she hasn't run except in a recent half-Ironman in ages. Had a semi-idea that she wanted to qualify for the Boston Marathon, as unrealistic as that might be with no training. But when she turned 30 (she's 50 now), she qualified for Boston but then broke her clavicle a few weeks before and didn't get to run. The way she sees it, the qualifying times are just getting easier as she moves up in age groups.
So yesterday she ran the marathon and of course qualified for Boston. Haha says she never wants to run a marathon again, so who knows if she'll do it.
(I'm pretty sure she will.)
05-28-17, 02:01 PM
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05-28-17, 02:10 PM
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@LAJ @jtaylor996 I hope you guys watched or are going to watch the 500 today. Utter insanity, that race is not good for my heart. I need to go in person one of these days.
05-28-17, 02:23 PM
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@LAJ @jtaylor996 I hope you guys watched or are going to watch the 500 today. Utter insanity, that race is not good for my heart. I need to go in person one of these days.
05-28-17, 02:32 PM
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@LAJ @jtaylor996 I hope you guys watched or are going to watch the 500 today. Utter insanity, that race is not good for my heart. I need to go in person one of these days.
Monaco was Monaco.
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05-28-17, 02:40 PM
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Indy is on tape, and watching it as we speak. Unfortunately, I had a pesky Z2-3 ride to pop out before I was able to watch it. 72 miles, 6500 feet elevation. 4:33:00 with 4:38:00 total time. The only stops were stoplights. Yep. I was motivated to get that thing over with so I could watch this race.
Monaco was Monaco.
Monaco was Monaco.
Enjoy Indy, it's one of the best I've seen in many years for lots of reasons.
05-28-17, 03:10 PM
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I've been clean shaving my head more often this year, and I've come up with a brilliant(!) idea. I think that a helmet company should design and bring to market helmet pairs for bald guys - the two helmets would have inverse venting to cancel the tiger stripe scalp tanning that I'm currently cultivating. 
05-28-17, 03:18 PM
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I can't find a sunscreen higher than 50 that I am not sensitive to after a few applications. But Banana Boat Sport 50 never bothers me. I'm pretty confident that is good enough. 1/50th of normal sunshine is a kind of low level, doncha think?
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@LAJ @jtaylor996 I hope you guys watched or are going to watch the 500 today. Utter insanity, that race is not good for my heart. I need to go in person one of these days.
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05-28-17, 03:53 PM
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Oh, and my new copy of the 70-200/2.8ISii? It's clearly sharper than the refurb I got that I returned. Quite happy with what I see from shooting a sheet of paper across the room. Tomorrow AG will be the run leg of a relay for CapTex and that will be the real test. Carrying the 40STM pancake in my pocket for podium and general post-race use.
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Coppertone (the general Coppertone, not Water Babies) is so bad it makes me look and feel like I got the flu. It's awful.
05-28-17, 04:19 PM
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05-28-17, 04:23 PM
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Didn't The Kinks have a hit song with that title?.
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Well here I am in the Indianapolis burbs. The bike re-assembled in lightning fast time. The rain began just as I was finishing up. I hope to get out early tomorrow, before the festivities begin. I am the judge of a mac and cheese bakeoff, so I'll want to work up an appetite.
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05-28-17, 04:44 PM
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05-28-17, 04:48 PM
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Monaco should be removed from the calendar. Happy to see a Scuderia 1-2 and my boy DR 3rd, but it is utterly useless for these cars. I have tickets to Canada in 2 weeks but life circumstances may prevent me from attending, we will see.
Enjoy Indy, it's one of the best I've seen in many years for lots of reasons.
Enjoy Indy, it's one of the best I've seen in many years for lots of reasons.
I hope you get to go to Canada, as that's actually a track that cars can race on.
05-28-17, 05:11 PM
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