Monthly Archives: April 2010

Adult Behavior

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I woke up feeling sore, thirsty, and hungry.  Guess that’s what 73.0 miles on the bike will do to a girl!   So, breakfast tasted especially delicious: Sweet Potato Pancake   Ingredients:   3/4 cup oatmeal 2 tablespoons almond milk 1/4 cup sweet potato, mashed (to mash sweet potato quickly, wash the potato, stab it…

The Great Bike Ride

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I really cannot believe I biked 73 miles this morning!  When I saw the Garmin roll over into the 70’s, I nearly had a heart attack.  Just goes to show that you can go anywhere with a little bit of training.  Last night, I remembered an old post in which we talked about exercising to…

Woah

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73.0 miles in 5:37.  Close enough to 75.0 miles for me – I’m done! I feel like I spent the entire day on the bike.  I’m not saying that running a marathon is easy (because 26.2 miles on foot is never easy), but I swear that cycling long distances is the hardest physical thing I’ve…

75 Miles = Sore Butt

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I am about to leave on my “long ride.”  That means I’ll be sitting on my bike for the next 5 hours or so.   Like this: Hopefully not like this:   (Pictures from Breakaway to Sugarloaf Mountain Metric Century)   Why, why, why am I about to put myself through 75 miles (alone) on…