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Zone 4/5
isn't pretty.It's even LESS pretty when it involves hills...repeatedly. at the end of a week where you have barely retained what passes for sanity. But, no matter the margin, you DID survive. Last...
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I've lived through a lot of things.......but very few can equal the horrible loneliness of coming home at 9:58 after a long week of work...and training and finding the house completely dark...despite...
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When all you gotta keep is strong......
Move along, move along, like i know you do.Wow, still super tired from the weekend at inlaws/wedding.Missed a training due to excessive dancing and celebratings. Felt bad. but let it go.Did prescribed...
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Mid-Season Omniums (Omnia???)
The Gal in Blue was Number Two.After a HUGE amount of team deliberation about WHERE to race this weekend, we decided on Shelby County Omnium near Louisville.Learned almost as much from these races as...
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Ault Park 2012
Back in 2008, I had the huge priviledge of getting to know Matt Schaefer for just a little while. During our short exchanges while he was fighting the brain tumor, we'd talk about bike racing. In my...
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Well, honestly, my goal for this was to recon the course and understand what to do for next year.I did that.1. Starting position in this race is HUGE.2. I so very thankful for my OWN kids! They are...
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Pump Up the Volume
Woke up this morning with one of my B races staring me in the face. And thought..."meh. Another day at the office." And this was good.Learning to be prepared but adaptable. It's peaceful....
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Sometimes a peak can look more like an indentation.You can plan to peak....and work to peak but then other things come into play. Some of these things can't be controlled, like weather, family needs,...
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You WERE listening!
(SOOO TOUGH to remove an LPT shaft after a huge unbalance! But thanks to my little orange hammer...)I was asked to present information on a bird ingestion investigation that I lead a few years ago as...
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2012 Road Race Season Summary
Began March 18th and concluded on August 5th.If memory serves, I believe I started and finished 33 races.I'm estimating they were probably pretty equally split between time trials, road races, and...
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Post-Season Fun!
The cooler temps and reduced pressure has been a wonderful relief!Had a blast last weekend previewing the Gran Fondo course with Paul and Bruce. Hardest recorded ride all year actually according to...
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I'm not sure I'm ok with being THIS happy...OK, maybe I am.I just hope I haven't upset the universal applecart. What if somewhere somebody else's suffering has increased a millionfold as a result???...
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When the Gorilla is Tired
Another really great weekend!Met a lovely new rider yesterday and then proceeded to log 5 glorious hours of sunny roads with sunny company. And then my last attempt at turnip greens turned out pretty...
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September in the Smokies
"We stoodSteady as the stars in the woodsSo happy-heartedAnd the warmth rang true inside these bones." Well, Dear Blog readers, September continues to be an amazing and wonderful month! I had the...
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Hello Kitty
The magic that began on my birthday continues.My hair is growing, my weight is coming down slowly, my strength is increasing.The work days are more manageable. The friendships feel truer and...
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love and bike racing
"To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering one must not love. But then one suffers from not loving. Therefore to love is to suffer, not to love is to suffer. To suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to...
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Why I have not blogged more lately...
and other things for which there are no words.The City. How do people live there with the lack of wide open spaces?How can I write about dreams anymore when they pale next to my realities?Why this new...
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Last day of 2012
I'm at work today, last day of 2012.Last night we attended Fr. Richard Bollman's last Sunday night Mass as Pastor of Bellarmine Chapel and one of the messages he left us with was he discussion of how...
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What a Girl Wants!
Warmth and Greetings to You, Dear Reader,Remember when I said some new cycling adventures were on the horizon????Well, I'm happy to let you in on a little SECRET. I have the distinct pleasure of being...
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Vandervorts Cafe and Fearlessness 101....Coming Soon
Sunny Winter Goedemiddag to YOU!Here's hoping this post finds you feeling strong and lucky in this February of 2013.Race Mistress Mary and teammates from Team Dayton Secret and Merrill Lynch Cycling...
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