I think its nice that you are willing to just put her mind at ease for now. That's love.but she did grow up doing a civil war, and she's lost a good deal of her side of the family to disease.
I think its nice that you are willing to just put her mind at ease for now. That's love.but she did grow up doing a civil war, and she's lost a good deal of her side of the family to disease.
Sometimes feels like party pooping though Lee, at least when my wife does it. She is looking out for me, but still... Might be a reason I don't really cycle out on the roads now a days. It freaks the wife out too much after every year we have cyclists get hit by cars and killed, back in 2007 there was a guy killed in the club I rode with. That one actually scared me and caused me to listen to the little lady... I haven't rode on the road since 2008 I think and am now going to sell/trade my road bike for a spin bike for the house.But yah, the wifely concern is supposedly in my best interests, and not just party-poopping, so I guess I can't complain too much. Better than a spouse who was trying to off me, right?
Yah, despite having traveled for two years on a bike, including in places known for pretty crazy driving, like Africa and the Middle East, I don't like mixing it up with cars anymore. They just don't see you, and it's gotten worse with cell phones. Just the other day I saw a guy in front of me almost veer into the parked cars to our right because he was trying to look up and dial a number. I gave him a honk. If a bike had been alongside him, who knows what would've happened?Sometimes feels like party pooping though Lee, at least when my wife does it. She is looking out for me, but still... Might be a reason I don't really cycle out on the roads now a days. It freaks the wife out too much after every year we have cyclists get hit by cars and killed, back in 2007 there was a guy killed in the club I rode with. That one actually scared me and caused me to listen to the little lady... I haven't rode on the road since 2008 I think and am now going to sell/trade my road bike for a spin bike for the house.
Ya, but I do like the small races. I have PTSD though too and am not very comfortable in big crowds. I'm also a country boy from MT so being downtown already puts me on edge and then combine that with the PTSD and not a good situation. I did really like the one trail race I did last year with some of the OR BRS crew, but that was super small and not crowded at all. I also really liked the one race I did way out in the burbs, I think it only had 600 people in it when I did it. I think from now on if I do races it will just be the really small races because I feel more comfortable with them. Also in the small races there is less people to dodge around and so it's easier to get a pr while running less distance (less zigzagging means less distance traveled in a race).And as you know, I was already ambivalent about running with a huge mass of other people, so it's not a real huge sacrifice. If I didn't participate on this site, and hear so many racing stories, I wonder if the idea of entering a race would've even occurred to me. You've said it wasn't really your thing either, right?
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Ya, but I do like the small races. I have PTSD though too and am not very comfortable in big crowds.
Did 4.03mi in 47:41. Note that I said "did" and not "ran" because someone who would rather remain nameless, but in fact is Dama, thinks that the 12 m/m is too slow for running! OK, maybe it is. So let's say I "Skipped, flapped my arms like a bird while making farting noises with my mouth for 4.03mi in 47:41". Better?
Huh, maybe that's part of my problem too. I get irritated too easy by people.Then again, as stated before, I think I'm getting more misanthropic as I get older. Or maybe some people just suck and I don't like being around them
The more I relaxed, the faster I went.
Ahh, set myself up for that, didn't I? I'll be back to the chip seal soon enough.
Now you just went and made me miss home, I mean Montana, with those pictures. We rarely ever get snow here in Oregon, which I don't think we even did this winter.Now if we could just have our spring. Although I must say, it's quite beautiful out right now. The wet snow is covering the trees' branches, even the tiniest, creating a wonderfully white winter wonderland.
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Not looking forward to driving in it in two hours though, das fer sher.
Did 4.03mi in 47:41. Note that I said "did" and not "ran" because someone who would rather remain nameless, but in fact is Dama, thinks that the 12 m/m is too slow for running! OK, maybe it is. So let's say I "Skipped, flapped my arms like a bird while making farting noises with my mouth for 4.03mi in 47:41". Better?
You have this "Not Running" form nailed down...the arm movement alone has to be more aerodynamic thus faster...maybe Dama can get some lessons from you...her speed is a little slow right now.
Noticed some higher humidity on my run this afternoon...HR was a bit high so had go slower even walked a couple times on the hills. Local roads 6 miles running plus 1 mile walking.
This ends my 2nd week of the running season...ramped up the miles plenty fast and will keep it between 15 - 20 miles a week for the near future. Skin on the ball of left foot is peeling some...no hotspots or blisters must just be adapting and shedding a bit.[/quote]
That's what you think but the reality is-that's what you get for being such a meany to me