January 24th
Another 12.67 miles. For about a half hour after the ride I could not feel either my face or my butt cheeks. I still have that rosy glow. We have had such beautiful weather it is just not winter and it feels weird. It felt good to be on my bike but I passed so many people on the trail with their dogs that it made me feel like a crappy dog mom. Jeez. How do I make sure Grace and Weaser get exercise and I get time on my bike? Oh and Steve is sick so he could not ride today so I rode by myself which is a double edge sword. I like the freedom of setting my own pace and messing with the gears. But Steve definately pushes me. He really needs to get well.
Approximately 978 miles to go.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
The first 9.9 miles are the ...Toughest?
Last year I turned 50. Oprah Winfrey celebrated her 50th birthday by having a series of fabulous parties ending with a cruise including all of her favorite people. I panicked and thought crap over half my life is over. I’m fat and out of shape. Kit my dear friend suggested I do a mini triathlon ‘Wunder Women”. So in February I started training. It was quite a year. I completed the triathlon which was very cool and cathartic. Kit and I crossed the finish line together and seeing the smiling faces of Steve, Matt and Courtney, Liz and Brooke and Dennis and my Friend Deena and her daughter Shasta was just so inspiring. We are never alone.
And then I promptly got very sick and insanely busy. Thus gaining back most of the weight I lost and losing some of my much needed athletic strength.
It’s January 17th 2010 and I have decided that my goal this year is to ride a 1000 miles on my bike. So this morning Steve my significant other suggested a bike ride with his friend and our usual cross country skiing partner Randy. Yes it’s January and we should be winding our way through Mt Spokane cross country trails but with temperatures in the 40’s and constant rain skiing is not an option for today. He looks out the window and sees a titch of blue sky ,ok I say. Even though I have just started a new book Still Alice and I want to stay home drinking coffee and reading this book, it will have to wait.
OMG I have some work to do! 9.9 miles on the cenntenial trail to Post Falls. Usually riding to the Post Falls dam is a snap but today I am huffing and puffing and I feel beat up. Although not as cold as I thought it would be. Hazards on the trail.. green goose poop! Didn’t make it all the way to the dam! But it is a start.
Thus my quote that I will keep in the fore front for this year……
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. "
Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu
Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC)
Although this is the popular form of this quotation, a more correct translation from the original Chinese would be "The journey of a thousand miles begins beneath one's feet." Rather than emphasizing the first step, Lau Tzu regarded action as something that arises naturally from stillness. Another potential phrasing would be "Even the longest journey must begin where you stand." [note by Michael Moncur, September 01, 2004]
Today was my first step. That book is calling my name..:)
And then I promptly got very sick and insanely busy. Thus gaining back most of the weight I lost and losing some of my much needed athletic strength.
It’s January 17th 2010 and I have decided that my goal this year is to ride a 1000 miles on my bike. So this morning Steve my significant other suggested a bike ride with his friend and our usual cross country skiing partner Randy. Yes it’s January and we should be winding our way through Mt Spokane cross country trails but with temperatures in the 40’s and constant rain skiing is not an option for today. He looks out the window and sees a titch of blue sky ,ok I say. Even though I have just started a new book Still Alice and I want to stay home drinking coffee and reading this book, it will have to wait.
OMG I have some work to do! 9.9 miles on the cenntenial trail to Post Falls. Usually riding to the Post Falls dam is a snap but today I am huffing and puffing and I feel beat up. Although not as cold as I thought it would be. Hazards on the trail.. green goose poop! Didn’t make it all the way to the dam! But it is a start.
Thus my quote that I will keep in the fore front for this year……
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. "
Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu
Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC)
Although this is the popular form of this quotation, a more correct translation from the original Chinese would be "The journey of a thousand miles begins beneath one's feet." Rather than emphasizing the first step, Lau Tzu regarded action as something that arises naturally from stillness. Another potential phrasing would be "Even the longest journey must begin where you stand." [note by Michael Moncur, September 01, 2004]
Today was my first step. That book is calling my name..:)
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