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formerly floyd speaks: February 2011
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A narcissistic detailing of things I like to do. Sunday, February 06, 2011. I Have To Admit, It's Getting Better. It's 6:30 on a cold and damp Saturday morning in February in Newberg, Oregon. The forecast is for rain and temperatures in the mid-40s. And there are at least 30 randonneurs waiting in a hotel parking lot to start riding 200 kilometers (indeed, some plan to ride 300 kilometers). It must be a Paris-Brest-Paris. Marcello's first event was a bone-chilling 200K on New Year's Day. I last rode the ...
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formerly floyd speaks: From 0 to 13.1 in 10 months (less 3)
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A narcissistic detailing of things I like to do. Sunday, October 17, 2010. From 0 to 13.1 in 10 months (less 3). And it is designed to ease a body into the destructive sport of running without being, well, too destructive. First step: get a new pair of running shoes. I went to a local running store. I had my shoes. I had my book. I had almost a year in which to train. It was time to take my first steps toward 13.1 miles worth of such steps. To go along with my self-diagnosis, I self-prescribed rest, ice,...
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formerly floyd speaks: #1 on 1-1-11
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A narcissistic detailing of things I like to do. Monday, January 03, 2011. Did I just see you standing? Um, no. Well, not now . . . .". We had just turned off of Gieger onto Fern Hill Rd. for the first climb of the day, and Lynne had caught me defying doctor's orders. Suitably chastised, I dropped my butt back on my saddle, shifted into the most venerable of my granny gears and spun frustratingly slowly up the hill. It was going to be a very long day. What's this about doctor's orders? Say again, Doc?
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formerly floyd speaks: Beat the Retreat, or Hoo-Boy!, am I out of shape!
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A narcissistic detailing of things I like to do. Sunday, January 23, 2011. Beat the Retreat, or Hoo-Boy! Am I out of shape! I should NOT be tired. I should NOT be winded. I should NOT be thinking of taking a nap. But I am nevertheless all three of those things. And all because I rode a lousy 37 miles, with just a little bit of a hill climb. Today was the Bicycle Transportation Alliance's. Board Retreat." My friend Susan was hosting it at her company. Anyway, this shows the second half of the ride (I sort...
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formerly floyd speaks: October 2009
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A narcissistic detailing of things I like to do. Saturday, October 10, 2009. It has been suggested that I have been remiss in my postings; that there are people out there who look forward to reading about the various stupid things that I do on my bicycle, if only so that they might congratulate themselves on their comparatively greater stores of common sense. Okay Where was I? Oh, yes. August. For the past 28 years, Seattle's Cascade Bicycle Club. As I drove up to Seattle Thursday afternoon, it started r...
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formerly floyd speaks: September 2009
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A narcissistic detailing of things I like to do. Tuesday, September 08, 2009. Well, Yes, Yes, I am a Cycling Diva. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Well, Yes, Yes, I am a Cycling Diva. I am a woman of uncertain age and maturity obssessed with law, cycling, and food. View my complete profile.
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formerly floyd speaks: May 2010
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A narcissistic detailing of things I like to do. Sunday, May 30, 2010. In Case You Were Wondering. Yes, TRFKAF did finally get his bath. Tuesday, May 25, 2010. 30% Chance of Rain = 100% Chance of Lunacy. Geez, Cecil, could you be a little MORE heavy handed with the foreshadowing? Hmm, I don't think so, no."). Anyhoo, as I was saying, it seemed like a good idea. After my forced "rest" period. Lynne would ride from her house near Beaverton to my house in SE Portland, and together we would ride the 13 miles...
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formerly floyd speaks: July 2009
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A narcissistic detailing of things I like to do. Friday, July 24, 2009. Aside From That, Mrs. Lincoln, How Did You Like the Play? Being Part Two of The Story of Cecil's Great Gold Rush Adventure. This post is a continuation of a previous pos. T - you might want to read that first, or this will make little sense). And so I was on my way home. The wind was at my back. Sadly, so was a honking huge semi. Not 10 minutes after I left the Davis Creek turnaround, in a scene straight out of Duel. About all the sh...
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formerly floyd speaks: I Have To Admit, It's Getting Better
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A narcissistic detailing of things I like to do. Sunday, February 06, 2011. I Have To Admit, It's Getting Better. It's 6:30 on a cold and damp Saturday morning in February in Newberg, Oregon. The forecast is for rain and temperatures in the mid-40s. And there are at least 30 randonneurs waiting in a hotel parking lot to start riding 200 kilometers (indeed, some plan to ride 300 kilometers). It must be a Paris-Brest-Paris. Marcello's first event was a bone-chilling 200K on New Year's Day. I last rode the ...
