Home in Northfield, MN
Hard work that you share is connecting.
Though sometimes you feel like objecting.
What you’ve gotten done,
Though not always fun,
Gets you to the goal you’re expecting.
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Last Day G.A.R.T. Ride
My portion of this ride has ended.
The time that I’ve shared has been blended
With Hills and with Heat.
With good folks to meet.
My mem-or-ies will be quite splendid.
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Facing the Elements
What’s true about riding in the heat,
It drains you and leaves you really beat,
It pays to hydrate,
Then you tolerate,
The miles without facing your defeat.
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Capricious, Heavy Duty Wind
Those times when the wind’s really blowing,
It can help you get where you’re going.
Small direction change,
Can make things quite strange,
Wind’s no longer helping, it’s slowing.
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In the Groove
You know that feeling of “Being in the Flow?”
What a treat! So grateful.
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Oh Happy Day
My biking day was SO very fun.
Tomorrow I’ll give it “another run.”
When I bike awhile,
And it makes me smile,
I’m happy-tired, when the ride is done.
What “Carrot” Are You Dangling For Yourself?
To train for this ride is a “carrot,”
It gives indoor cycling great merit.
I’ll regain my strength,
And pedal the length
Of trails on this trip; I will swear it!
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What Different Picture Has Shown Up for You?
Bike rides on the two paved trailsAbout 15 miles from home.Cannon Valley Trail & Sakatah Trail.Great finale for 2021 Trail pedaling. Different views show up sinceTrees and bushes are mostly leafless. Lengths of trail with overarching branches;Earlier appearing as leafy green tunnels,Now show “basic” structure.Like cathedral beams meetingAt top of ceiling. Are we like that?With […]
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Celebrating
You know those days when you’re perfectly
In the Flow and everything’s great?
That was today.
Forty miles on bike trail,
MY picture of ideal biking.
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Power of Discernment
Learning what you don’t want
Powerful part of choosing what you DO want.
Fast food breakfast to feed many quickly.
“Tim Horton’s,” new-to-me chain.
Getting out to beat heat as much as possible.
Prompting that early breakfast source.
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Power of Perspective
Consider the power in a change of perspective.
I learned that “kill” means “river” in Dutch.
Makes the town name “better to my ear.”
On road at 6:45 a.m.
Attempt to beat-the-heat.
Trail beside Hudson River,
Lovely trees, great views.
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Handling Big Hills
Training for this bike ride,
Should have been 50% daily walking up some very steep hill,
Pushing my bicycle!
Today’s hills were killers.
Even Stan, who is extremely strong,
Actually, strongest rider,
Talked about the consistent
Hills of 10% to 14% grade.