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.
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Patience and Flexibility
Today brought lessons in patience and flexibility.
I am a VERY impatient “waiting-person.”
If you know me well, that’s not new to you.
Arriving at Glens Falls, Queensbury Hotel at 3pm,
We had one hour wait for 4:00pm check-in.
That stretched to six o’clock.
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Wind — Help or Hinder?
Eight weeks from June 5 until start of Empire State Ride.
Another day of big wind & high temps,
Requiring my careful time-plan to ride bike.
That is, for my optional bike rides.
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What Captured Your Time?
12 weeks until start of Empire State Bike Tour
Not much biking for me this week.
“Living-my-life-happy” events,
Things that come ’round annually,
Were center of attention.
Grey Days
Grey days are hard for me,
Damping down my optimism.
Canceling out thoughts of
Positive action.
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Shaking it up
How have you “livened” up your COVID life this week?
Let me think of that question for myself …
Stationary bike riding let me finish very good book.
New Goal Set
Biking this autumn season shift, prompts my setting Second-Half Bike-Season Mileage goal:
One thousand by October 15.