Yippee! I finally got my butt in gear!

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Registered: 12-04-2003
Yippee! I finally got my butt in gear!
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Tue, 04-24-2007 - 1:56pm

Well I finally did it. After a couple of weeks doing nothing but lying on the couch wondering why I'm not losing any weight, I got my bike out!


This morning I decided to ride my bike into work which is probably between 10 and 15 kilometres (when my bike was stolen last year the jerk ripped off my odometer, so I can't tell exactly). It is a fabulous downhill into the river valley, but then I have to come back out - which was a bit brutal. But even with all the up hill it only took me about 45 minutes, and that was taking sips out of my coffee which I had jammed into my water bottle holder!


So I feel great, we'll see how I feel after riding back home!


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Registered: 08-29-2005
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 3:35pm

GOOD FOR YOU!!!

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Registered: 11-12-2001
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 3:54pm

WAY TO GO MIRANDA!


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Registered: 12-04-2003
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 4:30pm

Sonia, if I had mountains in my way, I'd think twice (actually probably MORE than that) about riding in!! I'm lucky that I can avoid the major roads and keep to the trails on the way in too! Where I used to live, I could've ridden in, but I would have had to go along the freeway, which I wasn't too keen on!


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Registered: 11-22-2006
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 9:12pm
That is amazing!

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Registered: 04-09-2003
Wed, 04-25-2007 - 11:13am
Good for you!



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Registered: 12-04-2003
Wed, 04-25-2007 - 11:26am

Well ladies, the trip home wasn't nearly as much fun as the trip in! LOL The hill on the way back was killer! But I'm going to give it another go tomorrow if the weather is nice! Hopefully, my legs will be in fabulous shape by the end of summer! :-)


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Registered: 05-14-2003
Wed, 04-25-2007 - 12:14pm
Good for you! Doesn't it feel great to exercise OUTSIDE?!

Rebecca, wonderful wife and mom to the Fabulous Four!                   &n

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Registered: 12-04-2003
Thu, 04-26-2007 - 11:44am

Oh I totally agree! Being outside, and hearing the birds and feeling the breeze is wonderful!


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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 04-30-2007 - 4:40pm
Good for you Miranda.....I do know how much you love the weather warming up!! Glad to hear spring has sprung and the bike's out :-)

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