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Lee4love1

By Lee4love1, in Fitness & Exercise

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hoosierpoms    0

hoosierpoms
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i agree....it is hard to imagine doing that daily

we could not get that many in last night due to the weather...but we still rode/

my weeknites usually dont exceed the 25 mile mark...but maybe it will..depending on who rides....

i am depating riding this weekend..supposed to be some killer hills...not sure i want to tackle them....being lazy

but i will...i guess...lol

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OH Juli    15

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HP

I love your picture of the group. You look like you're a seasoned veteran rider. You know there will be a time when you weigh less than John (if you don't already) and will routinely ride faster than him.

D,

I LOVE the video. Very nicely done and you look fantastic.

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hoosierpoms    0

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thanks!!! We normally ride with about 4 of them on a regular basis.

i love it

and I love beating JOhn....LOL

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areellady    1

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Thanks J, nice pound loss....by noon eh??? How about sooner???

HP, the group picture is cool. I took some last night as well. It is hard to take pictures whilst riding down the road!!!!

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hoosierpoms    0

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yea, I didnt take that one...

I would love to have a camera for my helmet....can you imagine how it would look when we are going up the hills...bouncin all over the place...LOL

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whosyadaddy    0

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Here is something else cool!

MY 8 yr old daughter wants to do one of my Triathlons! There is a kids sections. She is already fine swiming 4 laps and the bikeing is fine (she biked 7 miles with me last week!) So last night i helped her with running. We ran just around our block and she loved it. Didnt complain. She has to run 1k for the kids triathlon. Is that awesome or what! I actually inspired her.

She has seen me run in a 5k race and was just SOO PROUD.

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OH Juli    15

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Here is something else cool!

MY 8 yr old daughter wants to do one of my Triathlons! There is a kids sections. She is already fine swiming 4 laps and the bikeing is fine (she biked 7 miles with me last week!) So last night i helped her with running. We ran just around our block and she loved it. Didnt complain. She has to run 1k for the kids triathlon. Is that awesome or what! I actually inspired her.

She has seen me run in a 5k race and was just SOO PROUD.

sweet, good news!

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hoosierpoms    0

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whos

that is amazing and isnt it a great feeling to know that we are the ones inspiring them to get off the couch and get moving??? We could be where we were last year and they would still be in there rooms and not doing anything active

Way to go

we must see pictures

OH J....Great job on the weight loss

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Great2BThin    5

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Oh thanks BG, I love that too!!!

HP, I did ride last night...55.59 miles and am so tired and I couldnt' sleep afterwards. It was dark when we got home. I didn't like that at all. We just have these little blinky lights so people can see us, but nothing to help us see. It sucked!! I dont' how people ride that many miles day after day. I feel like I have been hit by a mac truck!!!

OMG!! That is awesome to ride that much at the end of the day. But be safe!! Do they make lights for bikes?

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areellady    1

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Yes, they make bikes for lights and tail lights too, but we just have never gotten any. We didnt realize how far we were away from home, and by the time we turned around, it was too late to anything but ride home. We really only were in the dark for about 1/2 hour, but that made for slow slow riding.

Who's that is sooooo great about your daughter, there is no better accomplishment than having an impact like that on your kids!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to go!!!!

HP, so we are gonna go about 20-25 tonight...it is suppose to be 98 here today, so hopefully we do get that in. I honestly don't know how people go 100 miles. I really don't, my legs were rubber and I could barely walk. Probably next year I will be doing centuries and laughing at this post!!!

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Great2BThin    5

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Yes, they make bikes for lights and tail lights too, but we just have never gotten any. We didnt realize how far we were away from home, and by the time we turned around, it was too late to anything but ride home. We really only were in the dark for about 1/2 hour, but that made for slow slow riding.

Who's that is sooooo great about your daughter, there is no better accomplishment than having an impact like that on your kids!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to go!!!!

HP, so we are gonna go about 20-25 tonight...it is suppose to be 98 here today, so hopefully we do get that in. I honestly don't know how people go 100 miles. I really don't, my legs were rubber and I could barely walk. Probably next year I will be doing centuries and laughing at this post!!!

But then again, a year ago, you probably never thought you could ever go 50+ miles either, and look at you now! It's amazing the progress you folks have made in a year. I'm impressed!

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hoosierpoms    0

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long to b...YOU ARE SOOOO NICE!!!!!!!

D

I say I can get in 25 tonight..looks like I am working sat morning, so I will not get to ride the ride with my group...looks like we will be on our own,

i want a blinkie lite tooo.......the guys that ride with us have them....

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