What Connects You to Your Community?
Gently, gratefully, I’m home.
Biking, tasks, obligations, opportunities,
Beginning to blur together.
Yet, each exists as rich piece in my life tapestry.
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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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Course Corrections
Adjusting to conditions on the ground.
Well, we didn’t all ride 23 miles.
Stan rode the whole 60-mile route.
Super-rider, Stan.
Day was a bit complicated,
Though well thought through.
Today’s heat index, forecast over 100.
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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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Grateful On a Challenging Day
What worked well today for you?
Wise women have taught me:
Notice what went well.
Gratitude such a powerful
Magnet for more.
What worked well:
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Want To Quit? Connect!
“Aunt Lin, you’ll have hills on your ride,”
Niece Elizabeth said in an email,
About two months ago.
Hills-schmills, I thought.
I can pedal up hills.
How Are You Cheering?
You know those long, steep hills?
In life, or on a bicycle?
They can be Tough!
Did Things Show Up In a Different Way?
Six weeks from June 20 until Empire State Bike Tour.
Disappointment was my take—
Not getting to meet on Root River Trail,
For bike ride with son & young boys,
Plus, picnic in a park.
Seemed like loss.
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”What Are YOU Thinking?”
As of May 23, ten weeks ’til bike trip!
A ride this week was
One of most exhausting I’ve ridden!
Wasn’t length — 27mi. very do-able now.
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How Do You Get Shape Back Into Your Life When it Gets Flat?
Eleven weeks until start of Empire State Ride.
No biking to report.
Unusual week filled with time-consuming appts.
Each important with positive outcome,
Each gulping down time.
What Keeps You “Plugging Along”?
Did I ask you that before?
It’s been relevant for me this week.
Staying diligent & consistent,
Increasing mileage as I ride nearly daily,
Needed an “auto-pilot” setting.
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What’s Your “Current Carrot” On Discouraging Days?
Slightly longer rides this week.
These longer ride days are
HARD!
Relearning, AGAIN, that
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