June 7th, 2010
This post is not just about exercising. This post is about how amazing my friends and family are and how exercising plays a big role in that.
Case in point:
Wednesday I rode my bike to TrySports (7 miles) for the group ride, only to have it rained out. Instead of calling it a day, Scott and I [...]
Tags: 1K beer run, Ballantye Triathlon, beer garden girl costume, bike, Chris, Colleen, cycling, dressing up for a race, running, Starbucks, Tri at Baxter, TrySports, TrySports Charlotte
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June 4th, 2010
I mentioned this incident yesterday. Here’s the letter I sent to Stanley Steemer. No response yet.
Dear Timi Daly [of Stanley Steemer],
I was bicycling around 5:45 pm today on Marvin Road toward Charlotte (in Marvin, NC.) One of your vans passed me, and as they did a man in the passenger seat leaned out the window [...]
Tags: cycling, motorist vs cyclist, NC bicycling laws, Stanley Steemer
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May 20th, 2010
My first group ride was yesterday. And I can’t stop thinking about it.
I mentioned it in yesterday’s post, and I was so nervous/excited about the thought of riding with a group that I hardly paused to think of the reason for the ride. I read Kevin’s blog post shortly before leaving the house and that [...]
Tags: Annual Ride of Silence, bike, booty loop, Chris B, cycling, Jeff, Kevin, Scott
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May 19th, 2010
I am by no means a cycling expert. In fact, I still consider myself very much a beginner. But in the short time I’ve spent chatting with people about cycling, I’ve noticed some misconceptions about the rules of the road.
I told Amy I wanted to write a blog post and she mentioned that her husband, [...]
Tags: Amy, bicycling, bike, cycling, Scott
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May 11th, 2010
Okay, I’ll try to keep this in nuggets because I feel like I have a lot of nothing to say. …
Triathlon training update:
= Swim: So, I found out my friend Sally used to be a swim coach. Told you about that the other day when I mentioned our relay team. She had me over the [...]
Tags: cycling, running, swimming, Tri at Baxter, triathlon, TrySports, TrySports Charlotte, Twilight run for youth 5K Charlotte
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May 10th, 2010
= Buying a bathing suit at Target while drunk at 5 pm on a Sunday;
= Cycling rules/laws I’ve learned/want to confirm;
= Brewfest in Rock Hill that boasted a climbing wall (does that seem like a good combo to you?);
= Running a 5K while stressed;
= Cycling the route of the triathlon that Kevin thinks I should [...]
Tags: 5K, Alan, cycling, Jeff, Kevin, Mountain Jam Brewfest, Ronnie, running, Target, triathlon
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May 3rd, 2010
So, Kevin is the awesomest brother in the world because he suggested a “fake triathlon” at our grandmother’s house (she lives on Lake Wylie.) This would help to ease my mind regarding any coordination issues that could with 3 sports in one event. Plus, it’d be a great excuse to try out my new tri suit! [...]
Tags: Bart Yasso, biking, cycling, Elwood, flat tire on bike, Jeff, kayak, Kevin, Lake Wylie swimming, Mia, REI, running, swimming, triathlon
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January 3rd, 2010
So, I’m a little late on the the whole “look back/look ahead” post that comes at the end of the year, but I was too busy celebrating the holidays to take the time to sit down and think about it! So, better late than never, right?
Last year I wrote about some thoughts on 2008, and [...]
Tags: Asheville, athens, Brevard, Cai, casey, Chuck, create, cycling, Dallas, dogs, exercise, Florida, Gray, Greensboro, Greenville, half marathon, hiking, Jenn, Jenny, Katie, Kevin, marathon, memoirs, Mia, Mount Mitchell, new bike, New York City, Novara bike, NYC, Outer Banks, poetryassignment, REI, Sadie, Thunder Road marathon Charlotte, Travel, TrySports, Washington DC, Wilmington
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November 18th, 2009
Time to update my bucket list.
I wrote this a little more than a year ago. Here’s what the list was then, and how it’s going (items in green are in-progress or done!):
1. Write a novel.
How it’s going: I have written the first draft of a novel. And I am working on the first draft of [...]
Tags: Amy, Colleen, cycling, Hiking the Appalachian Trail, Jeff, Kevin, learning how to cycle as an adult, My bucket list updated, National Novel Writing Month, New York City, novel writing, running a half marathon, running a marathon, Thunder Road marathon Charlotte
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September 27th, 2009
What a better way to be woken up on a Sunday morning than a phone call from Kevin: “I’m at the REI yard sale. Are you coming?”
Actually, that wasn’t the best part. I did get up and grab a shower and start getting ready, and then I got another phone call from him: “Get down [...]
Tags: Andrew, cycling, Kevin, my new bike, Novara Carema, Novara Carema bike for $300, REI yard sale, REI yard sale Charlotte, women's bike frame
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