Comments on Tall Girl Running: Embracing My Inner Lance

Don't write off the triathlon yet! you've got to ...

2008-11-21T08:58:00.000-07:00

Don't write off the triathlon yet! you've got to try one before shunning it. they are really addictive. coolest thing out there.

Have fun cycling. I love it myself although my kn...

2008-11-16T08:56:00.000-07:00

Have fun cycling. I love it myself although my knee has kept me off of the bike for a little while

What's funny is I'm training for my first traithlo...

2008-11-11T22:31:00.000-07:00

What's funny is I'm training for my first traithlon and am deathly afraid of the bike. For. The. Love.

Love spinning class, hate the road. Thanks for the laughs!

I found your blog on the fly and love it! (actual...

2008-10-17T10:41:00.000-06:00

I found your blog on the fly and love it! (actually on a google search for pics of girls running) I hope you don't mind, but I've linked yours on mine. Have a GREAT day!

I hear ya about the "in between races" feeling. I...

2008-10-16T13:33:00.000-06:00

I hear ya about the "in between races" feeling. It's nice to just run, but it's nice to have a goal too.

And that's too funny about the dogs...

;)

Thanks for the photo compliments! I'm honored you ...

2008-10-14T08:51:00.000-06:00

Thanks for the photo compliments! I'm honored you would want to use my picture as a screen saver! Enjoy!

so. i see you've seen the light. welcome to the da...

2008-10-03T18:57:00.000-06:00

so. i see you've seen the light. welcome to the dark side, old friend. ;)

At least He didn't give you thighs of fire hydrant...

2008-10-02T12:23:00.000-06:00

At least He didn't give you thighs of fire hydrants because, with the dogs and all, that would have been really cruel.

I thought it was a good idea to take up cycling to...

2008-09-26T14:10:00.000-06:00

I thought it was a good idea to take up cycling too. Unfortunately, picked up a new bike just as the high mileage kicked in on the marathon schedule!

Rattlesnake.. oh hells naw. That would so be the deal breaker there!

OMG!"Instead of packing water or Gatorade, I'm now...

2008-09-25T22:54:00.000-06:00

OMG!

"Instead of packing water or Gatorade, I'm now carrying a bottle of Heinz 57."

I am DYING over here!

So, I too have recently gotten into biking (after a 25 year hiatus). I got a hybrid because around here the paths are both dirt and paved, but I ride mostly on the road.

I can relate to EVERYTHING in your post: the bugs (I get them in my eyes, even sunglasses don't help), the traffic, the bike gear making you feel like you kind of know what you're doing. And a squirrel almost KILLED me the other day on a ride as he tried to commit suicide by running in front of my speeding (ha) bike!

I can't wait to read more about your new adventures.

Good for you for getting out and trying something ...

2008-09-25T14:56:00.000-06:00

Good for you for getting out and trying something new to challenge yourself - those thighs won't know what hit them! I think I stay away from cycling because I think I would slack and just coast the whole way! i.e. I wouldn't know what to do!

Oh my gosh girl you have me in stitches after read...

2008-09-25T10:41:00.000-06:00

Oh my gosh girl you have me in stitches after reading your last 2 posts.. So funny.. Good luck with the biking.. I started doing it this summer but have been procrastinating for a long time now..Im glad to hear Im not the only one with tree stumps however yours is from muscle mine is more like stumps of jelly.

you are brave!!! i am definitely a chicken when i...

2008-09-25T10:37:00.000-06:00

you are brave!!! i am definitely a chicken when it comes to biking (too many crashes when i was a kid!). awesome job on the rides! its such great crosstraining and a fun new hobby... are you thinking of trying a tri?

I've been seeing more and more runners gradually d...

2008-09-25T10:30:00.000-06:00

I've been seeing more and more runners gradually drifting to triathlons and dualathons lately...makes me wonder if I missed the bus, err, cycle too. Do you have a triathlon in your future too?

As a fellow recent-inner-Lance-embracer, I enjoyed...

2008-09-25T08:52:00.000-06:00

As a fellow recent-inner-Lance-embracer, I enjoyed your post. Yes, the bugs are out in full force. The bummer part is that here in the intermountain west, we only have another month or so of cycling, tops, before it just gets too darn cold. You can run when it's in the 30s, but cycling? Hmmm... perhaps no?

And I can totally relate to the humbling aspects of cycling. Being a marathoner does not automatically qualify one to ride up great mountains in a single bound. Bummer.

20 mile rides? Nice. As a runner, I always feel I ...

2008-09-25T07:42:00.000-06:00

20 mile rides? Nice.

As a runner, I always feel I have abnormally strong legs (at least I like to claim that my tree trunks are pure muscle). Biking definitely humbles me. Now I just have to see about those padded shorts. Because thighs hurting is one thing, crotch hurting is another...

You are hilarious! I might have to take up biking ...

2008-09-24T22:25:00.000-06:00

You are hilarious! I might have to take up biking someday.
Alicia (a lurker from the Marathon Mommies blog)

Christie,I just think about rainbows and daffodils...

2008-09-24T17:13:00.000-06:00

Christie,

I just think about rainbows and daffodils and other happy thoughts to distract me from becoming roadkill.

Seriously, though... my experience as a runner has prepared me for biking. I go out with the mindset that I am completely invisible to cars, so my safety is entirely up to ME. I still get passed by a few cars driving way too close, but the majority give me plenty of room. As with running, even when I'm tired, I always have to practice a keen sense of observation and alertness. It's really not so bad once you get used to it.

You are so funny! I've thought about biking, but I...

2008-09-24T16:52:00.000-06:00

You are so funny! I've thought about biking, but I'm terrified. I can't see riding with traffic without thinking someone is going to plow into me. How do you get over that?