Comments on: Get Up, Get Up, Get On It http://gritandglimmer.com/get-up-get-up-get-on-it/ Eat, Love, Ride, Explore. Fri, 04 May 2012 02:45:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: snarkypants http://gritandglimmer.com/get-up-get-up-get-on-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2208 snarkypants Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:27:08 +0000 http:///gritandglimmer.com/2009/01/07/get-up-get-up-get-on-it/#comment-2208 Ha! Kman - RP would say stay inside! He's the biggest sissy out there! :) Kidding, kidding. Matt - You are correct. That wind is known in my mind as "The Headwind That Almost Killed Me" Oh the pain! Tom - thank you so much - I've sent you an email. Paul - So true. The first brevet I did last year was 200k covered bridges. Flat as a pancake. I was trying to draft off Natalie Ramsland, who is three inches wide. There was a headwind in every direction. For ten miles of it, Sal sat on the front and smashed out 19-20mph (which was f-ing nuts in that headwind) and we all just got in the drops, gritted our teeth and held on for dear life. When it was over he explained that he was just "getting that part over with faster". Needless to say he was banned from the front of the paceline for the rest of the trip, wind or no. Ha! Kman – RP would say stay inside!
He’s the biggest sissy out there! :) Kidding, kidding.

Matt – You are correct. That wind is known in my mind as “The Headwind That Almost Killed Me”

Oh the pain!

Tom – thank you so much – I’ve sent you an email.

Paul – So true. The first brevet I did last year was 200k covered bridges. Flat as a pancake. I was trying to draft off Natalie Ramsland, who is three inches wide. There was a headwind in every direction. For ten miles of it, Sal sat on the front and smashed out 19-20mph (which was f-ing nuts in that headwind) and we all just got in the drops, gritted our teeth and held on for dear life. When it was over he explained that he was just “getting that part over with faster”. Needless to say he was banned from the front of the paceline for the rest of the trip, wind or no.

]]> By: K-Man http://gritandglimmer.com/get-up-get-up-get-on-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2206 K-Man Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:26:22 +0000 http:///gritandglimmer.com/2009/01/07/get-up-get-up-get-on-it/#comment-2206 As the good RP would say... HTFU. Or you just need a good wind block. I think Karsten would work quite well... tho we might drop him on the hills. As the good RP would say… HTFU. Or you just need a good wind block. I think Karsten would work quite well… tho we might drop him on the hills.

]]> By: MattD http://gritandglimmer.com/get-up-get-up-get-on-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2205 MattD Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:32:18 +0000 http:///gritandglimmer.com/2009/01/07/get-up-get-up-get-on-it/#comment-2205 Just remember, almost no wind can match the viscous wind we hit on the Timber ride last year! I still remember the team stretched out in two huge echelons across Dersham road struggling to do 15mph. Just remember, almost no wind can match the viscous wind we hit on the Timber ride last year! I still remember the team stretched out in two huge echelons across Dersham road struggling to do 15mph.

]]> By: Tom Green http://gritandglimmer.com/get-up-get-up-get-on-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2204 Tom Green Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:08:56 +0000 http:///gritandglimmer.com/2009/01/07/get-up-get-up-get-on-it/#comment-2204 What a great descriptive post. Heidi, I'm always impressed when I read your posts, no matter what the topic. Would you consider contributing your craft to the community book-writing project at the Lounge? We'd love to have your talent. http://blog.runnerslounge.com/2009/01/weve-been-thinking-it-over-it-for-a-long-time-at-runners-lounge-weve-wanted-to-make-the-most-of-the-forum-discussions.html Keep up the great writing, riding, and running! Tom What a great descriptive post. Heidi, I’m always impressed when I read your posts, no matter what the topic.

Would you consider contributing your craft to the community book-writing project at the Lounge? We’d love to have your talent.

http://blog.runnerslounge.com/2009/01/weve-been-thinking-it-over-it-for-a-long-time-at-runners-lounge-weve-wanted-to-make-the-most-of-the-forum-discussions.html

Keep up the great writing, riding, and running!

Tom

]]> By: Paul http://gritandglimmer.com/get-up-get-up-get-on-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2203 Paul Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:13:42 +0000 http:///gritandglimmer.com/2009/01/07/get-up-get-up-get-on-it/#comment-2203 Amen sister, amen. Nothing makes me shout out curses like the strong headwind that, I swear, changes directions just to taunt me when I think I'll have a tailwind for a bit. Amen sister, amen. Nothing makes me shout out curses like the strong headwind that, I swear, changes directions just to taunt me when I think I’ll have a tailwind for a bit.

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