Riding Emigration Canyon with the Borg

[RC Vikings]

Originally Posted by Archaea

Well she does volunteer for the tri team, the bike team, the race team, the schools, the charity league, the library, the cancer children, the schools' choirs. It's one of the reasons I never see her.

She asked me why I wasn't volunteering for this race on Saturday, not wanting to offend I didn't inform her, because "you always do."

Sounds like you married way up.

[bluegoose]

Originally Posted by Archaea

Well she does volunteer for the tri team, the bike team, the race team, the schools, the charity league, the library, the cancer children, the schools' choirs. It's one of the reasons I never see her.

She asked me why I wasn't volunteering for this race on Saturday, not wanting to offend I didn't inform her, because "you always do."

I don't doubt any of that. She is obviously a very driven and committed person to do everything that she does.

All I'm saying is that with that much climbing, most riders would be lucky to average 12 mph. At that rate, it would take 20-23 hours in one week. Thats a big chunk of time, even if you do ride 7 days a week.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by bluegoose

I don't doubt any of that. She is obviously a very driven and committed person to do everything that she does.

All I'm saying is that with that much climbing, most riders would be lucky to average 12 mph. At that rate, it would take 20-23 hours in one week. Thats a big chunk of time, even if you do ride 7 days a week.

She just informed me that she will lead a blind person through Ironman CDA next year. She will ride a tandem bike leading that person. Hmm.

Her training invovles about thirty hours. Now if you ever meet her, she'll deny it, but Saturday usually involves five to seven hours of training and four hours on Sunday, with about two to three every day.

[BarbaraGordon]

Originally Posted by Archaea

Her training invovles about thirty hours. Now if you ever meet her, she'll deny it, but Saturday usually involves five to seven hours of training and four hours on Sunday, with about two to three every day.

holy cow. It is beyond my comprehension that a mom could have that much time.

That's cool about volunteering with the blind triathlete.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

holy cow. It is beyond my comprehension that a mom could have that much time.

That's cool about volunteering with the blind triathlete.

Well only our youngest requires much attention. The others are pretty much on auto-pilot. Give money, insert food and watch them run. My youngest makes his own breakfast, packs his lunch and only needs oversight supervision on homework assignments. The others are even easier.

There's more to it than that, but they are so driven and programmed they don't require as much supervision.

[The Borg]

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

Wow. You met the Borg? How does he ride with all those robotic implants? Don't they weigh him down?

Couple of thought here:

1) It's not those robotic implants that weigh me down, it seems that there is an extra body strapped to my original version that is weighing me down!

2) Sleeveless jersey...because it was hovering near 100°.

3) BYUPride - he's a CG plant. A young plant at that. A CG spy sent out to test the will of so-called cyclists on this board. We "climbed" Immigration Canyon...Pride "sprinted" Immigration Canyon. When we got to the top, he was sitting down, having lunch, and playing video games on his phone. (I also think he had time for a nice nap, but he won't admit to that)

Anyway, Pride is a budding star on the bike. We were just climbing to get to the top (I told you I was a wuss at climbing), he was really pushing himself, riding hard and getting better. Good job Pride. Fun ride.

I need more and more climbing for prep of the Sawtooth Century. From what's been said on this thread, I ought to hire Arch's wife as a personal trainer. If I could log in about 1/4 of her climbing hours, I'd be more than ready.

Pride is out to chew up and spit out any other person who wants to ride.

[bYuPride]

You are too kind. Thanks for the words of encouragement.