tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post6068485704127152068..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: Death Ride Grandma Rides Again!Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-47294043386460264612014-09-08T19:47:34.023-04:002014-09-08T19:47:34.023-04:00Thanks, Fliss. I really appreciate the wishes! I...Thanks, Fliss. I really appreciate the wishes! If the kind wishes I get here can push me up those hills, next year is in the bag.DRGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-3203668076087457232014-09-08T07:41:50.640-04:002014-09-08T07:41:50.640-04:00Hi DRG, sorry to be late in comments. I'm so i...Hi DRG, sorry to be late in comments. I'm so impressed with what you have done, and sorry you felt unwell on the day. But all the training you put in, and all the climbs, are amazing. Best wishes for the next event,Flissnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-91684392831687780472014-09-04T09:52:04.574-04:002014-09-04T09:52:04.574-04:00Thanks, Theresa. Yes, riding in the dark in such ...Thanks, Theresa. Yes, riding in the dark in such a special place is quite an experience. It's sort of like walking in a very still place. DRGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-82372658652695820032014-09-04T09:46:36.065-04:002014-09-04T09:46:36.065-04:00I’m sure there must be an extra high for you ridin...I’m sure there must be an extra high for you riding in pitch dark. Me? Im the good old-fashioned Joe who’s happy with plain exercise walking. But that’s just me. If riding does it for you,… ride on!<br />Theresahttp://www.walkingshoewoman.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-40996100037837841392014-09-03T15:19:50.554-04:002014-09-03T15:19:50.554-04:00Ok, so I didn't get around to mentioning what ...Ok, so I didn't get around to mentioning what a whiny little heap I was. Yeah, I know it's just a fluke - and have reminded myself that people miss out on far more important things because of fluky accidents. And now, a couple of months later, I have definitely moved past it. Thanks for your comment - I can't imagine doing the ultra-stuff you do!!!DRGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-56470996446947613182014-09-03T14:08:11.742-04:002014-09-03T14:08:11.742-04:00PS - I forgot to mention that you accomplished an ...PS - I forgot to mention that you accomplished an amazing feat what with getting in as much as you did under those circumstances. Again - I'd have been a whimpering, whiny little heap WAAAYY earlier on. UltraKaznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-54724918997337997732014-09-03T14:06:31.340-04:002014-09-03T14:06:31.340-04:00DRG - don't dump that moniker just yet, ok? F...DRG - don't dump that moniker just yet, ok? First off - the TRAINING ALONE earned that for you! Seriously - the training you did woulda killed me off very quickly!! Secondly - this was a fluke. And it's this kind of thing that makes athletes like us (yeah - we are!) get a little wonky before an event (avoiding public places, becoming germaphobes, going through all manner of superstitious rites and rituals) and sometimes even all that just doesn't do it and comes bad luck :(. That's all that happened here. YOU are an amazing, awesome athlete and I am impressed by all you do!!!<br />UltraKaznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-10350422138697900062014-09-03T12:04:37.238-04:002014-09-03T12:04:37.238-04:00Yum Yucky, I can't imagine doing half the stuf...Yum Yucky, I can't imagine doing half the stuff you do! Sorry that I sent you into those convulsions. I know they hurt, 'cause that's exactly what mine did the first time up Haleakala.DRGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-72799099164783744862014-09-03T11:59:55.996-04:002014-09-03T11:59:55.996-04:00Thanks, Genie. I couldn't imagine trying it ei...Thanks, Genie. I couldn't imagine trying it either, but you never know what's ahead!DRGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-29120675901965260282014-09-03T08:44:50.217-04:002014-09-03T08:44:50.217-04:00My thighs went into convulsions at the thought of ...My thighs went into convulsions at the thought of even attempting this. Despite you being sick, you were/are badass. Yum Yuckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274251538801259351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-67489202979259973412014-09-03T07:15:47.261-04:002014-09-03T07:15:47.261-04:00Wow. Just wow. I can't imagine even thinking a...Wow. Just wow. I can't imagine even thinking about trying this! You're one of my heroes DRG!Genienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-14528476129173482792014-09-02T22:48:07.857-04:002014-09-02T22:48:07.857-04:00Hmm. Not sure what button I missed - I sent a repl...Hmm. Not sure what button I missed - I sent a reply and it vanished. The gist of it was that this stuff creeps up on you - only 11 years ago I thought I'd never finish my first-ever 40 mile ride, and before I knew it, the Death Ride, which I studiously (fearfully) avoided for some time suddenly sounded like a good idea. No awe deserved here - these things come one step at a time. And I trust that the Death Ride is only a few more steps away...DRGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-3246511850408504132014-09-02T22:42:34.130-04:002014-09-02T22:42:34.130-04:00Thank you, Mary Anne. Love the bumper sticker. I l...Thank you, Mary Anne. Love the bumper sticker. I love to walk, too. Even before I started being so active, I could walk all day. It's one of the two best ways to see stuff (cycling is the other, obviously). I can't wait to hear about the centuries when the time comes!DRGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-81411742264583057332014-09-02T20:29:15.349-04:002014-09-02T20:29:15.349-04:00I am sorry your stomach refused to cooperate! You ...I am sorry your stomach refused to cooperate! You always make me want to get a bicycle, even though walking is my absolute favorite exercise ever. (One of the vets where I work has a bumper sticker, along with her 26.2 oval, that says "Why run slow when you can walk fast?" Totally my attitude.) And I really will, someday. I will probably even ride a century or two. But no Death Rides for me. <br />Mary Anne in Kentuckysolarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606487180967915130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-33484208512582276272014-09-02T18:48:27.230-04:002014-09-02T18:48:27.230-04:00DRG, just reading this frightens me to death…I mea...DRG, just reading this frightens me to death…I mean to death!!! I am so sorry you were sick on the big day, but now I have something to look forward to reading about next year. Wheeeeeeee!!!<br /><br />Again, I just can't believe the stuff you do. I am in awe!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-50256210181720271182014-09-02T16:41:56.147-04:002014-09-02T16:41:56.147-04:00Thanks, Messymimi! It is a lovely area & I am ...Thanks, Messymimi! It is a lovely area & I am mostly looking forward to getting back there next year.DRGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-27843076682388954562014-09-02T16:40:47.638-04:002014-09-02T16:40:47.638-04:00Thanks, Kim. I think I agree with hooray for the t...Thanks, Kim. I think I agree with hooray for the timing...but I am NOT going to give quite as much of my life to training this time - want my grandchildren to recognize me!DRGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-68095475923300389062014-09-02T15:21:24.212-04:002014-09-02T15:21:24.212-04:00Good for you for trying again, and for knowing whe...Good for you for trying again, and for knowing when enough was enough! Good luck next year, and i'm glad you are planning to try again.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-77026767998547988482014-09-02T14:51:05.123-04:002014-09-02T14:51:05.123-04:00Oh, no - so sorry you were sick the day of the rid...Oh, no - so sorry you were sick the day of the ride!!! smart choice to call it a day when you did!<br />And, hooray for next year and the timing of your niece's wedding!!!Kimhttp://day-with-kt.comnoreply@blogger.com