tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post1203065101980451464..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: FanGirlJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-34440592390970579592007-04-16T15:36:00.000-06:002007-04-16T15:36:00.000-06:00Awesome picture!Awesome picture!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039130895443623988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-37814238695688367952007-04-10T22:51:00.000-06:002007-04-10T22:51:00.000-06:00Drag, Jill. Sorry.Drag, Jill. Sorry.shawnkieltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414687355264886702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-34203524557182413572007-04-10T18:06:00.000-06:002007-04-10T18:06:00.000-06:00It seems a little strange that a flat 18 mile ride...It seems a little strange that a flat 18 mile ride would cause such problems. Makes me wonder if the tendonitis diagnosis is entirely correct. A little sore...OK. Sharp pains that wake you up at night? Seems a little bit much for tendonitis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-57644485086262022152007-04-10T18:04:00.000-06:002007-04-10T18:04:00.000-06:00Well, at least now you know that riding is out for...Well, at least now you know that riding is out for awhile. Humans are adaptible creatures - you'll manage too. Sucky, but now you can just focus on getting better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-64370322853140056772007-04-10T13:53:00.000-06:002007-04-10T13:53:00.000-06:00on a more serious note...in one season I went over...on a more serious note...<BR/><BR/>in one season I went over the handlebars in my first race<BR/>was approaching the season with some intensity<BR/>well<BR/>ten minutes into that first race I crashed on the first rock that I saw and went over the handlebars<BR/>landed on my index finger<BR/>stalled in a handstand on that one finger for a good long time<BR/>than dislocated and destroyed the joint....<BR/>surgery and therapy later<BR/>I still can not make a fist<BR/>got back on the bike<BR/>was racing a few months later<BR/>then in the fall I went over the handlebars<BR/>perhaps in an effort to protect my left hand I dislocated my right shoulder<BR/><BR/><BR/>it is and was depressing<BR/><BR/>my confidence is not where it once was<BR/>my body is not what it once was<BR/><BR/>but remember<BR/>these things do not happen to people who live on the couch<BR/><BR/>those injuries were just set backs<BR/>I am a cyclist for live<BR/>not for a season<BR/><BR/>I thought of you the other day as I tried doing some laps in the pool while on vacation<BR/><BR/>it was then when I admitted that swimming laps is for swimmersgwadzillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11339430458139731808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-51870273469008035662007-04-10T13:47:00.000-06:002007-04-10T13:47:00.000-06:00hey.... I used to read that GWADZILLA blogbut it h...hey.... I used to read that GWADZILLA blog<BR/>but it has really dropped in qualitygwadzillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11339430458139731808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-68425689139273463532007-04-10T12:58:00.000-06:002007-04-10T12:58:00.000-06:00Jill, Jill, Jill, I kind of feel like I know you (...Jill, Jill, Jill, <BR/>I kind of feel like I know you (a litte bit), but you don't know me except for my posts here (and maybe elsewhere). You should really read and heed what everyone has been telling you. Stay off the bike until your healed. Tendon and/or ligament injuries take alot of time and patience to heal (along with really good hard painful massages).<BR/><BR/>The fucked up thing is that you hurt yourself silly even though you knew better. Thank God you didn't wipe out or bail in some way to make it even worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-90897796082855779682007-04-10T12:52:00.000-06:002007-04-10T12:52:00.000-06:00Hang in there, Jill. So sorry you're struggling. ...Hang in there, Jill. So sorry you're struggling. It sucks being injured, as I know all too well, having been fighting back from injury for 12 full months now.<BR/><BR/>Keep using your head and you'll be back stronger than ever!Eclectchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14378678427426158365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-34054757085294653762007-04-10T12:41:00.000-06:002007-04-10T12:41:00.000-06:002500 miles through the rockies on a fixie? Ye gods...2500 miles through the rockies on a fixie? Ye gods! I had a hard time getting to work this morning on 3 km of flat pavement with my new fixed gear... If he manages to pull that off, I will be in total awe.1234567890https://www.blogger.com/profile/07066624997554342571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-63567526821956497732007-04-10T10:30:00.000-06:002007-04-10T10:30:00.000-06:00Jill,Sorry to hear one step foreward two steps bac...Jill,<BR/>Sorry to hear one step foreward two steps back...<BR/>I've had double doses of inactivity lately, resting my knee and got a case of pericarditis from a bronchitis virus... fun stuff. My legs do nothing but flail when I sleep.<BR/>fight the good fight!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565341440837608907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-65973435980092187992007-04-10T09:25:00.000-06:002007-04-10T09:25:00.000-06:00Having grown up in IOWA and recently spent time wi...Having grown up in IOWA and recently spent time with an ultramarathon joker who did the trans IOWA last year, I can say with certainty the Trans IOWA race is no easy trek in the fields. One thing that was clearly understated was the mud! Miles and miles of mud: muddy up-hills; muddy down hills; and muddy straight-aways; mud up to your pedals; mud up to your gears; mud up to your arse and beyond!<BR/><BR/>And while IOWA may seem beneign to the altitude elites with their rocky peaks in far-away places, as noted in the related comments above, there is a cadre of ultra-psycho-enduro Iowans who've succesfully made mountains out of these presumed molehills to become respected and competetive athletes in variety of challenging sports. <BR/><BR/>Hey Jill, you ought to come down some April and give Trans IOWA spin. The people are great, the food is home cooked, and the event might very well shift your attentions towards the heartland for F*U*N and advneture biking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-69434831220123323642007-04-10T08:14:00.000-06:002007-04-10T08:14:00.000-06:00IOWA, acronym for idiots out wandering around, (sp...IOWA, acronym for idiots out wandering around, (speaking for myself of course) what could be more entertaining than 320 miles of nothing-ness? I'm going merely to observe my fellow sufferers out of sheer morbid curiousity...Heal up quick Jill, I follow your blog cause it provides me that "no excuses" motivation!!mattonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05455119725335237258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-71773301115653055012007-04-10T07:49:00.000-06:002007-04-10T07:49:00.000-06:00trans iowa... what could be better than 300 miles...trans iowa... what could be better than 300 miles of (potentially soupy) gravel at the end of april? ha! those guys and gals are crazy! i rode last week in 70 degree temps and yesterday when it was 41. snow in the forecast! you gotta love iowa! so unpredictable this time of year. it could be 70 and sunshine for t.i. or it could be 20 and snowing. it will be interesting!<BR/><BR/>like kerkove says... the wind is our mountains.<BR/><BR/>jill.... let yourself heal. the races will still be around when you're ready.<BR/><BR/>peace out, yo!bluecolnagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134285478201494323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-77012751047605530572007-04-10T07:16:00.000-06:002007-04-10T07:16:00.000-06:00Yes, Iowa! Training ground to Ironman world champ ...Yes, Iowa! Training ground to Ironman world champ Tim DeBoom, Double Ironman runner-up Kevin Drake, Triple Ironman phenom C.J. Ong, endurance mtb horse Jeff Kerkove, Olympic-caliber marathoners Turena Johnson and Johanna Olson, and many, many, many more (not to mention the reigning Master's golf champ...uh, not that golf is an endurance sport). Maybe it's the corn, maybe it's the hogs or maybe we just have nothin' better to do...C. P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10096812056965975784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-47862195443071548912007-04-10T03:17:00.000-06:002007-04-10T03:17:00.000-06:00so sorry to hear....I think my money is on Matt Le...so sorry to hear....<BR/><BR/>I think my money is on Matt Lee this well be his 4th year.... He wasn't to far off mikes record last year and he got wallopped by rain in 06<BR/><BR/>My grandmother asked me whats after the Great Divide and it really got me thinking....<BR/><BR/>nezt year the azt300, glr, and dirty kasanas, all loom all there as well as the cold races but I really don't think I can deal with that stuff =)<BR/><BR/>I really enjoy this stuff and I donno where my head would be if i was dealing with whats going on with you....<BR/><BR/>Stay strong keep going on a very well informed blog on us nutjobsFixieDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685170404057881390noreply@blogger.com