tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post4813848641385808870..comments2024-03-21T03:56:28.972-06:00Comments on Jill Outside: Lingering at the endJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-68466491289175557922016-04-07T19:44:56.771-06:002016-04-07T19:44:56.771-06:00I didn't feel my left hand for six months afte...I didn't feel my left hand for six months after the ITI (350) in '02. I have since then switched bars, adjusted bar height, changed grips and changed my habits as to where and how I grip the bars. I hope that your hands feel better soon.Doug Dhttp://coldbike.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-71589637133791272942016-03-30T18:23:52.153-06:002016-03-30T18:23:52.153-06:00Wonderful in every way! You describe things so wel...Wonderful in every way! You describe things so well, and I'm thrilled that you had an amazing adventure, all the way to Nome!!!!!!!!<br /><br />As for carpal tunnel, I've struggled with it too, mainly during fat bike season. I had to get cortisone injections into both wrists a few winters ago (but I had only numbness - and little weakness). The injections worked. Now, I have a soft Bluto fork, and I'm super careful about hand/wrist pressure. However, the symptoms always return (but to a lesser extent than that first episode) during fat bike season... I hope that yours heals fast. KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885661679762446456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-46220758718598905782016-03-30T12:58:21.784-06:002016-03-30T12:58:21.784-06:00I would love to hear more about how you get back t...I would love to hear more about how you get back to being social after all that time alone. I have done some long distance events and always have a hard time making sense of it all and talking with people after their completion. I can't imagine that many days how I would feel! Also what a beautiful Sundog picture! We have had so many in Northern VT this winter not sure why I usually only see one! Congrats on your finish!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-29604633076917830222016-03-29T10:20:03.923-06:002016-03-29T10:20:03.923-06:00Beautiful writeup--I so look forward to the full s...Beautiful writeup--I so look forward to the full story. Congrats to you and Beat again! I know you hate leaving Alaska, but at least you are going to a new beautiful place in the Rockies!Tonya Simpsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-31538497939468788272016-03-29T07:59:45.788-06:002016-03-29T07:59:45.788-06:00Wow...great wrap-up Jill! Can't even begin to ...Wow...great wrap-up Jill! Can't even begin to imagine the feeling of that LONG journey ending. I'd guess it would be quite happy/sad, and you'd likely be 'lost' for a few days trying to figure out what your 'new' normal is...after having that dictated by the trail for SO long! Congrats to you both for an AMAZING adventure...and can't wait for more detailed write-ups from you both. Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517087265569164625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-21797398728105647592016-03-28T21:34:24.837-06:002016-03-28T21:34:24.837-06:00Thank you for sharing Jill!! Congratulations on a...Thank you for sharing Jill!! Congratulations on a great ITI foryou, Beat, Tim and the other competitors! Tim's FEET . . . oh my goodness!! I had subscribed to "INSIDER" to track the mushers. It was interesting to look at both maps to try and figure out how many (if any) mushers were close to you. I could see the last few miles that you and Jason were "neck & neck"! Again, thank you for sharing your adventures and your honest thoughts! You have inspired me more than you can ever know. Linda D.Linda Drishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042567936788230572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-9303125399262050212016-03-28T20:20:11.072-06:002016-03-28T20:20:11.072-06:00Nice post Jill and congrats again to you, Beat and...Nice post Jill and congrats again to you, Beat and your fellow Iditarod adventures! I look forward to my first ITI next year and I will be better prepared thanks to good tips I have picked up from folks like you, Lindsay Gauld, Todd McPhadden and many others. Cheers, Fat Tom K ... "If It Was Easy - Everyone Would Do It"! :-) Tom Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297857513724140675noreply@blogger.com