tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post6540159608739376010..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: Dead endJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-67031986460693017822008-09-09T12:09:00.000-06:002008-09-09T12:09:00.000-06:00Nooooo :(Sorry to hear you won't be here in Oct J...Nooooo :(<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear you won't be here in Oct Jill. But, there are lots of carrots to be had, I'm sure you can redirect that enthusiasm and put it to good use closer to home.<BR/><BR/>Trans Utah will be here next year...and the next. Give the MAN a year's notice today!Dave Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199180181304602551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-56943901175705245262008-09-09T09:11:00.000-06:002008-09-09T09:11:00.000-06:00Glad you got in a good ride, sucks about the Trans...Glad you got in a good ride, sucks about the Trans-Utah. I've done one race a year for the past 3 and this year didn't try to get in and I totally agree with you about how hard it is to be motivated to ride hard without the carrot (painful carrots sometimes, but still tasty).red rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725594983341129406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-42213500724118105572008-09-08T23:30:00.000-06:002008-09-08T23:30:00.000-06:00Yeah, we all hate keeping our noses to the grindst...Yeah, we all hate keeping our noses to the grindstone but being dependable and reliable is something most of your readers share, I would bet! Surely you must have mused how you could make a living with your bike? A worthy thought.......thanks for all the wonderful high country photos!!!! Beautiful shots. Hooray for Geoff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1228535265628237342008-09-08T21:32:00.000-06:002008-09-08T21:32:00.000-06:00Jill - I'm so sad to hear you can't get the time o...Jill - I'm so sad to hear you can't get the time off work. That stinks! Like everyone else on here, I've been reading along, knowing that was your goal for this fall. And I would have loved to see/read you blog from the sunny southwest. Next year?!Jennoithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200703483030319387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-86827990922153514632008-09-07T02:53:00.000-06:002008-09-07T02:53:00.000-06:00Aaron, thanks for sharing your story. The road rid...Aaron, thanks for sharing your story. The road rides I do around Juneau are fairly flat and nothing compared to Colorado. I can imagine 140 out there is the real deal. Have fun this winter.Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-68048750892622026932008-09-07T01:40:00.000-06:002008-09-07T01:40:00.000-06:00Looks like Geoff won. Awesome.Looks like Geoff won. Awesome.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276596666223591698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-65995364507099095322008-09-07T00:13:00.000-06:002008-09-07T00:13:00.000-06:00Just checked the race results...go Geoff! :)Just checked the race results...go Geoff! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-25463447480129702472008-09-06T23:35:00.000-06:002008-09-06T23:35:00.000-06:00Oh, by way of introduction: I found your blog thro...Oh, by way of introduction: I found your blog through Fat Cyclist (which I found randomly a few weeks ago). After reading your captivating accounts of your Iditarod tour, I've become a frequent reader. I do a bit of non-event touring, sometimes with my wife on our tandem, but always in liquid-H2O conditions. Having moved to CO from CA this past January, I'm just starting to experience the solid-H2O thing. I'll never forget my first single-digit (Fahrenheit) woefully inadequately-dressed descent last January -- and the resulting eye-popping headache. But I think I might have collected enough of a wardrobe for the coming winter. Maybe.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424624603872857684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-10889982332288014672008-09-06T23:05:00.000-06:002008-09-06T23:05:00.000-06:00Awesome, 127 miles in 8 hours. I can't go that fa...Awesome, 127 miles in 8 hours. I can't go that fast on a good day. But reading this is especially funny because I had my worst day of biking last weekend. It was a one-way trip to my wife's brother's wife's parents' cabin west of Colorado Springs, about a 145 mile jaunt from where I live. No problem, right? I leave at 6:45 to give myself plenty of time (the mother cooks great meals, so I wanted to make sure I made the dinner hour). About 10:00, I'm part way through Denver (just moved to CO -- never ridden through Denver before) and I'm getting a bit worried about the time. Lots of lights and wrong turns. 1:06, I finally make it out the SE end and I'm ready to make up the lost 2+ hours. Except: 20+ mph straight-on headwind for the next 35-40 miles. Now, I really ought to improve my headwind riding (especially after reading about the winds you encounter in your snow rides). In any case, I crawled into Colorado Springs around 5:00 and later ended up about 20 miles short when the lights went fully out. All in all, 130 miles in 13 (13!) hours. Again, I'm pretty slow in general (except maybe on climbs) all things considered, but that was just ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>Ok, anecdote aside (I've been wanting to tell it to some biking-sympathetic crowd for the past week, because I feel like the family didn't quite understand my failure), the end of your last main paragraph really caught my eye. I often experience the same frustration. It's nice to see that others do, too. Fortunately, I have a lovely/loving wife to keep me sane; otherwise, I think I might be living off my bike, which seems nice in theory, but probably sucks in practice.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the loss of the carrot, you have my sympathies. Work is always so much worse when one is forced to realize (say, via ye olde boss) that one's time is really not one's own. Working in the modern world is basically an act of selling a percentage of one's life. Whenever I really grok that thought, I panic: am I selling my life too cheaply? But we gotta put food down the gullet, or the pedaling could get a bit tough.<BR/><BR/>Ok, enough babbling.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424624603872857684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-465047194305041652008-09-06T18:54:00.000-06:002008-09-06T18:54:00.000-06:00need to fire the boss. Love your blogneed to fire the boss. <BR/>Love your blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-23455656431276074022008-09-06T17:35:00.000-06:002008-09-06T17:35:00.000-06:00I am sorry! That is a major bummer! I am glad you ...I am sorry! That is a major bummer! I am glad you had a great ride though!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971829321577186599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-23544693474632783442008-09-06T13:47:00.000-06:002008-09-06T13:47:00.000-06:00That totally sucks you can't get the time off, I'm...That totally sucks you can't get the time off, I'm sorry. I hope you at least had a nice dinner with your friends!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544076384942487436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-72864718241135618342008-09-06T12:51:00.000-06:002008-09-06T12:51:00.000-06:00You need more food for fuel.You need more food for fuel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-28524149021247794072008-09-06T10:29:00.000-06:002008-09-06T10:29:00.000-06:00Just started reading your blog and started getting...Just started reading your blog and started getting back into biking seriously. Thank you for all your posts as it helps keep me inspired to push harder. I can come off the trail after 2 hours of riding and see you've done 8 hours and it is a nice kick in the pants for the next ride. Keep riding and keep posting. Thanks again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-36474376874960606142008-09-06T09:43:00.000-06:002008-09-06T09:43:00.000-06:00That stinks! Sorry you were denied leave.That stinks! Sorry you were denied leave.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711055149111463847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-67345566070559973872008-09-06T07:39:00.000-06:002008-09-06T07:39:00.000-06:00bummer!Major bummer!bummer!<BR/><BR/>Major bummer!FixieDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685170404057881390noreply@blogger.com