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My bike buddy and I signed up for the MS City to Shore Century ride which will take place on September 29th. That's right, we are assembling a team, we are taking donations and it's going to be great.
After all, when you are dating, you shouldn't lose track of your own life.
My Biking Bible (in general order of discovery):
- Cars are bigger than you.
- Cars go much faster than you - don't try to outrun them.
- Get out there.
- You need to carry water on every ride.
- Find a mentor - better yet, a bike-buddy!
- Carry mace or something and be able to get at it quickly.
- Make sure you have identification.
- Never underestimate the power of a good dinner.
- Food is your friend.
- Cadence is more important than speed.
- Know your cycling laws.
- Padding biking shorts are your friend.
- Power gels are your friend.
- Hydration tablets are your friend.
- Rouge squirrels are not your friend.
- Stretch.
- Take breaks on long rides.
- Dress warmly.
- You create you own wind-chill, see previous point.
- Always have light.
- It is polite to let others know you are passing - unless they are runners jamming to tunes, running in the middle of the path and completely unaware there is a world around them.
- Car headlights are 100% brighter when seen from a bike.
- Always light your bike and body at night.
- Keep your tires inflated - check often.
- It's you and the bike - no one makes you go, no one makes you stop but you or the bike.
- All endurance athletes are trying to escape something.
- Manda's Century: Breakthrough
- Manda's Century: Columbus Day Post
- Manda's Century: 40%
- Manda's Century: Winter Chills
- Manda's Century: Night Rides and Snow
- Manda's Century: Fear and Adjustment
- Manda's Century: The Ghost and the Darkness
- Manda's Century: Back and Forth
- Manda's Century: Now Turkey Fueled
- Manda's Century: Intervals
- Manda's Century: It's Official
- Manda's Century: Training Begins!
- Manda's Century: Miles and Fear
- Manda's Century: Addressing Things
- Manda's Century: Focus
- Manda's Century: The Push and the
- Manda's Century: Rain
- Manda's Century: Rise and Shine
- Manda's Century: Welcoming the Plateau
- Manda's Century: Hangover Cure Found
- Manda's Century: Two In One
- Manda's Century: Get It Together
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