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01-12-23, 03:06 PM
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Last night, I registered for the Belgian Waffle Ride (70+ mi "wafer" version) in San Marcos, CA on April 16th. This will be a MUCH bigger effort than I've made since I returned to riding 3 years ago, and I expect to be going into it not nearly as prepared as I should be. While it is technically a race, my only goal is to finish.
https://belgianwaffleride.bike/pages/california
https://youtu.be/SVBQhWv-sv4
https://belgianwaffleride.bike/pages/california
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01-12-23, 03:08 PM
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The full waffle is more than I can eat in one day. Currently, if I get 70 miles in a week, I feel like I had a reasonable week.
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01-12-23, 03:11 PM
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01-12-23, 03:14 PM
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And the Wafer here is kinda long, so not as much free suffering as I'd previously calculated. Wafer, which will be about 79-miles in length.
01-12-23, 03:35 PM
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Oooh, I guess AZ is not quite a double metric. Still sounds rough without a couple hour nap in there somewhere: 123-miles with 8,500 feet of climbing.
And the Wafer here is kinda long, so not as much free suffering as I'd previously calculated. Wafer, which will be about 79-miles in length.
And the Wafer here is kinda long, so not as much free suffering as I'd previously calculated. Wafer, which will be about 79-miles in length.
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01-12-23, 04:22 PM
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Pretty sure the Eroica rides do that overtly.
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01-12-23, 04:24 PM
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01-12-23, 04:34 PM
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01-12-23, 04:42 PM
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01-12-23, 04:44 PM
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01-12-23, 04:49 PM
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It occurred to me earlier today that I was watching live for:
Tua's concussion
Tua's other concussion
Tua's concussion 3D
Mike White's jackknifed ribs
Kyler's ACL
Damar Hamlin's heart attack
Tua's concussion
Tua's other concussion
Tua's concussion 3D
Mike White's jackknifed ribs
Kyler's ACL
Damar Hamlin's heart attack
01-12-23, 05:15 PM
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So it's YOU!
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01-12-23, 05:23 PM
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01-12-23, 05:38 PM
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01-12-23, 05:52 PM
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01-12-23, 06:01 PM
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Are your cacti safe?
01-12-23, 06:06 PM
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01-12-23, 06:22 PM
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Dang, I did something nasty to my Achilles during my morning skateboarding activity. No more of that, or hiking, or trail running for the next couple weeks I think.
01-12-23, 06:37 PM
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Aren't you a bit old to be skateboarding?
01-12-23, 06:37 PM
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01-12-23, 06:45 PM
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01-12-23, 07:01 PM
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Phone stopped charging last night, and this morning the only way I could get it to charge was to bend the cable a certain way and hold the phone upside down while chanting and throwing salt in the air. The wife said no to a new phone.
Went grocery shopping this afternoon and noticed that an iphone 11 was on sale for 250.00, Told the wife I would buy 2 and she agreed.
As datlas brought up a couple weeks ago, not having a home button is horrifying. I’m not sure how I feel about this phone. It’s also smaller than my Iphone 8. Yet to be determined if thats a good thing.
Rode with my coach today and re stressed he didn’t want me riding at night. Me being the young know it all said I would be fine. Well, he proceeds to tell me about 2 cyclist that got hit by cars very recently. Within the time I have started cycling. These were both local. and on the very same streets I ride on. The male died, hit and run. Later that year a female cyclist was hit at night and suffered brain damage. Fractured skull, I still don’t think she can walk.
That was sobering. I don’t think i’ll be riding at night anymore, if I do I will be strictly staying in my neighborhood.
Went grocery shopping this afternoon and noticed that an iphone 11 was on sale for 250.00, Told the wife I would buy 2 and she agreed.
As datlas brought up a couple weeks ago, not having a home button is horrifying. I’m not sure how I feel about this phone. It’s also smaller than my Iphone 8. Yet to be determined if thats a good thing.
Rode with my coach today and re stressed he didn’t want me riding at night. Me being the young know it all said I would be fine. Well, he proceeds to tell me about 2 cyclist that got hit by cars very recently. Within the time I have started cycling. These were both local. and on the very same streets I ride on. The male died, hit and run. Later that year a female cyclist was hit at night and suffered brain damage. Fractured skull, I still don’t think she can walk.
That was sobering. I don’t think i’ll be riding at night anymore, if I do I will be strictly staying in my neighborhood.
01-12-23, 07:03 PM
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Looks like I'm missing out on some nearby swimming competition.
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01-12-23, 07:12 PM
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Just saw a patient for ongoing chronic abdominal pain and related issues.
The GI docs diagnosed him with celiac disease and told him to go gluten free.
He could not comply with that diet, so the GI docs sent him to a nutritionist.
He now comes back to me, admits he has a "hard time" following gluten free diet and complaining about his ongoing symptoms to me. I did my best to explain to him that there is no treatment other than gluten free diet, but he just does not get it.
Next patient has ongoing back pain. He works as a gravedigger. I tried to explain that he is doing this to himself and he needs to find a better job. He told me that's all he knows.
I can't fix everything. Sigh.
The GI docs diagnosed him with celiac disease and told him to go gluten free.
He could not comply with that diet, so the GI docs sent him to a nutritionist.
He now comes back to me, admits he has a "hard time" following gluten free diet and complaining about his ongoing symptoms to me. I did my best to explain to him that there is no treatment other than gluten free diet, but he just does not get it.
Next patient has ongoing back pain. He works as a gravedigger. I tried to explain that he is doing this to himself and he needs to find a better job. He told me that's all he knows.
I can't fix everything. Sigh.