Funny Training Story - Be careful what you leave out in your front yard this week! -- Lake Grapevine Runners And Walkers

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Date Posted: 09:15:42 04/14/03 Mon
Author: Marty
Subject: Funny Training Story - Be careful what you leave out in your front yard this week!
In reply to: Marty 's message, "LGRAW To Grapevine Triathlon" on 17:22:26 04/10/03 Thu

Silly me, after not having owned a bike for over 20 years, I was only hoping to borrow a bike for 1 week to get ready for the race. LN generously offered that I could pick up her spare bike right away, which gives me 6 weeks, so yesterday, Alan took the time to carefully set it up for me, and then took me on a short test ride to see if everything fit. I hadn�t expected that, and so here I am in my boat shoes trying to get used to 24 speeds and these pedals that are not like what I had on my the 1970�s ten speed. As we�re coming back into his neighborhood, I mistakenly thought we were already on his street, when Alan suddenly dives into one last turn. I had the wrong line and tried to follow, then chickened out in the middle, and went tearing across a shallow ditch and then yelling as I found myself racing across his neighbor�s corner lot, expecting to tear up the bike and go flying over the handlebars at any moment. Just my luck , there�s the neighbor on his lawn tractor - look ouutttt!!!! Amazingly, no damage and the neighbor seemed more amused than upset. Ya, this may take a little longer than I expected :)

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From past experience ... -- LN, 14:04:01 04/14/03 Mon