StevieL Posted April 21, 2016 Posted April 21, 2016 Among the other reasons mentioned here... This right here gives me renewed ambition... #peanutbutterbombaddict
Jewbacca Posted April 21, 2016 Posted April 21, 2016 Until the beer at night becomes the reason you don't get up at 4:15am to ride in the morning Worst is if your training buddy also likes beer Just last night I said that I had to have a double training day (that road the morning and MTB the afternoon) on Tuesday to justify eating chocolate etc - otherwise it will be huge amounts of guilt that kicks in and the toys throwing starts hahahaha Luckily that doesn't happen very often my side! But on the occasion I have #yolo'd a bit too hard the night before, the cotton mouth and acidic sweat the next day really makes me feel alive! hahaha Chocolate guilt?! Geez.... here I was getting excited that they had just started selling 500ml cherry cokes again! I will definitely be packing a few of those into my transition boxes at EA next month!
hayleyearth Posted April 21, 2016 Author Posted April 21, 2016 Among the other reasons mentioned here... This right here gives me renewed ambition... #peanutbutterbombaddict FullSizeRender.jpg But you barely rode last week!
StevieL Posted April 21, 2016 Posted April 21, 2016 But you barely rode last week! 21 April 2016. 4:21am. HA: I'm awake, but lazy.HA: I'm not going to go. Ring any bells?
Andrew Steer Posted April 21, 2016 Posted April 21, 2016 I train so that I can go to the Jolly Roger more often The Jolly Roger to training ratio is a little out of proportion at the moment
Guest notmyname Posted April 21, 2016 Posted April 21, 2016 21 April 2016. 4:21am. HA: I'm awake, but lazy.HA: I'm not going to go. Ring any bells? Oooooh Golly. HA Called out! BRUTAL.
hayleyearth Posted April 21, 2016 Author Posted April 21, 2016 I train so that I can go to the Jolly Roger more often The Jolly Roger to training ratio is a little out of proportion at the moment Didn't see you there last night....
Andrew Steer Posted April 21, 2016 Posted April 21, 2016 Didn't see you there last night.... Too busy with the half price pizzas...
hayleyearth Posted April 21, 2016 Author Posted April 21, 2016 My goals change, brought on by a number of factors: current form/fitness, family, work, club commitments, race commitments, etc. and in no particular order. Family does come first, but family knows certain weekends are dedicated to racing/organising/riding. I enjoy long distance endurance rides, but also enjoy adrenaline-filled racing as well as the occasional "bragging rights" when sprinting for a certain point on a club ride.Short term - For now, it's training for the Maluti Double 90.Long term - our annual club Tour to Durban in October and also the 947 Double lap. 947 is my fun event for the year, I never take it serious - I start where I start and my goal will change from year to year - sometimes to race it, other times to chill and do a coffee/beer stop along the route. It's more about enjoying the full road closure and "gees" around the event.Then there's the club - trying to help develop the less-experienced guys that want to race. It started in EL bunch at last year's Emperors and almost everyone is now ready to race AL (which means I'm free to start racing Vets again at certain races). In order to race in my age category, I know the effort required to be able to race. I'm never going to beat the top-dawgs, and I'm okay with that - but if I get half-a-chance, I'll (try) take it. I'll do what I have to to stay at the front (or near the front), but I'll usually sit up near the finish if it's a bunch sprint - 10th vs 40th makes no difference to me, as long as I stay upright and get to ride another day. I would have liked to have joined on of your group rides still....but my time here in JHB is running out fast and weekends left are few.. Edit: group rides = club rides
DPG Posted April 21, 2016 Posted April 21, 2016 Started training just for fitness, bug bit hard!Just finished my first Ironman then realised I Race to Train, I don't Train to Race!Meaning that racing is only an end result, the training has become part and parcel of my way of life. If I am not training I get Grumpy!My colleagues also think I'm slightly mad but I'm not the overweight heart attack waiting to happen!
ZakAttak Posted April 21, 2016 Posted April 21, 2016 I ride to enjoy the freedom of being on a bike... I do not do any racing/events... I enjoy just being on the bike and the outdoors... Provides a space of contemplation...
StevieL Posted April 21, 2016 Posted April 21, 2016 The best part of it all (for me) is that riding a bike doesn't really feel like "exercise", but more like a joyful escape.
Escapee.. Posted April 21, 2016 Posted April 21, 2016 I would have liked to have joined on of your group rides still....but my time here in JHB is running out fast and weekends left are few.. Edit: group rides = club rides Did you guys do the Suikerbos ride?
pe3nguin Posted April 21, 2016 Posted April 21, 2016 Moving to Ghent in 2017. Gotta train hard to not get smoked racing Kermesse in Flanders.
Frosty Posted April 21, 2016 Posted April 21, 2016 I would have liked to have joined on of your group rides still....but my time here in JHB is running out fast and weekends left are few.. Edit: group rides = club ridesso when do you leave?
Frosty Posted April 21, 2016 Posted April 21, 2016 I would have liked to have joined on of your group rides still....but my time here in JHB is running out fast and weekends left are few.. Edit: group rides = club ridesSo when do you leave?
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