tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17397413.post7907744478433057167..comments2023-11-07T15:25:23.112-06:00Comments on commuterDude: PART 2: Getting the steed ready for the big'un.kGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14572371287751503718noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17397413.post-61554848048472549282007-05-19T22:29:00.000-05:002007-05-19T22:29:00.000-05:00I am not even going to try to ride straight thru. ...I am not even going to try to ride straight thru. I have a hotel waiting at mile 220. 4 hours of sleep and then I am off again. With new shorts, freshly showered. Of course, the best laid plans of mice and men, etc. etc. etc.<BR/><BR/>It is easy. Literally all you have to do is getting on your bike and pedal..............for 20 something hours.O. T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01812167143492652382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17397413.post-39111218528703585052007-05-18T14:02:00.000-05:002007-05-18T14:02:00.000-05:00Naw, yeah it's a big deal - but it's not really an...Naw, yeah it's a big deal - but it's not really anything more than a bunch of little rides back-to-back. At least, that's how I'm mentally preparing for this one. It's no different than the 600K, except that the sun will come up and go down again. I have been off coffee since the end of the 400K, nearly a month now, and am fully acclimated to life without it - which means when I start using it again in the wee hours, if will actually have a positive effect. My first goal is finish - nothing more. But, if I can ride it straight thru, that would be great training for Tejas -- we'll see. I'll check yer blog next week! Good luck!kGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14572371287751503718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17397413.post-90077729644865541222007-05-18T13:51:00.000-05:002007-05-18T13:51:00.000-05:00C'mon dude, you're scaring the children! Okay you'...C'mon dude, you're scaring the children! Okay you're scaring me. I'm doing my first 400K tomorrow and, if everything works out, my first 600K two weeks after that.<BR/><BR/>I don't want to here that it's going to be hard. I don't want it to be a life changing event. I want you to tell that it's going to be easy. Just tell me all I have to do is show up and turn the pedals.<BR/><BR/>You got me into this sport, don't try to scare me off now.<BR/><BR/>If you want to see how I did, check at http://enduringness.blogspot.com next week.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04933592707663663584noreply@blogger.com