The daily ramblings of a paralympic cyclist
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Halfway to Kansas
Colorado has two distinct physical regions, The Mountains and the Prairie.
Where I live is at he bottom of one of 50 plus 14,000 ft peaks that Colorado has but it's also
on the border of the prairie. This point is the very beginning of the great plains of the Midwest.
With that said my workout took me east.
I was to do 3 intervals of 20 minutes at a high sustainable intensity. Also I was in on my TT bike
which hints to how specific each of these workouts are.
After getting out of town, I put my head down and found my pace. After the second effort
I looked around and noticed I was in cattle and ranch country. A man with shaven legs and
rocking spandex from head to toe is definitely a ranch hand. I pulled into a store to fill my bottles.
The man did a quick double take before saying Hello. realizing I was wearing my USA jersey
I mentioned how I was training for China. With that his eyes softened and he gave me a "good luck"
On my pedal home I thought how even being half way to Kansas and completely out of my element
representing our country means a great deal to a great many people.
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- Next Stop - Beijing!
- The Cape Cod Times
- More press & media
- Becoming Team USA
- Thank you!!
- My comfort zone
- No Velodrome - I get it !
- Dialing things in
- paralympic Trials Article
- Race Day!
- Headed to a Triathlon?
- 8.22.08My plan was to be properly fitted to my new...
- a new machine
- An unexpected time out
- Around and around I go.
- The team has arrived.
- Back on the road and in the rain
- In the Bowels of the Olympic Training Center
- Looks like New England outside
- The Velodrome- a love story
- Halfway to Kansas
- I'm riding - rain or shine!
- BEING CLEAN means more than a Shower
- A little rest does a body good
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