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"Bernie" <
[email protected]> wrote in message =
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"Kelly J." wrote:=20
> Hi Kelly.=20 Just visited your website. You have made yourself strong. It =
looks like=20
you=20
> will be able to ride your bike all day, with normal rest stops. =
We=20 chatted here=20
> last year a little. Your attitude and general fitness will bring =
you=20 along.=20
> Keep up the winter training and I am betting the ride you are =
going for=20 will be=20
> a positiveand successful personal event.=20 I'd say follow your instincts and stay pumped, you
> will do fine. =
Your=20 story is=20
> a source of inspiration for me!=20 --->> legal disblaimer: All my riding is commuting or =
recreational. I=20
rarely do=20
> over 60 miles in a day. So take my opinion for what it is worth. =
(three=20 years=20
> ago I could not cycle 10 miles without stopping for a gentle =
puke). Now I=20
ride=20
> 100 - 150 miles a week, rain or shine, winter or summer. I still =
carry a=20 little=20
> beer belly, but it's not that important.=20 Very best regards, Bernie=20
>=20
Hi Bernie,=20
Yes, I remember talking to you last year. How are ya? I'm really = missing=20 "real" riding, but
am so glad that hubby got me the trainer for = Christmas,=20 which is what I wanted most. He now
says he knows he won't be able = to keep=20 up with me anymore, which is kind of a cool
statement since I was = the=20 clumsy, unathletic girl in our family growing up, and he was a
high = school=20 football hunk...lol! I can relate to the beginnings of your riding = too, as=20
when I first started, I could barely go a mile without breathing = hard! I've=20 never puked on
a ride, but I did bonk once & had to be rescued by my =
husband. I'm really very excited about the possibility of my being = able to=20 accomplish this
feat. I'm feeling quite good about it.=20
Kelly
I'm well. Thanks for asking! I had cataract surgery in early = December and with that and the
holidays took a month off. Spent some = time rebuilding my 15 year old mountain bike too. It
is an old friend = that I have ridden into better health more than once! Am doing about 15 =
miles a day now on my commute, taking the long way home mainly just = because I can, riding
rain or shine as usual. I have the advantage of = living on the wet, green strip of the
western edge of the North American = continent where folks ride all year. That's the "leading
edge" of our = continent!=20 The great thing for me this year was getting vision back in my =
right eye. It is a miracle. I see truly vibrant colours. My brain is = flooded with light.
(and it is not irritating!). I have night vision = again! My eyesight is not perfect, but
that can and will be corrected. = I feel great. In a nutshell, vision is the blessing that is
turning my = crank just now. I continue to feel blessed.=20
Best regards, Bernie=20
I would love to be able to ride to work, but this city is just not = built for biking....too
hilly, & too many loonies on the road. Lucky = you! The restoration of your vision is truly a
blessing. How wonderful! = You probably see better than me now. Happy biking!
Kelly
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<DIW>"Kelly J." wrote:=20 <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3D"CITE">> Hi Kelly. <BR>> Just visited your=20
website. You have made yourself strong. It looks like = <BR>you=20 <BR>> will
be able to ride your bike all day, with normal rest=20 stops. We <BR>chatted here
<BR>> last year a little. = Your=20 attitude and general fitness will bring you
<BR>along. <BR>> Keep = up the=20 winter training and I am betting the ride you are going
for <BR>will = be=20 <BR>> a positiveand successful personal event. <BR>> I'd =
say=20 follow your instincts and stay pumped, you will do fine. Your=20 <BR>story is
<BR>> a source of inspiration for me! <BR>> = --->>=20 legal disblaimer: All my
riding is commuting or recreational. = I=20 <BR>rarely do <BR>> over 60 miles in a
day. So take my = opinion for=20 what it is worth. (three <BR>years <BR>> ago
I could not = cycle 10=20 miles without stopping for a gentle puke). Now I <BR>ride =
<BR>> 100=20
- 150 miles a week, rain or shine, winter or summer. I still = carry a=20 <BR>little
<BR>> beer belly, but it's not that important. = <BR>> Very=20 best regards,
Bernie <BR>>=20
<P>Hi Bernie,=20
<Q>Yes, I remember talking to you last year. How are ya? I'm = really=20 missing
<BR>"real" riding, but am so glad that hubby got me the = trainer for=20 Christmas,
<BR>which is what I wanted most. He now says he knows he = won't be=20 able to keep <BR>up
with me anymore, which is kind of a cool = statement since=20 I was the <BR>clumsy,
unathletic girl in our family growing up, and = he was a=20 high school <BR>football
hunk...lol! I can relate to the = beginnings of=20 your riding too, as <BR>when I
first started, I could barely go a = mile=20 without breathing hard! I've <BR>never puked on
a ride, but I did = bonk once=20 & had to be rescued by my <BR>husband. I'm really very
excited = about the=20 possibility of my being able to <BR>accomplish this feat. I'm =
feeling quite=20 good about it.=20
<R>Kelly</P></BLOCKQUOTE> I'm well. = Thanks for=20 asking!
I had cataract surgery in early December and with that = and the=20 holidays took a month
off. Spent some time rebuilding my 15 year = old=20 mountain bike too. It is an
old friend that I have ridden into = better=20 health more than once! Am doing about 15
miles a day now on my = commute,=20 taking the long way home mainly just because I can,
riding rain or = shine as=20 usual. I have the advantage of living on the wet, green
strip of = the=20 western edge of the North American continent where folks ride all =
year. =20 That's the "leading edge" of our continent!=20
<S> The great thing for me this year was getting = vision back=20 in my right
eye. It is a miracle. I see truly vibrant=20 colours. My brain is flooded
with light. (and it is not=20 irritating!). I have night vision again! My
eyesight is = not=20 perfect, but that can and will be corrected. I feel great. =
In a=20 nutshell, vision is the blessing that is turning my crank just = now. I=20
continue to feel blessed.=20
<T>Best regards, Bernie=20
<U>
<V><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would love to be able to ride to = work, but this=20 city is
just not built for biking....too hilly, & too many loonies = on the=20 road. Lucky
you! The restoration of your vision is truly a =
blessing. How wonderful! You probably see better than me = now. =20 Happy
biking!</FONT>
<W><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>
<X><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>Kelly</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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