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Posted on 06/01/2005 7:12:04 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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My mother, too! She's 5'0" and in her sixties. Every time coming out of PHX! (Never BWI for some reason...)
A spammer! Who knew?
Same thing happened in Gulfport on the way back. It was great!
;o)
Hehehe...
This is why I always arrive at airport three hours early. I've got a 9:15 flight next Friday; so I'll be there, oh, around six.
I kind of like flying. Not takeoff, that's horrible. But it's cool to be up so high now and then. I just take plenty of good books...
Don't think I'll take the laptop this time. Five days away from the keyboard might do me some good. And they've got so much planned I wouldn't have time anyway. Dad's promised me P.F. Chang's (ever been there? Mmmm... opulent Chinese...), Mom said they'll crack open some good wine, the kids are insisting we have pizza for our HP reading, plus there's the ballgame...
Sigh. Those five pounds that are all I've lost in a month of this diet and exercise stuff? I have a feeling they'll be back.
Well, tomorrow is the big day. 204 miles of "fun" on the STP (Seattle To Portland)! ;)
http://www.cascade.org/EandR/stp/index.cfm
I start riding at the leisurely hour of 3 am and hope to arrive at the finish by 7:30 pm. Yikes! I am excited, nervous, and I think I am certifiably insane. Please pray for me for a safe ride for everyone involved and maybe, perhaps, pretty please, the treat of a nice tailwind for the last 50 miles or so.
So far, the forecast is for "scattered showers," especially in the morning--I can live with that. It's better than "torrential downpours!" :)
At least the rain will keep you cool!
If you wanted to got to Portland so bad, I would have driven you there.
Best of luck, Penny!
Here's hoping for clear skies and cool breezes.
Woo-hoo! Go Penny! Report back on how you do, please!
Woohoo! Good Luck! My big day is sunday. I can't wait!
What, your triathalon? Already? Wow. It'd take me like... a year of serious training to do something like that.
I admire you for doin' this, though it *is* a bit crazy. ;-) I'd like to have the stamina for even a normal day's worth of steady riding!
Have fun, and let us know how it all goes! Best of luck!!
Oooh, good luck to you on your big day too! I guess 'tis the season, although you wouldn't know it by looking outside around here!
Hehehe....
You know, I don't really like driving to Portland much, myself, but for some reason this is "fun."
Like I said, crazy!
Thanks for all the good wishes! I am excited!!
Be sure to tell us how you did!
How do you get home afterwards?
Good luck! Prayers for your safe journey.
Good luck! Break a leg and all that!
Where and what time do you expect to pass nearest to us here?
those would be called "poults"... and they were probably eating the bugs on the weeds...
way kewl...
That's a very good question, and a story in and of itself.
There is a bus back to Seattle, but I hate riding buses especially for that long with a bunch of other sweaty cyclists. :o
So...
My plan is to ride back along the route on Sunday, staying in Longview on Sunday night (about 50 miles from Portland). Then Monday, I will ride from there to Chehalis where my parents will meet me for dinner (about 40-45 miles from Longview). It will be interesting to see if I actually enjoy that part, I hope I do, but I may feel like never sitting on a bicycle seat ever again!
I will check in after I get home, if not before. If I find a way to check-in before then, I will!
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