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Sunday, July 30, 2006

Look Out...Fat Girl Coming Through

I went to the lakes today and rode my bike. I rode for 4.3 miles. It was SOOOOO much fun. When I ride my bike, I am not fat, I am not out of shape, and I am not slow...I am sleek and aerodynamical!!! I feel so "in control" of my bike (most of the time!)

I had my earphones on and I completely lost track of time. I felt like I was playing a video game called "Dodge the Runners"!! There are a lot of runners at the lakes, and I was just flying past them (very carefully, and always with a very pleasant "hello" as I passed). I really do like the freedom of riding my bike.

This is not to say that I do not enjoy running, it's just that, at this stage in the game, I'm so slow and the bike goes so much faster. Tomorrow is my running day. I'm looking forward to it.

I'm putting a picture of me on my bike today. It's a blurry one, because my little boy took it of me with my camera phone. I just wanted you to get some idea of a visual (as unpleasant as it may be right now...documentation is important!).
FAT GIRL ON A BIKE
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Ok. I'm gonna go now. I hope you have a great day.

Sincerely,

Victoria

2 comments:

Iron Jayhawk said...

I don't see a fat girl on a bike. I see an athlete on a bike!

Way to go on your ride. Biking is a great way to cross-train. Keep up the great work sweetie!

Wes said...

Riding a bike is a fantastic way to supplement your running. You get to work all those muscles that you don't use on your runs. I agree with RJ. I don't see a fat girl at all. Someone that can be fitter? Maybe. Fat? No.

From one of your past posts, you ought to focus on doing a 5K first, then pick a 10K rather than try to do two half marathons. You need to have reasonable goals and build yourself for the big finale.

Its gonna take a month or two before the weight starts comming off, and then your runs are just gonna get easier and easier. You need to keep with your run 1/walk 2:45 for three weeks, then start stressing yourself a bit by adding more distance OR more running time.

You are off to a great start!