The workout thread
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Well, I did once ask a local bike shop for a repair where I wasn't sure whether I could do it myself (trueing a wheel). The next free date when they could have repaired my bike was two months later. I ended up doing the repair myself. But in any case, at least in my area the bike shops have more than enough to do. And that was before COVID. Now it's just crazy. Bikes are sold out everywhere. The one I just ordered has two months of waiting, but that's on the low end. Others have delivery dates in April or June 2021. It's almost like buying a car in the GDR used to be.
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That's nuts. It's like that here but not nearly to that degree!
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I love my local bike shop. I was willing to spend an extra 100 for the service they gave, which was really good, and they also did a repair I couldn't manage as I didn't have the correct tool. They fixed it the same day.
I don't think it's worth spending an extra $2000, but in reality the chance of me getting a $4K bike is zero.
I also think as a general point it's worth trying to help small local businesses like these survive.
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@Copper said in The workout thread:
I drove the par 4 #9 green today, I think it was the first time I even tried
They had the tees way up near the ladies tees, it was maybe 215 carry over the water, so no big deal, but it was a nice change.I have no idea what you said here.
If you're telling us about a good thing you did, then heartiest congratulations!
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Wow, Rich that's amazing. I thought I was doing really well at about half that distance on a bike.
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Rich, running 3000 miles is insane! Wow.
George, I never knew you took walking so seriously. Respect!
My 2020 ride summary so far:
Power curve comparison first half of the year (light color) compared to second half (darker color).
Doesn't look so different, but it's quite a difference.
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@Rich said in The workout thread:
Crossed over 3,000 miles running this year a few days ago. Definitely wasn't a plan or goal, but just pretty consistently getting out there.
Probably the best shape I'll ever be in.....and no fukkin races, lol.
Still having a good time.
Wow, great job. Based on your estimate mile and 10k time the marathon estimate is way off. You could get near 3 hours and certainly qualify for Boston.
You’ve put in the miles for a marathon for sure.
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My runs have been hampered by a trick knee and some kind of breathing issue. I have some issues walking down stairs on occasion. My mileage this year will likely end up around 1500 miles. I need to dedicate more time to getting the knee back in shape. Lungs seem to not work as well as they did 3 years ago when I could still run a sub 7:00 mile. That's long gone - fatigue very quickly. I'm scheduled for a lung function test in January.
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THat's great, Rich.
Here's me. All walking.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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You can see where I quit the gym in March.
I'm really looking forward to getting back into that routine and getting my weight back up.
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@George-K said in The workout thread:
@jon-nyc you do about 5 miles per workout, then? That's what I do, but it's not every day for me. I try to do every other day.
Yep. A little less now that I don't do them alone. I used to be religious about getting them in every day, if the weather sucked I'd go to the local mall and walk if I had to. I don't do that now of course.
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My sleep has improved during Covid, mostly because I usually get an hour or hour and a half nap in every day.
At night I'm still in the 4 to 4.5 range though.
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You guys are all doing great!!! Keep it up!!!
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