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Never crashed while on the trainer but I have keeled over (twice in fact) while stopped. Both times had one foot clipped in and one unclipped. Attempted to lift and move my bike to face in a different direction and over I went onto the side that I was clipped into. Once was in the middle of the country so just a few cows laughing at me. The other time was at a stop light at a major intersection. Thank goodness the driver behind me waited forme to unclip, stand up, dust myself off, pickup my waterbottle and glasses that had fallen off and move out of the way before he started through the now green light.

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Olympic update - woot woot, Canadian women won the Gold last night in hockey. Thrilling game against the USA women. Joannie Rochette of Canada, who's mother died of a heart attack last weekend while in attendance at the Games, won a Bronze in ladies singles figure skating. As courageous a performance as one could possibly imagine.

Oh - and FBP has some new sticka's on Sebastian. Added the Canadian Diabetes Association web address (www.diabetes.ca) on the outside of the front forks. I'm starting to look like a NASCAR racer !!!

I had a feeling you all would get a good laugh at this one...enjoy!!!!LOL

First, don't pee on the trainer.

Billy - I added a finish line for your 5k.  We are going to finish February with 10 so we are on track for at least 60 for the year....awesome.

Peeing on the bike - it happens.  It really isn't that difficult but it can be sort of disgusting.  Be sure you move your water bottle from your down tube before you let fly.  Then use that bottle of water to rinse yourself.  pick up a water bottle at the next aid station and refill yours.  Now, that said, I got off the bike a couple of times in AZ to stretch my back and hammies.  Don't be afraid to stop and stretch - just don't screw around....I timed myself and in two minutes could stop, pee and stretch.....then back on the bike and off you go.  To stop and stretch without the pee took about the same time.  As long as that day was, I didn't worry about a couple of minutes. 

I think we will start another challenge with the same teams beginning Monday and running two weeks again.  The points this time will be for time instead of distance.  One hour running, one hour swimming or one hour riding gets 6 points.  One hour of other sports gets 2 points and I will decide totally unscientifically if we have any decisions to make on other points such as tiddly-winks or playing hopscotch (Dan, that is a reference to BOWLING).  Time can be broken down into either 15 or 20 minute blocks.  No rounding up....it is the nearest lower 15 or 20 minute time block.  That's why it is 6 points instead of 7.  So, sorry QBs, but you are going to have to deal with some half points if someone rides for 15 minutes...that would be 1/4 of 6 or a total of 1.5 points.  Again, please, please, please do not over train.....just work your plan.

FBP - your country has done a great job with the Olympics.  I gotta root for the US tomorrow in the hockey game but beating the great Canadian team twice may be too much to ask.  Your women's team wiped the ice with our gals....and I especially appreciated their unabashed celebration long after the game.....it is a shame the games were marred at the beginning with the luge rider's death.  Such a tragedy.  What a great couple of weeks of television....

8 mile trail race tomorrow morning....should be fun.

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