SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED (Page 228)

kkcbelle - 2010-04-07 3:27 PM

I have learned that practice makes perfect!!! I've had two spells of consecutive flats... One in the front (3 in a row, luckily 2 of 'em found at home) -- those ended up being the result of a little piece of glass or sand embedded under my rim tape. And I just had my 3rd on the rear tire (2 on a ride, 1 at home). Looks like my tire is shot and there was a little bit of wire poking through.

I just set up a patching party and patched about 4 tubes. Now I'm off to the LBS cuz I'm out of patches. Curious how all of you feel/handle riding on patched tubes. I think I will carry them as spares but not rely too heavily on them. I have about 9 tubes right now needing patching -- all small holes. I'll pick up more tubes too, and I already have a newer tire to throw on. I actually was riding on my OLD tires that I save for winter on the trainer. We had such a lovely winter that I was outside a lot and should not have been riding on that old tire, and it finally caught up with me.

Finally... TRACY... Honestly, that picture in the white top looks good!! I would be thrilled if that was the worst of it, LOL! I will not post my pics here -- my problems are much more severe!!! I did buy a pic from my latest half-mary because I thought  it made my arms look strong (I was whooping for the camera). If I get brave I'll scan and post but for now I shall stay shy.  

gdale - 2010-04-07 3:18 PM

You can't talk about a picture like that and then not post it!  It is in the MG rule book!

kkcbelle - 2010-04-07 3:12 PM There's a no fanny pack rule?? How the heck do I carry my Shot bloks when they didn't fit in my pants?! (Is that a Shotblok in your pants or are you just happy to see me?) It's not a big fanny pack -- just a little neoprene racing doo-dad to carry my calories. Sheesh.

And the scanner is in hub's office, and he's VERRRRRRRRRRY busy these days. Too bad, so sad. I am brave enough to post a pic. Because I am strong enough to be out there doing what I do, dammit!! Who cares what faults (or assets)  my body has, LOL!

Did anyone else know that patches are only 30 cents for FOUR!?! A bargain at twice the price!! Who knew?! I bought 16. I have 5 more tubes to patch. 

 

TrevorC - 2010-04-07 4:28 PM
Fanny packs are great is you are 65 and taking your grandchildren to Disneyland.
That is all.
Off for a run. Maybe I'll take some pics of myself. I will have a white shirt on. Maybe I'll get it wet and see what happens.

kkcbelle - 2010-04-07 3:39 PM OK. So no picture for you (said in my best Soup Nazi voice). Cuz I'm wearing my fanny pack. Which is really like a race belt, if that matters. (Is a water belt a fanny pack too? Cuz I wear one of those...) Wondering if it's a question of definitions, cuz I'm feeling some fightin' words comin' on...

kkcbelle - 2010-04-07 2:12 PM There's a no fanny pack rule?? How the heck do I carry my Shot bloks when they didn't fit in my pants?! (Is that a Shotblok in your pants or are you just happy to see me?) It's not a big fanny pack -- just a little neoprene racing doo-dad to carry my calories. Sheesh.

And the scanner is in hub's office, and he's VERRRRRRRRRRY busy these days. Too bad, so sad. I am brave enough to post a pic. Because I am strong enough to be out there doing what I do, dammit!! Who cares what faults (or assets)  my body has, LOL!

Did anyone else know that patches are only 30 cents for FOUR!?! A bargain at twice the price!! Who knew?! I bought 16. I have 5 more tubes to patch. 

 

kkcbelle - 2010-04-07 4:39 PM OK. So no picture for you

kt65 - 2010-04-07 4:47 PM

John, you will have to go to all Giants/Astro's series openers from now on!  We're in First place! 

TrevorC - 2010-04-07 4:44 PM

A water belt that only has 1 big massive water bottle is not cool. Your trying to hard. If its a fuel belt,amphib thinger, nathan etc you are ok.

Not:

SSMinnow - 2010-04-07 2:03 PM

  I come home and see SWBKRUN had quite a day...from what I can tell we talked about being flat or getting flats (not sure which????),  nipples and the fact that they rule (I knew that!) and a ton of peeps are RACING!!!!  GO TEAM!

Here is me showing off the only pompoms I have to get us going this weekend!

 

 

 

kt65 - 2010-04-07 4:47 PM

that is hilarious.  i ditched my fuel belt (fanny pack) at the 20 mile point of my marathon just so that my finish line photo would show me "fanny pack-less" 

lol, slacks, that is funay!  if you check out my album, definitely a cool look sans fuel belt

wow, i've never patched a tube...what's going on with the roads up there in Washington...why so many flats?  i guess "Ah-nold" is putting our tax dollars to work by smoothing out our road ways...that's why CA has a huge deficit.

John, you will have to go to all Giants/Astro's series openers from now on!  We're in First place! 

tahrens - 2010-04-07 11:21 AM Roni, help me out here.

swbkrun - 2010-04-07 7:08 PM Look what we are having in August.... (please ignore all the writing... I stole this picture, but you get the idea!)

swbkrun - 2010-04-07 7:08 PM Look what we are having in August.... (please ignore all the writing... I stole this picture, but you get the idea!)

swbkrun - 2010-04-07 6:08 PM Look what we are having in August.... (please ignore all the writing... I stole this picture, but you get the idea!)

RoniS - 2010-04-07 5:03 PM CONGRATULATIONS, STEVE AND KIM!!!