The long winding road
There isn't much different about me now than seven miles and somewhere around 20 minutes ago, but something feels different. And so as one journey comes to a closure, another one begins.
My bike is a Trek 2000. I wasn't look to spend this much, but it was a deal that I simply could not refuse. The retail on it was around $1200, and I got it on sale for $859. It is not the best bike out their, but it is also not Trek's low end bike. It is somewhere in between, which is perfectly fine with me. After a couple years I can always get a better one as my skills and desire in the sport increase. I also got a pair of bike shorts, helmet, some chain lube, a lock, and a really nice pair of shoes at a really nice price. They are actually the same shoes that Lance Armstrong wore a few years ago for Le Tour. I got them for $150 off their retail price, because they don't make them anymore, and they were the last pair the store had. Oh, I also got a wireless computer set up on it. There are a lot of things that I could say about this bike and its components, but it probably wouldn't mean much unless you were into cycling, so I will refrain.
I understand that it is going to take a lot of hardwork and dedication to get good at this. The short seven miles today was an obvious indication that I have a long way to go before I can consider myself a good endurance athlete, but as long as I set myself achievable goals there is no reason that someday down the road I can't be whatever I want myself to be.
It feels as if I have found a second love, obviously behind that of my loving, beautiful girlfriend.
My bike is a Trek 2000. I wasn't look to spend this much, but it was a deal that I simply could not refuse. The retail on it was around $1200, and I got it on sale for $859. It is not the best bike out their, but it is also not Trek's low end bike. It is somewhere in between, which is perfectly fine with me. After a couple years I can always get a better one as my skills and desire in the sport increase. I also got a pair of bike shorts, helmet, some chain lube, a lock, and a really nice pair of shoes at a really nice price. They are actually the same shoes that Lance Armstrong wore a few years ago for Le Tour. I got them for $150 off their retail price, because they don't make them anymore, and they were the last pair the store had. Oh, I also got a wireless computer set up on it. There are a lot of things that I could say about this bike and its components, but it probably wouldn't mean much unless you were into cycling, so I will refrain.
I understand that it is going to take a lot of hardwork and dedication to get good at this. The short seven miles today was an obvious indication that I have a long way to go before I can consider myself a good endurance athlete, but as long as I set myself achievable goals there is no reason that someday down the road I can't be whatever I want myself to be.
It feels as if I have found a second love, obviously behind that of my loving, beautiful girlfriend.
posted by TJHMuse | 7:27 PM
1 Comments:
Thank you for the kind words. I know that I have a lot of potential in many things that I want to do, but it's about time I turn that potential into results. I know how to do it, now I just need to get it done each and everyday.
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