Wednesday, November 2, 2011

The busiest two weeks ever (Week 1)


As readers know I took part in my first bike tour on October 23rd, a tour I was about to skip entirely. Even with getting my period the night before! I did it…bleeding and all. 25+ miles all along the Bronx, talking, mingling, and a bit of sweating(only a bit). I had praise all along the way…from the public to my fellow riders. My many nicknames include: Hello Kitty, Barbie, Pink, Red(by the colorblind obviously) and of course the ever cliché Sexy, baby, nena and all that jazz a woman in NYC can possibly hear. I LOVED IT ALL..any other day..I wouldn’t have. Today was an exception, I wanted people to remember me, and ask to take pictures with me and they did! I was even photographed by the Daily News, but I never did get to see it :(
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I’m trying to lean this blog towards the plus size fashion area for some time now, so here is what I wore;
  • Leopard Blouse-Old Navy-15 bucks
  • J’adore shoes Shirt-Old Navy-about 15 bucks
  • Sparly Beret-Kmart-10 bucks
  • Ugg boots-custom- a gift!
  • sweater leggings-Rainbows-4 bucks
I was comfy, yet trendy, and got plenty of compliments on my outfit that day. All while bleeding like a stuffed pig and bloated as hell…..who knew?? I felt great that day…if I can bottle the emotions up, I’ll never sell it. The human brain is amazing, regardless of what my body was going through, I had the drive to do this. I sure did do it! My pre-tour gift from Hubb came along with me, and got just as much attention:
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The plushie came with me…my flowers and lashes stood home :)
I met up with riders IMMEDIATLEY! I rode to my train station, got on the platform and was greeted by dudes from the Puerto Rican Schwinn Club of Brooklyn. They had such sweet Schwinns! all custom! Being a Schwinn lover and user, this was a great start to a long day!
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Cyclists were everywhere! all over the trains, platforms, it was a sight to see…biker hoard in the bx!
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The starting lines were jammed, but I eventually found my way around
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I met up with Amy the Awesome mom plus met a few cool Lady Bikers!
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even more impressive was how Amy literally just got this bike, and is riding it for the first time since childhood in this 25 mile ride! GO GIRL! After a message from the Boro Prez, we were off!
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We hit the best parks in the Bronx…some I haven't even been too yet!
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besides finally biking around the city I have been residing in for 3 years, I met so many great people! I ran out of business cards not even halfway thru the tour, so I hope the people I met remember my blogs name at least! Its quite memorable, don’t you agree?
My content smile evokes this blogs title
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My face remained thusly the whole way…even when it got hilly and even ended up at what seemed to be the end of the line. Running on no fuel for such a long amount of time, all whilst “losing fluids” was tiring. But my will to finish was overpowering every sleepy bout!
There were three rest stops along the way, where I met up with fellow lady biker-bloggin Maureen!
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There was awesome people, awesome bikes and super cute police escorts! I did get escorted for a few miles with some cute guys
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My dream came true! I got to ride my bike on a highway!
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this awesome family were the first to dub me “Hello Kitty”…saw them a few times and this is the only good pic I got of them, hope they had fun! I lost them right when we were entering a park that me and Sandra Dee are all too familiar with; Soundview!
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Sandra Dee and Amy’s bike-Lenny-taking a break riverside, then off to another familiar greenway..
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The line to get the free shirt and pizza was long as hell! But I was getting my shirt dammit!…all that way to the finish when I could have headed home midway? I earned this shit!
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Before I took my tired ass home, I had to say her to Bitchcakes and give her a Hello Kitty thank you card that I hope she liked :) She got this badass picture of us:
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it was cool seeing her again :)
Finishing gave me a second wind…or maybe third? Either way I may have been running on nothing but pure adrenaline and pride when I thought I could bike home. I was wrong. But lucky me I had escorts to the train station, I cannot remember their names! at the time, I was buzzing with happiness and accomplishment!
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thanks for a rad ending to a fun tour guys!
Getting home was quick because I had ended up talking bikes, bike tours and cycling in the Bronx with a hardcore cycling chick..I didn’t know there were any! I seem to be the only one (besides the few popping up, thanks to me I wager) who is seen more on a bike than not. It was refreshing and made the ride home as memorable as the tour itself :) I got home, looked at the pictures I caught, gushed to Regg and took a fish oil capsule for my aching knees and other miscellaneous joints. It works, I cannot recommend it enough for post-tours or runs!
Doing this, in the condition I was in, should cure my constant self-doubt. I did it, I really did. I would do it again! I actually can’t wait to do it again! Next time, I’ll be preparing thru training, hopefully revealing a whole new me to the rest of the cycling community.
It’s goal setting(and keeping)time!
K.

3 comments:

  1. Congrats on doing it! It was such a berate day, wasn't it? I'm off for a ride shortly. We are lucky we still have good cycling weather.

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  2. best first tour ever! i hope your doing the rest next year? I wanna do em all!

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