I think I'm done with my whining about the cold

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Saturday 07/05/2008

Rochester Flyers is NOT Rochester Minnesota's bicycle messenger service. Rochester Flyers is NOT a cycling club or race team. Rochester Flyers is NOT a bike shop or a company. Rochester Flyers is just me, going on rides, attempting to return to racing, doing alleycats and spewing my opinion online.

Gunnar Soroos A lifelong cyclist born on the tropical island of Oahu, racing in Minnesota. His passion of cycling is combined with his faith in God to keep him focused on the real mission - the golden rule, love others as you would want to be loved. Peace.

Try not...
Do... or do not.
There is no try. -Jedi Master Yoda

(for today)...

I read this post, from Belgium knee warmers, yesterday. But it didn't hit me until I re-read it today, that I need to just buck up and get out and ride. The weather is what it is, I can choose to ride or not. But there's no sense in being a baby about it.

Two key verses:

To be sure, cycling in the cold, if done well, is a submission. It is a submission to the temperature, to the wind, to all the crueler elements. It is a submission to the larger demands of the season, an admission that we cannot hope to be at peak form year-round. Even so, it does take a force of will to leave home when temps reach freezing.

Base miles are pennies in a piggy bank: They aren’t sexy, but they do add up. Each new sunny day of the spring is payback for every effort you didn’t make.

So with that I snap back to reality.

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Friday 02/01/2008 | 10:43 am

gwadzilla on Tuesday 02/05/2008 | 08:58 am

yes

life is cumulative
even our little efforts are worth something