"Let me tell you what I think about bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel.. the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood." ~ Susan B. Anthony

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Lately....

Seems I forgot I actually had a blog... or I just didn't want to write anything.

Perhaps more the later then the first!

So many great thing, so many 'tough' things.  So many new hurdles I never thought I'd need to jump!  And that just got me to August!! 

As usual, cycling becomes my salvation and simutaneously, a source of frustration.  However, this 1/2 half of our 7th year overseas, cycling was a gift from God that got me through some major lows.  The beauty is you can take it all our on those pedals.  Guys just think you are getting into shape, you can cry your eyes out, sunglasses hide your pain, and the sweat, salt, and dirt are validation that you've done SOMETHING... if only piece of mind!

Tour of Bintan came on the 11th of November.  To say my results were unimpressive, would be really not nice... but my  heart couldn't have been further form Bintan Island if I tried.

I trained correctly for the race, but life as a mom and PTA President seemed to be more then I could handle at times. 

I arrived from the US in early August.  I was nearly at a nervous breakdown at that point.  I didn't realize it, but perhaps I did.  I had too much on my shoulders and seemed to have to deal with so much on my own. 

I can't really say and/or give details, but it was a HORRIBLE Fall, especially the first few weeks.  Then on August 26th,  thing really got turned upside down.  I never spoke out loud about it and won't....

I think I exhaled about mid October! 

At that point, my training was on track, but I was just going through the motions.  I wasn't trying and actually detested getting up so early.