A Passion for Running

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passion for running category: running on Tuesday, June 6 2006

In 2004 I rocked the bike commute to work averaging 2 to 3 commutes a week. Last year I was a slacker. The reasons for my slackerishness were two-fold:

1) I sucked
2) With the half sized locker, I got tired of making the clothing thing work. I had no room to put stuff and carrying it with me sucked because my clothes would wrinkle by the time I got to work.

So when the manager of my fitness center recently asked if I’d be interested in upgrading my half locker to a full sized one, I reacted so fast I think I threw my back out.

I’ve set up the locker so it almost has a whole wardrobe in it. I’ve got two tiered hangers in it – one that can hold six shirts and another that can hold six pairs of pants. And I’ve got a whack of socks and undies in the top part of the locker.

This morning was my first test ride and it was terrrific. The ten miles took 47 minutes including 3 minutes at traffic lights. That’s not bad considering it was my first ride and I wasn’t pushing it.

And the new locker was awesome. I’m officially back on the bike!




13 Comments

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Comment by air-run

Tuesday June 06, 2006 @

Congrats buddy. With you biking that leaves a little more room in the air for the exhaust coming from my SUV!

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Comment by warren

Tuesday June 06, 2006 @

Awesome. It’s a very cool feeling to be able to combine training with something as basic as commuting. Plus, you can thumb your nose at the gas companies.

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Comment by jkrunning

Tuesday June 06, 2006 @

A full sized locker–you MUST be important.

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Comment by jank

Tuesday June 06, 2006 @

Jank

(Or, color me green)

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Comment by jank

Tuesday June 06, 2006 @

Sorry, forgot to read the xhtml primer. The previous should have read:

>font color=”008000″< Jank > /font<

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Comment by jank

Tuesday June 06, 2006 @

OK, I just give up. Probably ’cause I don’t bike to work…

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Comment by Linda

Tuesday June 06, 2006 @

I see a tri in your future, I hear your doing “laps in the hot tub”????!!??

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Comment by Annalisa

Wednesday June 07, 2006 @

I am soooo psyched for you, Mark! Good on ya!

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Comment by Deene

Wednesday June 07, 2006 @

sounds like a VIP locker! good for you.

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Comment by 21stCenturyMom

Wednesday June 07, 2006 @

Pants and shirts are all well and good but where is the running skirt?

A Passion for Triathlon – sounds good!

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Comment by carmen

Wednesday June 07, 2006 @

Go Mark!

It must feel liberating in a sense to not have to commute to work by automobile anymore. Take that gas prices!

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Comment by Dawn (aka Pink Lady)

Wednesday June 07, 2006 @

I see someone beat me to this, sort of… But any plans to wear the running skirt while riding…lol.

I’m envious, you get lockers, showers, etc. We get nothing. But I figure if the other guy can stink of cigarettes, I can stink of sweat. Good luck with the commute.

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Comment by Andy

Thursday June 08, 2006 @

I do the same. I commute twice a week to work. It is a 9 mile commute one way with 7 lights and 3 hills. When I started it took me an hour one way (cause I got lost)…the best was day before yesterday. I upgraded my bike to Rockhopper aluminium with road tires and wolah my best commute time is 34 mins..now that is faaast.

Andy
Omaha, NE

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