Cuz I got nothing new right now.
I know some of you read Speedy Speed Racer's blog and if you haven't, you are missing some great stories of adventures in multisport chocked full of inspiration, tons of humor, biting sarcasm, and laced with plenty of cursing.
Her recent post about a little bike ride in New Hampshire is captivating and will make you want to join her on the next one.
I've told her she should publish her stories as a book. Lucky for us, her blog is always open to drop in on and read. So go ahead.
There's a possibility that she'll hate me for this prop. I've never met her, and maybe that's best, but can't wait to read more.
Here's a couple lines from her blogs. You can't help but like this woman:
“The good kind of crazy," they say. I say, "You got yourself into this stupid mess, so now you have to get yourself out of it." Just get to the finish or die trying, but always finish what you've started!
I came home so sick of myself, that I swore that I was going to quit for a year. I was going to spend a whole year NOT drinking and doing whatever the hell I wanted to do, when I wanted to do it. I was going to train as hard as I could, and then I was going to do an ironman. And for once everything seemed to be going right. I raced all the time, and all over the place. This was my fourth marathon in a calendar year. I even started winning some stuff, taking a handful of age group wins and even a course record.
...I do this stupid shit to myself all the time, and I have that confidence that I can fall back on knowing that I’ve survived my own stupidity before, so I can survive again
And she has survived...and she keeps getting better, stronger, faster...a badass triathlon/biker chick.
9 comments:
you're right, she rocks! i am now a subscriber and just spent a good 30 minutes reading past stuff and now i'm in trouble for not getting my work done... :)
Thanks for the tip. I wanna read more of her stuff for sure! And a New Englander to boot, cool!!
What a cool blog, and exactly the kick up the behind I need right now - thanks Benson! How are you recovering after your IM?
Crap - like I need to spend any more time reading blogs. I can't even keep up with the ones I follow.
On the other hand, thanks for the recommendation. She definitely seems like someone I can relate to!!!
HA! Great stuff!
Sounds like you had a blast testing the bikes. Thanks for the write-up!
Wow! Thanks! Did I really write that stuff?!
I'll try to do something about the cursing...
Sorry to everyone about the long-windedness, by the way! Now I'm all self-conscious!
Cool blog, yours for sure and hers too. I got to yours thru Katemonster's ;-)
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We all heart speedy :-)
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