tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post2260852212515394761..comments2023-10-02T09:49:52.837-04:00Comments on Bridget Callahan is Your Best Friend: On Bravery, Biking, and Being a Fat GirlBridget Callahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06729980008876962813noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-86377290427639831202012-05-27T23:14:01.253-04:002012-05-27T23:14:01.253-04:00From another Fat Chick who loves to bike...amen to...From another Fat Chick who loves to bike...amen to this post sister.<br /><br />You are brave and I love you for spirit. <br /><br />Well done bird! Well done!Denisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-6787926561770780432012-05-27T15:27:32.990-04:002012-05-27T15:27:32.990-04:00Love this post. Love, love, love it. I just starte...Love this post. Love, love, love it. I just started seriously exercising again, after too long away. At a gym. With so many mirrors. <br />I don't actually mind the mirrors. I'm ok with how I look. But when did it get to be so hard to do simple things, like walk on a treadmill for half an hour? When did I become this person, who was out of breath after 5 minutes on an elliptical? <br />Being fat is one thing. Being out of shape? Completely different. It means you can't trust your body to do what needs to be done. And you described that feeling perfectly. Good luck to you with the bike. I relate to the hatred of it. I try to convince myself that, yes, I'm going to look like a sweaty drudge every time I get off it. For about 3 months. And after that, I'll start being able to rock the biker chic look. A bad ass helmet might help...hawkin47https://www.blogger.com/profile/03076649966950277144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-56256421200680881092012-05-26T02:05:54.827-04:002012-05-26T02:05:54.827-04:00Let me say, "Welcome to the CLE bike communit...Let me say, "Welcome to the CLE bike community". I was riding with you at the back of the pack after I corked on Central. Mad Props to you for riding. Fun wasn't it? Anytime you want to go for a ride, hit me up. think that you will find lots of peeps in this community that would love to take a ride with you.Jim Turturicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-23031170617583000232012-05-25T20:58:28.102-04:002012-05-25T20:58:28.102-04:00Immaterial is how far you rode and at what speed. ...Immaterial is how far you rode and at what speed. What matters is millions of people (on bikes or off) would not have the same courage to open a vein and transcribe it into HTML as you do. This writing rocks. You rock.Tony R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-85178600492367917772012-05-25T19:07:17.170-04:002012-05-25T19:07:17.170-04:00You can do it!
I got back on the bike a couple ye...You can do it!<br /><br />I got back on the bike a couple years ago, before the summer I broke my arm. The very first ride I figure I went about six miles. I thought, "Six miles? That's nothing on a bike." I was wrong. It was hard. My legs hadn't been used that way in a long time, my lungs weren't up to it. Six miles was about all I could manage.<br /><br />But I managed. You'll manage, too.jjjiiihttp://jjjiii.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-78038490823780927142012-05-25T12:28:43.362-04:002012-05-25T12:28:43.362-04:00dude, you OWN brave. Obviously. There's plenty...dude, you OWN brave. Obviously. There's plenty of bike rides I can't handle, so I hop off and walk until I feel like biking again, which is the same philosophy I apply at the gym, yoga classes, any instance in life - break when you need to. And embrace being balls out sweaty. Also, walking is way underrated - like 60-90 minute walks with headphones on - maybe an option for sequence/make up destinations - also, roller skates for such occasions? Have so much fun! Wish I was there for the ride tonight.Silk E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01256175771007052911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-31019916499566140812012-05-25T10:45:50.007-04:002012-05-25T10:45:50.007-04:00Good for you on sticking with a bike. An ancient ...Good for you on sticking with a bike. An ancient car I owned 12 years ago died and there was a period of close to a month when I did without, biking and taking the rapid. I was in the best shape I've probably ever been. It was rough at first, but I gained a lot of energy. Showing up to work covered is sweat was weird, but I got over it. I did end up buying a car, though, and went back to being out of shape again. The only way I can make myself exercise is if it feels like a necessity, and I still bike to the store and for other errands. There's no better motivator than if a bike is your only form of transportation, though. I grew up in Michigan with my family's not having a car until I was a teenager, and we biked through snowy winters.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054373321292148294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-35570836649064159302012-05-25T10:44:39.734-04:002012-05-25T10:44:39.734-04:00you are the best. when i first started biking here...you are the best. when i first started biking here, i'd jump off my bike and walk it up the detroit superior bridge because i didn't even have the lung capacity and leg strength to make it up a hill which most people on bikes breeze through. it's still hard for me. in fact, i'm not going home today after work because i don't want to go over the bridge twice! as for critical mass, there are people who really struggle with it as well. it's not a race, although some of the guys who like to ride in the front seem think of it! you have a really good bike, so that helps a lot. i've seen people your size and larger riding in CM with clunker bikes. having a decent bike is important. and if there is anything uncomfortable about the positioning, take it to JM today or get austin or whoever to adjust it. also wear baby powder all over. :) i can't wait to see you tonight! get it grrlkrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812392581756783136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-18413345425018996472012-05-25T10:35:23.679-04:002012-05-25T10:35:23.679-04:00Brave is the single best word to describe you, lov...Brave is the single best word to describe you, love. Except maybe magic.BugginWordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469980416319902081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-75580869053804296802012-05-25T10:27:55.795-04:002012-05-25T10:27:55.795-04:00Get it girl!Get it girl!Flohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494244974362384099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-40366957297279482412012-05-25T10:23:15.755-04:002012-05-25T10:23:15.755-04:00You will be fine at CM! When I first started bikin...You will be fine at CM! When I first started biking extensively three years ago, I was pathetic. It took me 45 minutes to go 8 miles to work, and I could never make it home up the hill in Cleveland Heights without walking it. Now, I've pounded out more than 500 miles in two months, and I go straight up that hill every single day. It just took me realizing that *nobody is timing or judging me*, and nobody gives a shit how long it takes to climb that hill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-34663458187589286502012-05-25T10:23:09.449-04:002012-05-25T10:23:09.449-04:00You. Me. Biking before you leave foreva. I just ne...You. Me. Biking before you leave foreva. I just need air in my tires and learn how to balance.Judienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-79409324703879383802012-05-25T10:15:25.038-04:002012-05-25T10:15:25.038-04:00Dude, it's gonna be great. Even if you can'...Dude, it's gonna be great. Even if you can't keep up with critical mass, you're new. No one will hold it against you (as long as you meet us for drinks after, even if you have to take the train.)<br /><br />As for biking, it will get easier, and you will have confidence. I imagine, you will probably lose some weight too. Soon, you will look back on your driving days with a shudder, I swear.Angiehttp://rustwire.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-50750249558100666042012-05-25T10:13:29.254-04:002012-05-25T10:13:29.254-04:00this was great bridget, and dammit, you can do thi...this was great bridget, and dammit, you can do this (tonight) and all of it.<br /><br />all of it.alexa @clevelandsaplumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455541282046721762noreply@blogger.com