I remember in the 5th grade, I got on a bike for the first time and my uncle said that I'm making the tire flat. Since then, I've NEVER been on a bike outdoors. I've done some indoor stationary spinning classes, but that's it. So for training, we had a "Mock Triathalon". The coaches and mentors set-up a registration table and transition area for us. We were to go into the ocean and swim, change and bike 18miles and then jog 3miles. Thank goodness for me, the waves were too strong so after we were all about chest high in water, they said to go back. I just got a new bike and this is the first time I'm riding it, since the test drive at the store. Yes, I'm crazy, my first ride outdoors and I'm on a public road going an 18mile distance. I knew the camera was there but I'm not looking anwhere but straight so that I don't fall. For the first 9 miles, I was slow and steady. Also I didn't know how to use gears so I was muscling it out on the hills. To my surprise, I didn't fall! On the way back, a mentor rode with me and showed me how to use my gears so that the 9miles back felt really fast. Bless her because I don't think I would've made it back w/o walking. My legs weren't sore but my crotch was on fire. Afterwards I got this lotion called "Chamois Butter", and it totally works! If there was stock in it and if everyone would need to ride bikes instead of cars to work, I would buy it.
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