I've been wanting to register for this bike ever since I saw it, but right now I'm rolling pennies for the upcoming race season. And I considered sending penny rolls in the mail to the Lance Armstrong Foundation, but I'm pretty sure that would take more stamps then what we have in the house.
So I did the next best thing. I took my mom's credit card and officially entered HER into the raffle. She would love single-speeding...I just know it :-) I (I mean my mom) never wins raffles, so the chances of getting the bike are really slim but oh well. It's for a really great cause! Tomorrow I'll just have to call my mom and tell her that I've been putting her credit card to good use. And then I'll probably have to spend a good 5 minutes explaining what a single-speed is!
In other news, I finally did my 20 minute power test. I made the mistake of doing some major procrastinating today. I kept putting it off and putting it off, which was totally stupid. As a result, I was thinking about it/worrying about it all day. Finally I decided to quit being such a wimp and hopped on the trainer.
The test was every bit as painful as I thought it would be. I think I did a better job of maintaining my power throughout the test, but I'm not sure if my average was higher or not. I'll have to confer with my coach about it. In the past I would start out SUPER hard, and then completely die shortly thereafter. This time I started out at a more moderate pace, but didn't have as many power dips.
It's funny how long 20 minutes can seem and how many thoughts go through my head during that time. I thought about quitting. And then I thought about excuses I could give to my coach about why I quit. Right around the 12 minute mark I actually started to feel like I might pass out, so I started thinking about that. There I was doing a time trial effort, and I was envisioning myself laying on the ground and wondering who would find me. Completely ridiculous!
2 comments:
As a statistician, I feel the need to correct your post:
1. past luck, or lack thereof, has no effect on one's current chances of winning...which might make you feel better, but...
2. telling everybody about the raffle on your blog is effectively sabotaging yourself, since your encouragement might convince people to enter the raffle, and the more people that enter, the less likely you are to win.
okay, time to get back to my homework, haha.
PS: that pic of naomi you wanted me to look at is super cute--except I've noticed a disturbing trend in all the pictures you post of her--she's always looking out the window...is she constantly looking for a way to get over to the parents' house?! (i think i know the answer already)
I am pretty sure Old Man would love that bike!"
Put me down for one too.
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