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August 02, 2004
No breaks
Today marks the second time I've ridden rather than run to give my right shin a break.
The first half generated gobs of lactic acid in my thighs. I rode from work up to the intersection in Corenc where the road continues uphill. At the top my legs shook from exertion.
My heart may have been beating harder on the way down, however. I'm starting to wonder how much it would cost to get a bicycle with functioning brakes. The exhilaration produced by wind in your hair and sense of speed as you glide downhill appears proportional to the control you have over that speed. I even got off to walk a couple of times.
Not sure terror can really replace exercise.
(Thanks to my editor for correcting spelling mistakes.)
Posted by Mark at August 2, 2004 01:37 PM
Comments
Mark,
Just a lttle reminder -- your bicycle doesn't have "breaks," it has (or in your case doesn't have) "brakes." If you lose your ability to spell in English do you think you could claim a occupational disability and collect compensation?
Posted by: Dana at August 5, 2004 11:39 PM
Remembering which US English words take a z and which take an s in -ize/-ise -- got that one wrong as well -- is something I'd have to look up even if you told me. But you're right. Getting the brakes wrong kind of ruins the (awful) play on words.
Footnote: Bizarrely, aerobicize takes -ize according to http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/a/a0112400.html. Even the people coining words cannot spell?
Posted by: Mark at August 6, 2004 07:03 AM