To the woman I see on Rt 4 in MA
rsimoneau1
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You know who you are.
I see you sometimes in the morning, a pained look on your face while you run. Support band around your leg under your left knee.
I see you more often on an old school geared cruiser bike while on my commute home from Lincoln, MA. I'm the one that always looks at you and gives you the thumbs up, but you never notice, the pain on your face however, is plainly there.
You ride that bike for miles, don't you? Sometimes I see you in Concord, MA on rt 62. Most of the time it's Rt 4 in Billerica, or sometimes Bedford. I don't know where you are going to or where you are coming from, but when I see you, it must be at a point where you are pretty far into your ride. You're rolling, but you look like you're in pain.
But you are not quitting.
I see you in the rain, in the morning, in the cold, in the heat without fail, I see you riding that bike. And when I see you, you look like you are in pain.
But you are not quitting.
Sometimes I see people in road bikes flying past you at almost 15mph faster than you going uphill. You don't even notice, because you have your own task.
But you are not quitting.
I applaud you Ma'am. Because without fail, you are DOING IT every day.
EVERY DAY.
Keep going, you're doing fantastic! I look forward to giving you a thumbs up on my commute later today like I do every day. Maybe you'll see it, maybe you won't, but I'll do it any way, because you are DOING IT. And that motivates the hell out of me.
I just have one piece of advice for you. Make that hill in Billerica your *****, and smile when you're doing it.....
I see you sometimes in the morning, a pained look on your face while you run. Support band around your leg under your left knee.
I see you more often on an old school geared cruiser bike while on my commute home from Lincoln, MA. I'm the one that always looks at you and gives you the thumbs up, but you never notice, the pain on your face however, is plainly there.
You ride that bike for miles, don't you? Sometimes I see you in Concord, MA on rt 62. Most of the time it's Rt 4 in Billerica, or sometimes Bedford. I don't know where you are going to or where you are coming from, but when I see you, it must be at a point where you are pretty far into your ride. You're rolling, but you look like you're in pain.
But you are not quitting.
I see you in the rain, in the morning, in the cold, in the heat without fail, I see you riding that bike. And when I see you, you look like you are in pain.
But you are not quitting.
Sometimes I see people in road bikes flying past you at almost 15mph faster than you going uphill. You don't even notice, because you have your own task.
But you are not quitting.
I applaud you Ma'am. Because without fail, you are DOING IT every day.
EVERY DAY.
Keep going, you're doing fantastic! I look forward to giving you a thumbs up on my commute later today like I do every day. Maybe you'll see it, maybe you won't, but I'll do it any way, because you are DOING IT. And that motivates the hell out of me.
I just have one piece of advice for you. Make that hill in Billerica your *****, and smile when you're doing it.....
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Love this post. I too often see people out walking, running or biking and can tell that they are either just beginning or are really struggling with their workout and I just want to run up and hug them. That would probably be a bit awkward though so I resist.
When you have been in their shoes it is so easy to see how awesome they are. I'm still fairly new at this myself and I know that people in better shape then me probably look at me the same way.
We are all on our own journey toward weight loss or better fitness or whatever our motivation is. We have all started not knowing what we are doing and probably looking pretty pathetic doing it. The awesome part is that we are all doing it, we have made a choice to get out there and do something for ourselves and we are doing it. We are doing it!!!
Thumbs up to everyone out there who is out there working toward their goals
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This made me teary eyed while reading....there is something incredibly powerful about this woman who can inspire others to be more than they are just because she's riding a bike. I wish I were her. God luv ya for not only noticing, but for silently cheering her on, and for making her an anonymous hero :drinker:0
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People like you OP make me want to continue on my journey. It's the people that high five and hug and even thumbs up that make me push harder. I really hope she see's you one day.... because you never know just how much that could really mean to her.
What a wonderful/compassionate person you are. Thank you so much for being who you are. :flowerforyou:0 -
Honestly would love it if she was on MFP and saw this!!! Or Sees you one day giving her a thumbs up! Would be awesome and might just make her day/week!
Had me teary eyed too!!!0 -
Same here-tears, but with more determination than I've felt in a good while. You better believe your post will cross my mind when I drag my butt out of bed tomorrow at 5am to get in a few miles of walking before heading off to work.
Thumbs up to both of you...You, out there every day rain or shine making change happen, and you...noticing the effort and determination, making change happen for the rest of us as well! Thank you!!0 -
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awesome post! 0 -
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Awesome!0
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What a thoughtful tribute!0
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Love, love this post...
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winning. never change ! Thank you for silently cheering this warrior on. We all need encouragement..even if we don't notice someone doing it. Wish more people were like this! 0
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Awesome post OP!0
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This was amazing! Joining you in a thumbs up for this determined lady! :flowerforyou:0
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As a fellow Massachusetts resident, I fully expected this post to be a rant against a bad driver, as there are many here.
However, I was pleasantly surprised. Great post.0 -
Awww....so sweet! Love this!0
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Thank you so much!
I passed someone on the trails Sunday when I finished doing sprint intervals who was obviously just starting running and I nodded to him and gave him a thumbs up. He just looked embarrassed and ashamed so I felt guilty, I wanted to go back and run with him and tell him how great he was doing.0 -
Great post!0
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Great post!0
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This post in incredibly powerful. Too often those of us in the beginning of our journey struggle with perception...we fear the sideways glances, and the way we look when we're struggling to run a 20 minute mile on a road along some roadrunner type, or the fear that some jerk is going to moo at us as we ride our bike past them (this has actually happened to me)...but then there's this. The fact that we're out there, doing it, just like this lady, determined to get through it at any cost, that makes us more powerful than anything else. I applaud this woman, and I applaud you for helping me realize that when I'm out there, slow, painful, struggling, there is someone, somewhere cheering me on0
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thanks for the inspiration!0
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I hope she is on MFP and sees this. She deserves to know how amazing she is. Thank you for this post OP.0
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Excellent post, thank you OP :flowerforyou:0
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umm this creeped me out... i walk/jog on RT 4 everyday but in New Hampshire...0
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This post made my morning! Thanks so much for posting it. To take the time to recognize someone you don't even know is wonderful! 0
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LOVE this!
Thank you for continuing to give her the thumbs up, we all need that little extra encouragement now and then!
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I guess Ill be the first sappy dude to applaud you on this one brother! That encouragement is what we all need man! Everyday I go into that gym and look around at the people that know what the equipment is for and how to use it and I just kind of mimic what I see and wait until my training days to really understand but even now, 7 weeks into my training, the usually smart guy that can figure anything out is still struggling to get diet and exercise down pat.
If I had anyone here in my little town that I could write this up for, I would be doing it as a tribute to you and your inner person man! Thanks for the authentic inspiration!0 -
And YOUR encouragement to this unknown woman is also an encouragement to us. Thank you...BOTH!!0
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You, sir, have made my day. Any one of us could be that woman-at least I know I could be-and it makes me so happy that you are lauding her efforts. Thank you for putting a huge smile on my face at 8:32 on this Tuesday morning!0
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