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Had Anchor Steam with a turkey reuben for supper tonight. Pretty good!

That sounds like a great ride. Is it doable without support as in - is there food and water available along the course?

You ride a hybrid and average just under 20 mph with a hill? You are my new hero!!!

The reason that I am asking about local microbrews rather than national brands is not to say they are better. I merely believe that the people who drink microbrews actually are a bit more discerning and pay attention to what they drink and why. The taste of major brands must, necessarily, be made more bland in order to hit…

Just came through the brewery this summer and brought a couple assorted cases home to Central Ohio.

I miss Dixie Beer - though its not a true microbrew!

Where's this made?

Just had all of their darker stouts and ales during recent Short North tasting. Barley's not so much for me.

They are now brewed by a major brewing company, just in smaller batches.

I like Leinenkugels as well but they are now advertising national and are on a par with Samuel Adams for size.

Maybe. Ya never can tell!

I enjoyed reading your post. I understand the courage and motivation it took to write it and wanted to let you know that the confidence factor is NOT restricted to women. I am 57 years old and finally got my waistline down to 32" again along with my weight under control. Still I will not wear a bathing suit in public as I…

Reynoldsburg but work in Columbus.

I used to eat the instant oatmeals a lot (the variety packs) but stopped because I had to make it too runny to keep from getting heartburn afterwards. Has anyone else had this problem? Would adding things with natural oils (like peanut butter) help?

Went out a got a Garmin hand held on sale. Problem solved.

I weigh myself weekday as a part of my morning routine. I report any change of weight, up or down, to remind myself to keep up my exercise and diet habits. I don't stress over small changes because I am on a maintenance program and am only looking for trends that would tell me something is going wrong. I'm not so good…

From Barnes and Nobles website: "Bicycling Magazine's Century Training Program : 100 Days to 100 Miles by: Marla Streb ...List Price: $14.95 Online Price: $10.52 ......16 used from $1.99" The same principles can be used for longer rides as you will not be riding more than 100 miles a day. You might want to read up on how…

I'm confused. How do you use this for exercise?

There is a book by a lady professional cyclist about getting ready for your first Century Ride. She wrote it to train her brother for his first ride and the principles in it are excellent for any conditioning problem. I'll look up the exact name when I get home. A yahoo search for century ride training shows A LOT of…

If you talk nice to your doctor the next time you visit he/she may give you a piece of surgical tubing. You tie the ends together and have a really nice resistance band. Also door handles screwed into a piece of wood makes for a customized push-up stand that forces you to keep your hands parallel and the correct distance…

All the various GPS apps for the iPhone use the readings from Maps in different ways. If maps is off - they will all be off. I did get better readings on the way home in the car but had to get away from my house to get a good location at home. Then even though the location was right (using the satellite image for…

Went out during afternoon break and stood by the cyclone fencing surrounding the plant. It took a few minutes but finally had me in the right place. Now to map a route that follows the fenceline! :laugh:

Be careful about using your heart rate monitor as gospel for calories burned. Remember that the time recorded on the monitor has already been accounted for in the daily count. Normally workouts don't last long enough for there to be a conflict but it CAN happen. I have gotten into the habit of pausing mine whenever I make…

Just relax but be a little careful about setting yourself up. Don't start talking about your diet or weight goals and DEFINITELY don't ask pointed questions about weight and body image. Most men, when asked, tend to either answer those kinds of questions very critically or try to be evasive (which comes out even worse).…

Thanks Jenn. I'm headed over to the new posting MFP Cycling Club Part 2 - join us over there please.

Mark Twain, A Biography by Albert Bigelow Paine on my iPhone.

Great find Panda! Hope it works out for you (and maybe hubby will visit the "gym" once in a while too). :bigsmile:

Andrea and I finished our skills class today with about10 others. Instructor is nationally ranked and we did a LOT of stuff including a how slow can you go race, slolom, grass obstacle course, bumping tires, bumping riders, turns and braking. Total mileage wasn't much (21.21 miles) but learned and honed a lot of skills.…

Once again. Well done Stu. We are walking down to the Tomato Fest tonight. It's a couple of miles away but we decided not to ride as there is too much of a chance of someone, mistakenly of course, going home with a bicycle they didn't have when they left home. Andrea got her hybrid back last night so know we have a bike…

@ Barbie. Thanks for the update on how you are doing. Hope everything progresses as scheduled - that sounds like a heck of a bike trip.