Peloton
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Pelofondo #10
Whenever this silly event rolls around, I hem and haw about how many miles to do, how to fit it into the weekend events and errands, how long it will take, etc. PeloFondo is an endurance event where cyclists all over the Peloton world pledge to ride a specific number of miles/kilometers and have 2… Continue reading
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You Against You?
I rode my bike this morning, in a class I’d done previously. I love repeating classes in the Peloton catalog on demand, because it gives tangible evidence of progress. You can literally race your past self up the leaderboard. I find it, along with silly digital badges, incredibly motivating. I thought about my 2021 self… Continue reading
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Machines
PeloFondo is an endurance event where participants pledge to ride x number of miles, then set about doing them over 1 or 2 days of a weekend. There are other events over the year, including a running event as well as a simulated cycling climb. This weekend was PeloFondo. In 2020 I pledged 30 miles,… Continue reading
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Big ol’ Bucket
Today marks my 208 week streak (4 years!) with Peloton. It’s no secret that dumb things motivate. Hello?! I ride a bike in my house that goes nowhere and get virtual badges for my efforts. On paper – I get it. SO. DUMB. But…it works. This is the longest stretch of consistency with nutrition and… Continue reading
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Run #50
I have started more than a few organized running programs, such as Couch-to-5k and others from famous running coaches and apps – but I’ve never completed any of them in 13+ years of running. Because dumb things motivate me, such as virtual badges of achievement, I started yet another program, only this time it was… Continue reading
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Face Punch
On the Peloton platform, they’ve gamified fitness utilizing badges and milestones to mark significant workouts. Garmin does this too, as does Apple and other fitness trackers. I have no judgment about this – I find them motivating. I would still move my body without them, of course, but it is fun! We have a Sober… Continue reading
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Community
Like most people who jumped on the Peloton bandwagon, I LOVE the bike that goes no where. It has helped me maintain fitness through the winters in rainy western Washington, a pandemic and homeschooling! All without leaving my house! With all of the modalities available on one platform (strength, stretching, yoga, shadowboxing, cardio, walking and… Continue reading
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Obsession
Since last August when she arrived, I have rarely spent a day without getting in her saddle. I pedaled and huffed and puffed. I got a professional fitting, I joined the cult, ahem, the Power Zone Pack. New shoes came, as well as a more powerful fan. I have cycled my legs off for about… Continue reading
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Scary
I have this thing: apparently I like to scare myself. I jump into things and then figure out the how. I ran track for 3 weeks in the 8th grade and then decided I hated running. When I signed up for my first running event, it was only because my friend said it was doable… Continue reading
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