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I was five years old and had learned to ride my bike. My sister was roller skating and wanted me to pull her along as she was very slow. Skipping rope is duly tied to the bike and I drag her along. It all gets a little too exciting for her so she drops the skipping rope which gets tangled into one of the wheels.
Bike comes to an abrupt halt and my head absorbs most of the impact. I was briefly knocked out but when I came round I could not see anything.
For the next day and a half I was completely blind, my parents had been told to keep waving brightly coloured objects (not of the Emilie kind) in front of me. My finally seeing an orange was a great relief to my parents - I don't think I was as concerned about it as they were, not able to understand the potential consequences of being blind at that age.
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and Assos is so cheap and not at all exploitative of women in its marketing
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Assos_Ladies_T_FI_Roubaix_Bib_Knicker_without_Pad/5360039988/
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i tend to ride quite fast back from fencing
fencing is a strange sport as it involves a mix of aerobic and anaerobic exercise, sports nutritionists tend to hate working with fencers
i eat the pasta about an hour before i go training - hopefully giving it time to digest
the first time i bonked it was a complete surprise - literally just hit a wall where i could barely think or stay upright - it was a bit of a shock to me, staggered into a shop and then felt bemused by the sugary goodness on offer. described it to a few other people marathon runners, cyclists and triathletes who all said it was the bonk.
since then when i feel the onset of such a sugar crash i do slow down a bit - partly because i dont feel so in control or able to make quick judgement calls
what i am trying to work out is the kind of snack that i should keep in my bag to munch on that will give me enough fuel to get home before i sit down and eat protein and a something with some sugars
fencing tends to deplete glycogen, so we are always advised to eat sugary things after training so the glycogen can be replaced for the next day
happy birthday, so you coming to west drinks after the foundry?