Recent Improvements

Hi,
I want to celebrate my recent improvements with you lot (cos when I tell
my friends the don't care, funny). Anyway small steps, remeber.
1. Thanks to Roger at the Ellesmere Port Diabolo (sorry, Circus)
convention on Saturday I learned the Static Mount and the Rolling Mount
on my 20". I also half learned the Side Mount.
2. Also on Saturday I became aware that I am hardly using my left leg at
all. So I introduced my left leg to unicycling and can now do a couple
of idles with my left leg and am working on mounting with the opposite
foot to usual.
3. Practicing this evening I nailed the rollback mount on my 29er 50% of
the time and even managed a couple of idles on her.
Oh and I can do up to 29 idles on my 20" now.
So, all in all, a good week. Unfortunately the weather has been too
rubbish to do any long rides or practice MUni. (Yes, I am a fairweather
unicyclist).
Thanks for reading.
Cathy


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Good for you. I remember I the first time I idled for a long time. I
was in a gym that a couple unicyclists in town come to every monday
night. I was like hey guys I'm idling, and they were like "uh huh yeah,
that great." So I was like "forget you guys, I'm gonna become the
master and leave you in the dust." And that's bay-cus-ly what has
happened, since I can learn new things in like 5 seconds!


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Hi Cathy,

That's brilliant! I'm impressed with both your progress and your
dedication! You're obviously going to be so much better at the next BUC
that I'm going to have to hide away in shame!

I fear that I don't get out on the unis anywhere near enough as I ought
to, and my progress has suffered as a consequence.

Recently I have rediscovered the field at the back of my house, and the
fact that I feel slightly less fearful of hurting myself on it than I do
on the road in the front. I managed three pedals backwards (woo hoo!).
I must get back to the level skills, coz that's what keeps me focussed,
rather then trying a load of new skills willy-nilly.

My son is determined to wheel walk and keeps urging me to try, mainly I
believe so he can enjoy watching me fail miserably.

Keep us up to date on your progress, Cathy. I need spurring on to keep
improving till we meet again!


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Congratulations!!! In my opinion you're at one of the most fun times.
I remember always loving to count revolutions or idles. It's just so
fun to see if you can beat your previous record!


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I usually never count idles or revolutions, I just pay attention to what
I'm doing.


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Same here, I'm usually too busy trying to stay on top my squirrely
little girl to count.

















that sounded dirty


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Go, Cath!


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Thanks for your encouragement. I knew you'd understand.


I'm impressed with both your progress and your dedication!

Thanks for that, but it's more like my obsession. (due to my Asberger
traits)

Cathy


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Congrats, Cathy, you're making some real progress there!

(Yes, I am a fairweather unicyclist).

Nothing to be ashamed of as far as I'm concerned, see
http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/weather.htm.

(Although recently a light on-and-off drizzle started when I was on a
distance ride and I continued for a good hour. It wasn't as terrible
as I feared. "De mens lijdt het meest onder het lijden dat hij
vreest.")

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