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Doing interval is going to get you good at doing one thing, doing intervals.

Geez get all sensitivitable and shit.

Bronco, how much is junior deadlifting these days anyways?

huh?

No shit.

What's this thread about?

Hey Fairweather, I've got a few banana peels lying around you can throw in the Delorean so you can go back in time and find another old joke. Nothing like a good France sucks joke though.

To early and it too soon to plan. And to hot. Too late and it's too cold and wet. The window of opportunity is small. Be thankful that you are able to attend one.

Why don't you just leave? I have a friend who works as an engineer for a city (I'm not saying which one) and he is so bored at work he finally asked his boss to lay him off. His boss declined. He takes his maximum sick days and more than his share of vacation but they refuse to let him go.

You have a boss? Is he/she blind? And deaf?

Getting hit by a car is always a concern of mine, too many close encounters. It's just like climbing though, you never know what unexpected thing could happend. A couple weeks ago I was walking on the trestle at 38 and somebody knocked over a shotput sized rock that almost hit me and the person I was with. If it had hit either of us in the head it would have probably been game over. A couple feet, a couple seconds. You just have to ride in predictable ways and always be ready for the unexpected. Staying off busy roads help too which I hope is obvious. There seem to be people who can go and run for hours on end, without it damaging their knees or their backs. I'm not one of those people. With the exception of trail running I don't find it that fun either. At least cruising around on my road bike I get the rush of going fast and I find I can push myself as hard as I want. That said you can still injure yourself on the bike by not being properly setup on it. Knees, back, weak hipflexors, and arm and hand numbness are the most common overuse injuries. My opinion is biking works more hiking/climbing specific muscles because it more replicates the range or motion of going up; putting pressure at a 90 degree and pushing down and through the bottom of the pedal is pretty similar to what you are doing hiking uptrail. Going downhill is another story and is always the part that kicks my ass. The other consideration is that you can ride a bike longer than you can run, so you can spend more time developing your aerobic capacity and prepare it for a long days work. Since I'm not an avid runner I don't know how low of a heart rate people are capable of maintaining on a long run, but on the bike you can ride at a heart rate that is pretty comparable to most climbing situations.

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Yeah I've seen that setup before, it's pretty cool. I think the only problem is with the biner on the end you seriously increase the potential of your rope getting stuck above you.

Check online for Bend, you can roll with me if you get one, I might be staying down there a while though.

Bend, OR and The Gorge, same weekend.

Bronco, you dumbass, you forgot to ask how much they can deadlift!

Wierd. I guess I'll start a new poll and post the link in reply. 24th - 26th isn't an option because it is the Jack Johnson/G.Love concert.

Sketch, go get a map. If you aren't familiar with the area it is easy to get lost and be going in circles forever. The trail is marked, but like Oregon road signs not super obvious.

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And you mean taking it to the individual as in your first post of this thread?

Greg, do you know what that is the sound of?