[Sportsandrec] other sports mailing lists

[Lori]

Hi,

I started the USABA cycling and USABA skiing years ago, but they have 
fizzled out. They were not USABA specific, but an effort to encourage more 
people to get out and get involved. The list that is active it the goalball 
list.

Lori

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron & the bears" <rockthebike at usfamily.net>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
<sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] other sports mailing lists


> Hi Monty,
>
> One such list I am on is usaba-cycling at topica.com. The list has been 
> pretty
> inactive, though. I just sent out a note today, to try to stir the coals. 
> I
> bet usaba has other activity specific lists out there.
>
> For those of you who were interested in how my hill ride went, I will tell
> you. We only did the first loop, of 40 miles. Due to bike set-up, we got a
> late start and never really caught up with the ride. It was extremely 
> windy
> and cold. I told my pilot that if she wanted to continue to the second 
> loop,
> I'd join her, but I was not really enjoying the ride at that point. We 
> rode
> 55 miles that day. She seemed to be happy as well.
>
> That is probably the toughest ride one can do in Austin. It is very
> technical with all the hills. My pilot was new to a tandem with Italian
> shifters and I thought it prudent to not push her to my level of riding 
> that
> day. That sounds a little harsh, but it all worked out. It was a lesson 
> for
> me in when not to push the limits of a team. It also reminded me of how 
> much
> more fun it is to suffer through a difficult ride with together with 
> others.
>
> The following Saturday, I rode 80 miles with a bunch of guys and one lady.
> It was a steady, social ride. The last 25 miles, we rode near our limits 
> to
> catch a rider, who took a head start on us. After we caught him, we all 
> kept
> driving the pace. We were dropping some singles, while going up some 
> hills.
> The last mile or two, I ran out of gas and limped in. While waiting for my
> lunch, I ate a bar-b-q rib that my friend Tammi stuck in my jersey pocket 
> at
> the 56-mile mark. That was part of the reason one rider got ahead of us!
>
> Any excuse to play racer-games!
>
> Ron & the will-ride-for-bbq bears
> Austin, TX
>
> "monty cassellius" <isuredbirds at centurytel.net> wrote, "wanted to know if
> there any other blindness related sports mailing lists i
> : can join?
>
>
>
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