Where are you From?
The loaded and impossible question.
Where am I from?
I was born at the Ramsey Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota.
I toured around the Twin Cities for 12 years:
which included: Brooklyn Center, Golden Valley, Minnetonka.
At which point I moved to St Louis, Missouri.
I graduated High School from Webster Groves, Missouri, spending roughly 6 years in St. Louis.
From there I journeyed to Columbia, Missouri, where I lived for 4 years.
Columbia is where I learned what I wanted to be when I grew up, and that I wanted to move West.
So I did, to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Where I graduated from University of New Mexico with a degree in Exercise Science.
Moved back to Minnesota, Winona, where we started a family and lived for 6 years.
Then, we moved to North Texas where we lived for 6 years,
to New Mexico for 2 years,
back to Winona, Minnesota until Retirement, at which point we will move back to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
But “Where are you From?” is a long historical narration.
I have strong mid-west values and work ethic.
I am from Missouri, so you best “show me”. I have never said, ‘warsh’ or ‘Missoura’
I have an undeniable sense of adventure.
I have called soft drinks, coke, pop, and soda.
I can honestly say I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where I learned a lot about the human spirit, and enjoyed the most personal growth.
But Where are you from?
Maybe we should narrow that down to a more specific question, like;
Where do you live?
Where is home?
Where do you keep your bike stand?
Minnesota and New Mexico.
And then, there is Strava.
From a coaching perspective, I HATE Strava.
Strava is all about riding fast and comparing your times to others. It facilitates only exercising faster and over training syndrome in people who don’t know how to use the tools. And without recovery, you will not get faster. You’ll wear yourself out and make yourself prone to injuries.
Is it fun to see what your friends are doing?
YES. I love that!
I would suggest, not only looking at times, but look at Heart Rates, because it’s kind of like me in the pool. We may be swimming the same speed, but it’s likely my heart rate is at 107, while the contrary may be 170.
Get what I am saying here?
So if I have a QOM and my heart rate in 104, then, when you take my QOM, I would say something, like Thank God. My favorite is when people take my road segments, when I was on my mountain bike.
I will say, I do sure hope more girls get on Strava, that would make it more interesting for sure.
Again, I do love seeing what my friends are doing!