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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>You are an inspiration to all. Keep up the
fight!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Tom Servinsky</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pianolover88@hotmail.com
href="mailto:pianolover88@hotmail.com">pianolover 88</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 07, 2011 3:35
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] OT: Now it's
official!</DIV>
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<H2 class="title icon">"I Have One gear, GO!" Annual Fargo Hill Climb
Challenge, 3/6/11 </H2>Preface: Just because we're piano tuners, and our work
is mainly sedentary and, most of us are *over* 50, it doesn't mean that we
can't challenge ourselves to do what's never been done
before....<BR><BR><BR><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3>S</FONT></B>ince
my last climb up Fargo street on 2/23/11, I was filled with both anticipation
AND apprehension about today’s (3/6/11) “Annual Fargo hill street climb
challenge”! When I did my climb back on 2/23/11, I had nearly collapsed upon
finishing, and by lungs continued to burn like fire for the next 24 hours! So
I had serious doubts as to if I could ever do it again!<BR><BR>Plus, I just
got bad news last week from my doc, that I have Hypothyroidism, of which a
hallmark symptom is fatigue! But I just said to myself that I MUST do this!
I’ve trained too hard and prepared myself, and I will do make this climb if it
kills me! And it almost did the last time, haha! But with the hundreds of
bikers, spectators, media, plus my LBS sponsor and my brother were there, I
had everything riding on this!<BR><BR>I got to Fargo early, and signed up and
got my lucky number “7”, and then it was showtime. So after some stretching
and a good deep breath, I mounted my 24" mountain unicycle, and went for it!
After about 100 feet I realized that, unlike last time, THIS time there were
other participants…on BIKES…that I had to contend with during the
climb!<BR><BR>They space the riders out but invariably people tend to bunch up
now and then, and it happened to me more than once! I found myself having to
balance in one spot, and sometimes hop in place, to avoid a collision! That
slowed me down a bit, and gravity would throw me back down the massive 33%
grade hill each time I hopped!<BR><BR>But, at the ¾ point up, I started
gaining confidence that I might pull it off! To my great surprise, my legs
felt strong with no noticeable lactic acid, and my lungs weren't burning like
last time. With 50 feet to go, I knew I had it in the bag, and as I crested
the top, I felt relief and great excitement, and this time, instead of nearly
collapsing after my last climb when my buddy Steve was there, I THRUST my uni
over my head in victory, as a tribute to my broter waiting below. I got my
patch and now it was official!<BR><BR>After a few minutes, I rode back down,
got lots of high fives, and chatted with several people. After giving a couple
interviews with media that was there, a reporter from OC Register—who was late
getting there and missed my climb—just asked me to “recreate it” by riding up
for only about 20 feet, so he could snap some shots for the paper.<BR><BR>I
said sure, and casually started my short, 20 foot climb. But after he said
thanks and got the shot, I decided to keep going! So many more people had
arrived since my first climb, so I thought, why not. I’ve already got my
patch, so if I can’t make it a second time, no biggie, I’ve got my patch
anyway!<BR><BR>So I kept going…and going…and…I made it to the top for a
*second* time in a row! Wow! Oddly, I still felt strong, but after hanging out
for a little longer, I drove another 35 miles to do a nice 10 mile MUni ride
on my 29er! What an epic day! <BR><BR>Cheers!<BR><BR><B><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3>LINK:</FONT></B><BR><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_comments=1&v=SNUPefIVxv4">http://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_comments=1&v=SNUPefIVxv4<BR></A><BR>Terry
Peterson<BR>Accurate Piano Service<BR><A style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="http://unigeezer.com/" target=_blank>UniGeezer.com</A><BR>"Over 50, and
not "2" Tired!" <BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>