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In my house I am often equated with George W. Bush. Whether this ponderous honor is a result of my expansive domestic policy or my extreme dependency on oil (and fried foods in general) is open to debate. Anyway being the only Bush supporter in the house and a biker (just signifies bike ownership), I am glad I ran across this news about Dubya, the cyclist (although it is a two year old new-story.)
."…..Last year, a journalist from Associated Press joined the president on a lap of his Crawford ranch. Bush's heart rate, Scott Lindlaw reported, peaked at 168 beats per minute during the 18-mile loop. For a man of his age (59), that's likely to be about 95% of his maximum - which is the sort of intensity only elite athletes train at. According to AP, Bush completed the ride in an hour and 20 minutes. That's more than 13mph, which may not sound all that fast, but for an off-road cyclist, believe me, it's shifting. His resting pulse - a good rule-of-thumb indicator of fitness - is down in the 40s. On this form, Bush could not only hold his own in age-related cross-country races, he'd win some…."
The Man is an inspiration, to say the least, to all of us fan-boys and girls.
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