I have nothing better to say than that today, everything was awesome. The gradual descent following the Arkansas River was awesome, the tough ascent up the “Wall” was awesome, the Royal Gorge bridge was super awesome, and Skyline Drive was awesome. Winning...
I am loathe to admit it, but I needed the recovery ride on Day 4. As much as I thought I’d trained enough, the rides on Days 2 and 3 consecutively kicked my butt. Having a nice relaxing spin on Day 4 to rest the legs a bit and let everything have a chance to recover...
I was wondering what I was going to write about with only two days since my last posting. But as luck (or fate) would have it, I met people who wrote this post for me just by virtue of striking up a conversation. Thankfully Day Four was short, as my body needed the...
Every once in awhile you are both amazed and inspired at the same time. This morning, as I left the only aid station on the route from Gunnison to Crested Butte, I was passed by a father-son riding duo. What immediately grabbed my attention was how young the son was...
After days like the past two, with steep, long climbs, scorching heat, piercing rain and wind, and dangerously close lightning, today was the perfect day for a 27-mile recovery ride to Crested Butte. There was a little wind at the start, no rain, lots of sunshine, and...
