Trying to ride 250 miles per week is a lot harder than I thought it would be. That much riding takes up a lot of time. And my legs are sore all the time. I feel good about my fitness level. I went back out to Skyline Drive for another day of climbing. I got out there late after playing at church so the ride was only 102 km and probably about 6,400 ft of climbing (I forgot my alitmeter). Here's one of my favorite views on skyline drive, the tunnel of trees right after the visitor's center. I like it because it's downhill from that point on.
This week I'm still going to try to ride 200 miles but I also have to get a few runs in at some point. I've got a 24 hr adventure race (
Odyssey's Wild and Wonderful 24hr) in a week-and-a-half and need to refresh my legs on what's like to run. I'm hoping that I won't have problems with the altitude in Colorado, but I plan to aggressively hydrate and keep my body from over heating. I just need a sherpa to carry some oxygen around for me.
Day 3 preview post coming later this week.
I ♥ tree tunnels.
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