WooHOOOO!

Am I officially a spacnered rider now?

spring fiddy

happens all the time,
try to pre ride the entire
loop....only accomplished
a full pull once, the 100k.

this year, was asked for input
on a route, I brainstormed a
vision, scribbled up a map,
literally. have the front
portion figured out, just
needs a bit of feet on the
ground type work, but it's
goooood.

second half, is a doozy.
I hope the powers that be
run with it, incredible new
trail discovered, rumors
confirmed. needs traffic,
maybe a snip here or there,
some quality, light handed
moto tilling would be superb....

then a standard local's fare up
in the neighborhood of Canyon
before working creekside back to
Michaux Rd.

If this loop happens,
ya'll are gonna earn it.

So, attempted to just ride it out
on Sunday w/ Elk. We were both
quite satisfied with the 6.5 hour
ride, 5 of it rolling...a flat, two beers,
sandwiches, March tempo pacing.
We covered 35, bailed after Canyon,
know when to say when.

I'm edumacated guessing that the
full parcours will stretch to low-mid
40's, could easily hit the pure 50 w/
inclusion of some classics like My Fave
&/or Grave's.

But I think the primitive
nature of this route will have
any finisher satisfied.

Here are all the pics I took!!!

Bikes:

Elk getting freshies:

I would be slacking

If I didn't hammer this one. more. time.

VOTE

FOR

ME!!!!

saw tallies yesterday, I'm up to third,
39 votes outta second, 132 buffer over 4th,
239 over 5th. Top four go, I'd like a bigger
cushion, better for pushin' ya know.

thanks, oh last day to vote, Monday the 16th!

and, if you've been under a rock lately,
this is about the Breck Epic.

the end.

ski seasons end.
bike season, never,
just a hiatus now & then.

can always go biking.
can always brave the
elements and find
some path to follow.

skiing, not so much.
skiing is not always an
option. from now-ish,
until maybe next November,
skiing won't be a local option.

Luckily, I have no complaints
about the season, tickled the
40day tally again, upped my
game another little notch.
slayed some sweet pow,
shared some incredible tours,
and stayed in one piece, no
niggling tweaks or goofyness
to nurse.

to keep chasing it now ups
the ante for potential peril.

recognize a new fitness plateau,
ripping the bumpy vert with minimal
stoppage, if any on some laps,
catch the breath on the lift. Burn it,
soak it in, ski social laps w/ friends,
but mostly solitary, leaving the
tracks you want, at the pace
you enjoy. and call it day kinda
early, enjoy a slopeside burger
and Nugget.

lots of pedaling in store tomorrow,
putting ideas to the test.....

happy Friday!

found here, via the 'ziila.

winding down

yeah, seasonal winds are blowing, and I've been blowing it off, or so it feels. I know looking at the logs, this is where it usually begins, daylight savings over the wknd. daylong scouting mission planned. NATO Telefest was on my mind, reality took hold. Extreme solo driving short turn around, plus $$$ that could mostly cover the Durango plane tix = stay local.

slush puppie fest at roundtop, then hit the trails Sunday for route and systems shakedown, take an inventory of sorts. wishing I had clue on how the Breck voting was shaking out...keep pimping it, shamelessly hit up MTBR today, jumping thru hoops for what? A week of epiques @ 10k+on a fixed? Stages look reasonable thru my denying one eyed squint...so, beyond the altitude thing, just a week's worth of 6hr lunch rides...right?

bring. it.

mindset.

yeah, that last push up B'ville was taxing.
yeah, efforts were made. test out the value
of anaerobic bump runs vs 32:19 grunts,
all 600ft of vert nonstop vs beyond false flat
tempo. snow a sweet blessing, ease from
ski, to winter ride mixing then spring condish
soon enough. sensing a smooth trasition, spring
race loop is gonna be $$$$$!.

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