I got to ride Boulder to Estes Boomerang 200k Permanent on possibly the most beautiful day in Colorado this November. The route starts in Boulder and heads up Thompson Canyon through Drake to Estes Park, with final miles on beautiful Valmont Rd. It was great to see lots of cyclists out enjoying the nice weather! …
Colorado City – Gardner – Westcliffe – Silver Cliff – San Isabel – Rye http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1850528
I’ve experimented with several different kinds of homemade energy bar recipes, but these are the only ones worthy of offering to others. They’re basically a mix of cereal/fruit/nut stuck together with nut butter and rice syrup. I started with this recipe from The Vegan Delicious blog. You might be able to skip the baking step, …
This is my favorite dessert and post workout recovery snack. It has a good carb:protein ration and takes about 1 minute to prepare! Pour frozen blueberries into bowl Spoon Whole Soy Co yogurt over blueberries Sprinkle with diced, raw organic almonds (in the bulk section at Vitamin Cottage) If you have time, and you really …
I did extra bike prep; new cables, tires, rear derailleur. I even replaced my bottom bracket having read that the failure of that part caused tandem riders Pat and Charlie Jenkins to DNF in 2009.
Hill Country 600k was a different experience for me in 2011. First, I’d decided to reduce expenses this year by only racing events that don’t require a crew so I entered Hill Country’s “Lone Star” (unsupported) division. Second, I’d really needed a break from riding and training this winter. In contrast to last winter’s day-long …
If I didn’t hate rain so much this ride would probably have jumped right to “my favorite rides” list. I chose a warm (60′s-70′s F), muggy, November, Sunday, to ride “Search for BigFoot” 200k Permanent. Three to four hours were spent on wet roads, accompanied by threatening skies the entire route, which dampened my mood …
I had a few reasons for wanting to ride the 1st Annual Assault on Pikes Peak. One is the fear of Towne’s Pass, a 13 mile, 3900 foot climb that starts at mile 200 of Furnace Creek 508. I thought the Pikes Peak climb, 7700 feet in 24.5 miles would be good training for that. …
It’s no secret that I’m not much of a mountain biker. After last year’s 24 Hour of Grand Targhee I said, “No more mountain bike races! … with one exception ERock!” 24 Hours of ERock is only a couple hours from home and I really enjoyed it last year. The event is relatively low key. …
The weather report for Saturday was hot, with winds gusting to 45mph, but as I sat on the curb at 3:30am enjoying the calm, I hoped we might get a few hours of respite from the wind before sunrise. However, by 10 minutes ’til 4am the wind had started to pick up. Ah well. I …