It has been a pretty good week for riding. After the 42 miler on Sunday, I needed a down day on Monday. Did some stretching and rode about a mile on the Mundo. Picked the munchkin up at the bus stop, where she said, "This is the coolest bike ever, Dad!" :-)Tuesday at lunch, I totally hammered the Woodmen, Rockrimmon hill loop. 45 minutes from the parking lot, around the loop, and back to the parking lot. Felt great in the massive winds.
Tuesday evening, I met up for a night ride with Tirpak and Nordby. Got in another hour and fifteen minutes and ran the Magicshines through their paces. 2xMS900 is good. Should suffice for just about anything I can throw at them.
Wednesday, got out for a nice hour long ride on the Sante Fe Trail. Neither slow nor fast, just right.
Thursday, did a couple hour loop. Cruised up to the Blodgett Peak trails. Hike-a-biked up to the Academy trail traverse, rolled over to the Academy, down through the horse trails and stables, then back South on the Sante Fe Trail and up Rockrimmon to work. Good, casual pace. Felt very nice.
Today...felt like I needed to put in a serious effort. Parked at Woodmen SFT trailhead, warmed up 5 miles on SFT and Academy roads, stretched a bit, then took off for a timed lap on the Falcon Trail. Didn't blast off like a race, just rolled and kept ramping up the effort. Turned a 1:11, which I'm quite happy with. Warmed down by riding the 5 miles back to the car, where I thawed out my completely numb feet. Shorts and just a long sleeve jersey are inappropriate attire for an overcast 45 degree day, apparently.So, all in all, I feel like I'm coming into form. My knees are absolutely great. My one elbow is a bit tender, but no big deal. Right hip flexor is acting up (must stretch more!). Lower back is still a bit irritated, but gets better every day since tweaking it while surfing in Costa Rica.
Three weeks to go 'til 18 Hours of Fruita. I'll be ready. :-)
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