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Just a short one

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No legs. Very hot. Should have started earlier in the day. My fault.

Another day …

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… another pair of dead legs.

CX’ing on CX’es in Parley’s

Crossed the new bridge across I-215 at the north end of Wasatch, right by the entrance to Parley’s Canyon … didn’t realize it dead-ended in gravel in the gully on Parley’s Trail … so did a little impromptu CX’ing on my Vittoria CX tubbies … thankfully no flats.

Ran into A-Train, the Tri-Geek and [...]

Climbing? Flahute?

Longest ride of the season thus far for me … yeah, yeah, for most of you, this is nothing, but anyone who has been reading this blog over the last couple of years knows that I’ve been dealing with (unfortunately not very well) a lot of personal/emotional shit … so to me, the fact [...]

Zone 5+++

So what does it mean when you spend about 65% of your ride at 90% MaxHR or higher?

Was it a sign?

Not very impressive, I know, but the Garmin battery crapped out in Cotton Bottom … and since I felt like complete poop, I wondered if the GPS was telling me to stop and get a garlic burger.

I didn’t succumb to the urge, for two reasons … one, I was trying to get in [...]

Another day, another heart attack …

A little more every day I ride … slowly but surely I’ll get it back.

Passed the shrimp and beau on their way down Big Cottonwood Canyon road into the Old Mill area, while I was gasping for breath climbing up towards the Porcupine Pub & Grill. Wish I had remembered my [...]

It’s a start …

First Ride

You know you’re out of shape when a 7.5 mile ride just about kills you.