glad you're getting it fixed!




I'm leaving on a 6am flight to colorado for my Warrior Dash Race this weekend. Gonna try to acclimate for a day or so before i run up Copper Mountain

http://warriordash.com/register2010_rockies.php

should be a lot of fun! If you're in the area come out for some beer, giant turkey legs and good music after the race!

Nice, new apartment door way fits my pullup thingy..  the 13 yr old and I put in some reps..

As previously mentioned, I've not been able to get to the gym much lately due to travel and work commitments.

So after not riding my roadie for the last two weeks, I decided join a couple friends today to attempt to summit Mt. Evans.  Mt. Evans features the highest paved road in North America to an elevation over 14,000ft.

Below is a link to a map of the route.  If you click the "show elevation" button on the "Info & Tools" window on the map itself, you'll see that the 27 mile ride to the top has 6,493ft of climbing in it. 

http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/co/idaho-springs/257126760044153076

I made it up to about the 16.5 mile mark and had to stop.  Out of gas.  Stella was on course with water and Gatorade, so I hitched a ride with her up to the 24.5 mile mark and rode the remaining 3 miles or so to the top.  Tough, tough ride.

View from the top:



And here you can see a portion of the roadway above the treeline:

 

Nice work Randy!!!

holy crap randy! 


so i made my official restart on working out last sunday.
start weight is 227lbs (last time i started at 240lbs)

my quads are still sore, but getting better.

maybe by the official end of summer i'll be rid of the gut and have that phantom upper body muscle again. lol

Hey Randy,

Have you ever done this: http://www.deercreekchallenge.com/


Looks awesome - it's on my radar for next year!

Quote from: Monster Dave on August 24, 2010, 08:33:53 AM
Hey Randy,

Have you ever done this: http://www.deercreekchallenge.com/


Looks awesome - it's on my radar for next year!

Nope.  This year is the first time it will be held.

I have some reservations about it, mainly traffic control.  It looks like they will be closing some of the roads, but they still have to close US-285 for the ride.  Not sure how that is going to work out.

It will definitely be a challenge.  I've ridden a few of those roads, and they aren't easy.  Of course, I'm a fairly new rider and definitely not a competitive rider.

Nice climb Randy.

Rode a training ride yesterday with winds gusting at me at 30mph. Unlike most cyclists, I like training with wind because it really does make you stronger - if you can just keep out of your mind that it's knocking you around and the thought that you're having to work harder I've found it to be very beneficial. Even with a really strong wind in my face, I kept an average speed between 22-30mph on varied terrain. It was great until the thunderbumpers started unleashing some crazy lightning. At that sight I bolted home (no punn intended!!) LOL.

Training is going well. I can't believe that I'm within 7 weeks until race day. I got a new rear wheel and it's been trouble free so far - hopefully it stays that way!

For this week I'm doing:

Sun - 66 miles
Mon - Off
Tues - 50 miles
Wed - 50 miles
Thurs - Easy/Off
Friday - off
Sat - 80-100

Oh and my new favorite tune that's been getting me going strong is "Running Down a Dream" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. 

Good tunes make all the difference when training!

Registered for a 5k at the end of Sept. 

Got to get ready for the 8k turkey trot on Thanksgiving. 

Quote from: DesmoDiva on August 25, 2010, 03:11:46 PM
Registered for a 5k at the end of Sept. 

Got to get ready for the 8k turkey trot on Thanksgiving. 

Awesome! Good luck! 

85 miles on the roadie yesterday with the Team in Training crew.  About 3,500 feet in elevation gain, and it was 93* and windy in Denver.

Felt pretty good post ride and today, even without much physical activity since last Sunday's torture test.

The Moab Century is about three weeks away.

Luckily, my work schedule is keeping me here at home for the next few weeks so I can get some riding in prior to heading to Utah.

Welp as of today, down from 210 to 197.

Great job!  is it from fetching the mrs random things in the middle of the night? I heard that happens a lot 

Quote from: MrIncredible on August 29, 2010, 08:31:19 PM
Welp as of today, down from 210 to 197.

Nice work, Dave!