3rd time on the bike – time to do some distance. Still kinda nerved from car traffic but gotta get out & make peace with the bike if I’m gonna be ready for Ironman Boulder this August.
Day 1 – tour of my neighborhood & Waneka Lake
Day 2 – Lafayette, Erie, Community Park, Coal Creek Trail & downtown Louisville
Day 3 – How ‘bout a 26-mile ride (52 miles roundtrip) along the Front Range to Lyons? Louisville to Boulder, Hwy 36 to Lyons. Hills, lotta cars but you can’t fail if you don’t try, right?
Rode Valmont into Boulder – a bit out of the way but chose this scenic farm road to avoid traffic. Boulder to Hwy 36 – lotta cars, stayed alert, did not panic. Met up with my friend Matt. Not doing it alone made the trek much more doable. Thanks!
When I first moved to Colorado, I rode Hwy 36 to Estes thinking I would be travelling to Rocky Mountain Nat’l Park every weekend. Life happened, adopted Ro but still remembered the many cyclists on 36 & thought ‘someday I’m gonna do that’.
(hearing ya) You’re scared of 65 mile an hour traffic, what did you like?
The almost canvas-like landscape of our foothills, country farms, horses & the sheer distance one can travel on bike (vs running). ALSO, I’m crazy good at climbing hills – soooooo much easier than running UP.
AWESOME breakfast at the Stone Cup in Lyons; highly recommended.
Nothing noteworthy on the uphill return from Lyons. Humbling (& a bit disheartening) being passed by entire groups of riders – just my 3rd time riding outside but it’s like I was standing still. Argh.
Ok crazy — what’s next?
Just signed up for my first Century on May 18th, a 100 mile bike ride in Santa Fe, New Mexico — one week after attempting marathon #7, a hilly run up & down the Maine coastline.
Life’s meant to be lived. I’ll rest next decade 🙂
greek scrambler w/ hash browns
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