Man, it's been a freaking wonderful early spring. The weather has been just awesome (I'm actually hoping for some rain/snow soon!!) and I've been riding and running my ass off! Last Sunday, I took a run at Flagstaff, a great short little climb in Boulder. It's super steep to start, and then levels off a bit as you go up. It's a pretty good gauge as to one's fitness level this early in the season, and it told me I need to be climbing a LOT more. Regardless, it's beautiful at the top of the climb, and I spent a few minutes just taking it in.
Landers and I rode into Golden from his house on Thursday night. The Golden ride is awesome, as on the way back, you literally ride right through the Coors Brewery - the smell is amazing. This leads to a really nice stretch from the Coors Brewery almost all the way back to Sloan's Lake and Matt's house. It's a great ride, and the weather couldn't have been better.
Today, I finally got the aero bars on my new bike and took it out for a spin. I rode up to Boulder Res and rode the better part of the 5430 Sprint Triathlon bike course. This was another great test of my fitness, as I know what I can do it in, and today was a bit off pace, but pretty decent for March. I rode 35 miles today in about 1h 45m - so nearly a 20mph average. I'll take that in July, let alone March.
I'm taking it easy tonight. Going to try to get some more miles in tomorrow if the weather allows. I made some gluten free pizza (freaking delicious) and am now having a bit o' red wine (Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre - also freaking delicious) and flipping back and forth between March Madness and the World Baseball Classic. I don't care what you think, I'm loving my Saturday night!
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