Yesterday Rob and I rode the first section of the Colorado trail on our bikes. What was supposed to be an ordinary 5-6 hour ride turned into an 8 hour adventure. Writing out the whole story would take too long, but it suffices to say the second half of the trip was a train wreck. Regardless, we both had a lot of fun, and we know a few things not to do next time.
Today I ran South Boulder and Bear Peaks again. I love how convenient these mountains are. I can sleep in and lounge around the house for half the day, then at 3:00 say to myself, “Crap, I’m wasting a nice day,” so I go run South Boulder and Bear Peaks. Afterwards it always feels like like I’ve had an epic day in the mountains.
This time I made it up and down in 1:53, beating my previous best time by over 2 minutes. I’m starting to think 1:45 won’t be as hard as I expected. Just need to keep building my stamina for climbing.
My only complaint is that it’s getting crowded as the weather warms up. I spent a lot of time getting out of people’s way, or waiting for them to get out of mine. Next weekend I’ll start later and hopefully avoid the crowd.
Dude, we’ve got to get back on the CO trail horse. I’m ready to do an overnight bike trip, and I think we can do the first two segments. I say slow the pace a little on the 6 mile initial ride up Waterton, and then we’ll have more for the push on the second segment. Either way, I’m bringing my water purifier… :)