I am back in Denver for a few days and am soaking up the warm spring weather like a sponge! The past couple of days have been in the high 70's and has made for some great riding. I brought along the road bike and managed to get out both days this weekend. Riding the skinny reminds me of just how much fun it can be when you don't have to worry about projectiles being thrown at you while riding.
It was good fun/pain to do some of the rides of yesteryear when we lived in Denver. Lookout Mtn pulled me into its magnetic field like a moth to a bright light. The climb up Lookout is always a good barometer of just how the legs are feeling - it is roughly 4 miles and about 1200 ft of climbing. My heart rate quickly hit its season high and stayed high for the entire climb. As fun as the climb was, the descent was super fun and fast. There is something to be said for having a local training hill like that in your back yard. It holds back no punches and will always be honest with you relative to how hard you are willing to work and how 'in shape' you are. It is definitely a love/hate relationship....
It was good fun/pain to do some of the rides of yesteryear when we lived in Denver. Lookout Mtn pulled me into its magnetic field like a moth to a bright light. The climb up Lookout is always a good barometer of just how the legs are feeling - it is roughly 4 miles and about 1200 ft of climbing. My heart rate quickly hit its season high and stayed high for the entire climb. As fun as the climb was, the descent was super fun and fast. There is something to be said for having a local training hill like that in your back yard. It holds back no punches and will always be honest with you relative to how hard you are willing to work and how 'in shape' you are. It is definitely a love/hate relationship....
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