tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896336409625856202024-03-13T12:41:33.813-06:00Adventures in EnduranceMy running and riding adventures in ultra-enduranceLarry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-46161727794906965032020-09-10T19:50:00.000-06:002020-09-10T19:50:03.650-06:00Utah Mixed Epic Summary and Lesson Learned<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">So, I pulled the plug. I believe this is the second big race I ever quit, and I certainly have mixed emotions. I feel I let a lot of people down; Kids on Bikes, the people who donated, and myself.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">There were some good things to come out of this though, and I’ll get to those later.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DZcybybo1ig/X1rUmBHNy3I/AAAAAAABFWM/0l8O4M7ldNUo7G9lzt14ARfjH9OcWNzpQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2AC442BF-3D83-4077-81F9-F594B658DAD5.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DZcybybo1ig/X1rUmBHNy3I/AAAAAAABFWM/0l8O4M7ldNUo7G9lzt14ARfjH9OcWNzpQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/2AC442BF-3D83-4077-81F9-F594B658DAD5.heic" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the Start with Leadville Legend Todd Murray<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v3BWEKfsDns/X1rUr-ASNlI/AAAAAAABFWY/_7EYrR9K25kFxREnjO8EmLQdJYGfZcHQwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/A20B0439-7FF9-4147-B5ED-923DD3713A01.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v3BWEKfsDns/X1rUr-ASNlI/AAAAAAABFWY/_7EYrR9K25kFxREnjO8EmLQdJYGfZcHQwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/A20B0439-7FF9-4147-B5ED-923DD3713A01.heic" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Heading out of Salt Lake and into the Mountains<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Normally, I thrive on these kinds of races and conditions. The harder it is, the more I like it. But this race was different. Almost from the beginning, I wasn’t feeling myself. My body would not acclimate to the heat. The first three days were over mountain ranges and rough terrain, that normally, I would have loved. But the heat, even at 9,000 – 10,000 feet seemed to really take its toll on me. I was constantly, lightheaded, nauseous, and couldn’t force myself to eat. I was riding 15 – 18 hours a day, with almost 30,000 feet of climbing in the first 200+ miles and not eating anywhere near enough.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EuKm_b2_izQ/X1rUk4ZzLUI/AAAAAAABFW4/9HHKn8RAflM9qOFT5-zAzxpxTK0cfDc_wCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/14792FB9-46EB-4DD6-A8BC-54525ED98086.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EuKm_b2_izQ/X1rUk4ZzLUI/AAAAAAABFW4/9HHKn8RAflM9qOFT5-zAzxpxTK0cfDc_wCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/14792FB9-46EB-4DD6-A8BC-54525ED98086.heic" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Typical Day 1 and 1 Terrain<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-04YZ5BytR-c/X1rUr_QIdqI/AAAAAAABFW4/kUebhNlw6JIQ3Hddc3C7NCmbj9jDAVCsQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/6C6D97DB-07C8-4898-A7FD-EF1B6E4DC7C1.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-04YZ5BytR-c/X1rUr_QIdqI/AAAAAAABFW4/kUebhNlw6JIQ3Hddc3C7NCmbj9jDAVCsQCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/6C6D97DB-07C8-4898-A7FD-EF1B6E4DC7C1.heic" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Day 1 and 2 Climbs<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LKUSoLFjc9g/X1rUvhOwKOI/AAAAAAABFW8/fK1xQAFLpzkyEWtzA3jgDedEQ9P_FCFeACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/BD10CA32-19D4-483A-BDB6-F51E6C03703B.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LKUSoLFjc9g/X1rUvhOwKOI/AAAAAAABFW8/fK1xQAFLpzkyEWtzA3jgDedEQ9P_FCFeACPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/BD10CA32-19D4-483A-BDB6-F51E6C03703B.heic" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beginning the very first climb off pavement</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I just had no appetite. I pushed on, hoping that after three days my body and mind would acclimate, and I’d be able to turn things around. The wind picked up on the evening of the third day and a smoky haze filled the air. I rode into the night, finally stopping and setting up camp around 11:00 PM. I was now out of the mountains and into the desert. I was really looking forward to the incredible views of the Milky Way, typical of the desert night, but instead the haze blocked everything but a hazy orange moon. Getting up and continuing on at approximately 4:30 the next morning, I could smell the haze and smoke as I rode through the early morning. As the sun rose it became obvious that there was a large fire somewhere and the haze was thick. The rest of the day was spent riding through a moonscape looking desert, dealing with heat, smoke, wind, and sand. It was a long day, and I still had no appetite, I was really getting sick of drinking warm plastic tasting water but it was absolutely necessary to stay hydrated. Bloody smoke buggers now turned into a full on running bloody nose. A female racer, Jackie, who I’d been going back and forth with the last couple days caught me after I took a short 15-minute nap. She had a great attitude, only disappointed that we could not enjoy the scenery because of the smoke. I was not so jovial, and my conversation was limited to grunts of displeasure, and statements such as “I’m done”. My attitude and morale were at an all-time low. This really bothers me, because I pride myself in staying positive no matter how tough things get. Eventually, I came into Hanksville, UT a little after dark. I needed to get a hotel, or access to electricity to recharge my lights, Garmin, phone, and backup batteries. Hanksville consists of two gas stations, two motels, a couple of restaurants, and a campground with cabins. I booked a cabin, re-supplied with water and junk food at the gas station, took a shower and ate dinner. Other than a gas station pizza, that was the first real food in four days. My nose was still bleeding off and on and my throat felt like it had been ripped inside out.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_jg2X5fsbpw/X1rWo3ccs1I/AAAAAAABFXI/LVpsGAC9cSwyW2KIlY2QMtEIn14vt5sEACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/700A5EF6-7C9E-4A2A-9F13-26B1851C9CE4.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_jg2X5fsbpw/X1rWo3ccs1I/AAAAAAABFXI/LVpsGAC9cSwyW2KIlY2QMtEIn14vt5sEACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/700A5EF6-7C9E-4A2A-9F13-26B1851C9CE4.heic" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hitting the High Point of the Race<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g16DosIaP6k/X1rWobM1F2I/AAAAAAABFXE/_PXYKbtx2RcAveccwmz8deUYcgXoUDv_gCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/84988922-FA18-4C2A-8F5E-B42AC103FE8F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g16DosIaP6k/X1rWobM1F2I/AAAAAAABFXE/_PXYKbtx2RcAveccwmz8deUYcgXoUDv_gCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/84988922-FA18-4C2A-8F5E-B42AC103FE8F.heic" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Riding in the Haze<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I woke up at 4:30 the next morning to take on the next segment of the race, which was supposed to be the toughest; passing over the Henry Mountains. The wind was blasting, which as far as I could tell, blew the smoke out, but my throat and lungs still burned. My nose was clogged with smoke buggers, that no matter how much I blew, seem to keep coming back. I was feeling weak and nauseated, so I decided to wait until 7:00 when the restaurant opened, and eat breakfast. I had no appetite and was still feeling weak at mid-morning. It was at this point I came to the decision that I was going to have to scratch from the race. I still couldn’t come to grips with that decision, so I thought I would hang around for a day, and see how I felt the next day. Others ahead of me, including my friend Todd Murray (Lisa Iwamiya Murray) did the very same thing, and continued on after a day’s rest.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fRi9bkJjmyE/X1rUsN6Qm2I/AAAAAAABFW8/iu6vyFQkSVEc86s8dmLPFUWuw9R_T5koACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/BC4A5EFE-1E91-4E75-8D62-9762F4463C64.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fRi9bkJjmyE/X1rUsN6Qm2I/AAAAAAABFW8/iu6vyFQkSVEc86s8dmLPFUWuw9R_T5koACPcBGAYYCw/w300-h400/BC4A5EFE-1E91-4E75-8D62-9762F4463C64.heic" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not Looking to Well after 4 days of heat, exhaustion, and not eating much<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Logistics getting home from Hanksville were complicated. There were no Uber, buses or any other type of commercial services that I could get a ride with. At home we were having contract work done, and my wife could not leave until they finished toward the end of the week.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is where a miracle happened. One of the good things that came out of this. Brent Colwell, who I met seven years ago, while participating in a weeklong ultra-endurance running race in Costa Rica, reached out to me and asked if he could give me a ride home. I was flabbergasted and speechless. Surely, he couldn’t be serious. He lived in Utah, ( the course went right by his house which I had passed by two days earlier), had the week off from work, and was headed to the mountains in Colorado to do some camping, hiking, and biking, and would be happy to take me with him. This is nothing short of incredible.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">We drove through a bit of a snowstorm over Vail Pass and the Eisenhower Tunnel but made it safely back to Colorado Springs some time around midnight. The next day we hooked up with<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Steve Bremner, who also ran the ultra-endurance race seven years ago, and we did the “must do while in Colorado Springs” Incline/Barr Trail Loop. For some reason I felt pretty good on this outing, which made me beat myself up even more for quitting the Utah Mixed Epic. However, after Brent left for Leadville, it all came down on me and I slept for almost 13 hours straight and am still feeling wasted. Despite the race being a disaster, we had a great “Coastal Challenge Reunion” and I got to show Brent a little bit of my beloved Colorado Springs.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other good thing that came out of this, even though I failed to finish, is we raised almost $2,000 for Kids on Bikes. This is the real victory of this whole endeavor. And for that I can’t thank everyone enough. Believe it or not this goes a long way to help KoB accomplish their mission to “…empower all kids to lead healthy, active, and happy lives through bicycling…” Despite my failure, we helped a lot of kids.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, What went wrong?</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Over the last two days, I have analyzed and obsessed over what went wrong. As I said above, normally I thrive in tough ultra-endurance challenges. But the answer is simple. It’s exactly, as a coach, I’m always preaching against and preventing my athletes from doing: OverTraining! As my wife Roswitha (Rose DeWitt) said, I never gave myself a chance to fully recover from breaking my back on July 15. Now that I look at my training log, I realize she is absolutely right. I was hideously stupid. Just 2 ½ weeks after breaking my back I did a 100-mile virtual race/ride on Zwift, followed a week later with a 135-mile ride followed a week later with a 165-mile fully packed ride (the naked guy ride). Three days later, six weeks from breaking my back, a big day riding most of the Leadville 100 MTB course followed by another virtual 100-mile race/ride three days after that. Finally, a 100 mile gravel race just 6 days before the start of the Utah Mixed Epic, which started just a little more than eight weeks after breaking my back. Throw in all the riding in between, and this is an extreme example of stupid overtraining. I simply blew it, and as a coach there is no excuse for that. The good news though, is my back feels fine, I’m just exhausted and will recover.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have nothing but awe and respect for those that are still out there. They will be finishing up over the next two to five days. And everyone still out there deserves huge kudos. The Mixed Utah Epic is no joke.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for reading, your encouragement, and support of Kids on Bikes.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">-larry</span></p>Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-14595444260899649592020-09-02T12:25:00.002-06:002020-09-02T13:05:43.896-06:00Final Prep before Heading to Utah Mixed Epic<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hHsxJ-DWs2s/X0_gwvr2x4I/AAAAAAABFVM/7cKz4wJ_cHUSI9_QN4Ye1X5ZapyGYm0QQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/684BEE7D-D966-4DD1-B1C6-10BD0D90089F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hHsxJ-DWs2s/X0_gwvr2x4I/AAAAAAABFVM/7cKz4wJ_cHUSI9_QN4Ye1X5ZapyGYm0QQCNcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/684BEE7D-D966-4DD1-B1C6-10BD0D90089F.heic" width="300" /></a></div><span face="" style="font-size: 12pt;"><p><span face="" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p>First, I want to thank everyone who has donated to support <a href="https://www.flipcause.com/secure/about/ODg0NzA=" target="_blank">Kids on Bikes</a>. Every bit makes a difference. I will be proudly wearing a “<a href="https://kidsonbikes.net/" target="_blank">Kids on Bikes</a>” jersey throughout the race. This will help motivate me when things get tough. A big reason I am doing this race, aside from the adventure, is to raise awareness and support for this great organization. I have very strong connection with their mission. I grew up in a family that could not afford a bike. I cobbled together an unsafe raggedy bike from bits and pieces I could find, and it became my gateway to freedom and whole other worlds. Without biking and running as a teenager, who knows where I would have ended up. The race is scheduled to start on Sep 4, one day before my 63</span><sup style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">rd</sup><span face="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> birthday; Sep 5. I hope to make that an epic day within an epic ride. We shall see. But what I really hope is that we can really up the ante on support for <a href="https://www.flipcause.com/secure/about/ODg0NzA=" target="_blank">Kids on Bikes</a>. Every bit makes a difference!</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XYxno_wQNcc/X0_guL4_crI/AAAAAAABFVQ/_sswzRNlYY4CkmD7Hv4sio6ha6eCgI_oACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/564D5395-90EC-4640-B128-5076EC8EFBEE.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XYxno_wQNcc/X0_guL4_crI/AAAAAAABFVQ/_sswzRNlYY4CkmD7Hv4sio6ha6eCgI_oACPcBGAYYCw/s640/564D5395-90EC-4640-B128-5076EC8EFBEE.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some how I got all this plus on the bike! (Except Gemma the dog)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">I did my final ride this morning, before heading to Salt Lake for the start of the Utah Mixed Epic on Friday. Bike is packed and ready to go. I feel good, but nervous. The <a href="https://www.nextgearadventurecycling.com/post/the-2020-utah-mixed-epic-full-route-review" target="_blank">course description</a> sounds pretty brutal, but I feel I’m ready to take it on. There is ton of climbing right out the gate, so I hope I haven’t packed too much. Could be a lot of pushing? My biggest concern is lack of water over the long desert sections with no resupply sources. I’m set-up to carry up to eight liters (2 Gallons) of water if I need to. I think that should get me through those sections. Temps are looking to be in 100s at the lower altitudes, so I may do a lot of night riding. We shall see.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pTYkDD3JW9Q/X0_gv76AhII/AAAAAAABFVU/lusUlCPUEI8eDLMZNm_-kbZQ9arszMv9ACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/17436EFC-0260-4224-B826-EDA32790F5AE.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pTYkDD3JW9Q/X0_gv76AhII/AAAAAAABFVU/lusUlCPUEI8eDLMZNm_-kbZQ9arszMv9ACPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/17436EFC-0260-4224-B826-EDA32790F5AE.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Packed and Ready</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gd5aIOKJdYA/X0_guz3Q_kI/AAAAAAABFVQ/H-7IfXhfZO0ivdoTUG2GwdfyzqNKyFawACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/4A759D25-7552-44AE-9235-965112813746.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gd5aIOKJdYA/X0_guz3Q_kI/AAAAAAABFVQ/H-7IfXhfZO0ivdoTUG2GwdfyzqNKyFawACPcBGAYYCw/w300-h400/4A759D25-7552-44AE-9235-965112813746.heic" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the Cockpit<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">The <a href="http://trackleaders.com/utahmixedepic20" target="_blank">Utah Mixed Epic TrackLeaders site i</a>s now up, from which you can follow the race.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">Thanks for reading and thanks for your support to Kids on Bikes!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">-larry<o:p></o:p></p>Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-80318519333956923382020-09-01T20:09:00.003-06:002020-09-01T20:09:57.542-06:00Final Tune-up for Utah: Pony Xpress 160 Gravel Race<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://coloradogravelgrinderchampionship.com/pony-xpress/the-race" target="_blank"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-me6L99c6V-Q/X07-kC2z88I/AAAAAAABFU0/jV_EXiiHB1EWW3U9y2BeEnZ_q0F84C6SACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/A642850A-D03A-409B-AF73-B0B95FC2D9E5.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-me6L99c6V-Q/X07-kC2z88I/AAAAAAABFU0/jV_EXiiHB1EWW3U9y2BeEnZ_q0F84C6SACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/A642850A-D03A-409B-AF73-B0B95FC2D9E5.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carried Everything So I didn't have to stop at aid stations<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Pony Xpress 160:</a> Man is was so nice to do a real race vs virtual. And it was awesome! Big kudos to Phil Schweizer for putting on such a great race while following strict COVID protocol. The course was splendid! I started with the lead group which may have been too fast. It was very cool though, because riding in a pack like that was the real version of riding in the packs I’ve been virtually riding in all summer on Zwift. Eventually the group broke into two and I was in the second group. I believe most of the people in these groups were doing the 80k vs the 160k. Eventually got dropped by the second group and rode alone for a while until my friend Tom Turney, with a group of five or so, caught me. We rode together, then about half turned off at the 80k turnoff. We caught stragglers of the groups ahead, who like me got dropped. I decided not to stop at the second aid station, which left three of us riding together from that point. Some rolling hills, and I discovered one of the riders was in my age group. He seemed strong and totally in control, riding a much lighter bike and carrying minimum stuff. I was able to gap him a bit on the climbs, did not have the gearing to stay with him on the pedaling descents. Finally, at about 48 miles we hit a big climb of 11+ miles, followed by another 5 mile climb shortly after. I managed to open a gap and catch others on these climbs. I motivated myself by telling myself I'm a climber, this is what I live for, I love to climb. It worked, although a couple times I had to back off just bit and remember to relax the upper body, before I got myself into trouble. I was worried on the descents since I didn't have the gearing to go as fast as some of the others, so all I could do is get in the most aerodynamic tuck possible when I couldn’t pedal fast enough. During the last 8 miles or so the skies opened up and made this race really epic. It was a deluge, like I haven't seen in years, complete with hail. Just kept riding, almost completely blind, wind gust that were incredible, flooded roads. Luckily the last 5 or so miles were on pavement, so the rain actually washed all the mud off my bike. Ended up winning the 60+ category by 11 minutes, finishing 23</span><sup>rd</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> overall. It felt so good to be racing again, and it was so much fun! This is a real confidence booster for Utah. Now it’s time to rest, rest and rest some more.</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p>Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-1431069230327915472020-08-27T21:18:00.000-06:002020-08-27T21:18:04.435-06:00Less Than Two Weeks<p> <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Winding down to the last weeks and I have put in some great training rides. On Wednesday, Aug 19, I took a day off of work, drove 2 ½ hours to Leadville and met my friend Abe Valdez and rode most of the Leadville Trail 100 MTB course (91 miles) then drove 2 ½ hours back home. It was a truly awesome day. The weather was perfect, and we had an amazingly fun, hard ride. On the way home, blasted a playlist of sing along type songs (mostly Beatles) and pretty much sang at the top of my lungs all the way home. It was an awesome day.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T6qQvHANmws/X0h1s05lABI/AAAAAAABFUE/hDNwluezzIYoiOUBPjiw12DZKRpQioKbACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/5D387909-0450-4E71-826E-05A6197F9E8E.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T6qQvHANmws/X0h1s05lABI/AAAAAAABFUE/hDNwluezzIYoiOUBPjiw12DZKRpQioKbACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/5D387909-0450-4E71-826E-05A6197F9E8E.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abe Heading up Sugar Loaf before Power line Descent<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9C6MqO1gEwQ/X0h1lJldLBI/AAAAAAABFTo/khOZFR647S0D_UJanD-L4IzI-9Ahet1cgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2DFC9B18-8208-40F2-AD3B-FF07E19B2CC9.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9C6MqO1gEwQ/X0h1lJldLBI/AAAAAAABFTo/khOZFR647S0D_UJanD-L4IzI-9Ahet1cgCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/2DFC9B18-8208-40F2-AD3B-FF07E19B2CC9.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abe - Almost to the top of Columbine<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uedw_kCFU7E/X0h1ohnyiRI/AAAAAAABFUM/0VqRqZHi9WALZXKE-l2b4zhCXr2XVISIwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/48EE1DFE-4D61-4D81-AEE3-636F54422BB0.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uedw_kCFU7E/X0h1ohnyiRI/AAAAAAABFUM/0VqRqZHi9WALZXKE-l2b4zhCXr2XVISIwCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/48EE1DFE-4D61-4D81-AEE3-636F54422BB0.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top of Columbine<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ie6ojtAULxs/X0h1sikWRwI/AAAAAAABFUQ/mspKLLWnhysoHgcKEfXtytjWOROp_I-yACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/88B3194D-1384-49B3-BEC1-3B1AD6752E11.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ie6ojtAULxs/X0h1sikWRwI/AAAAAAABFUQ/mspKLLWnhysoHgcKEfXtytjWOROp_I-yACPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/88B3194D-1384-49B3-BEC1-3B1AD6752E11.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Columbine Mine<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">For the weekend with less than two weeks until Utah Mixed Epic, I worked on getting everything dialed in; What to take, what not to take, and how to pack. Set up so I can carry up to 8 liters of water when needed. This will come in handy on the long stretches of desert with no water availability. It was another great training weekend with a 100+ mile ride Saturday and 100+ KM ride Sunday to get things dialed in. Just a couple more minor adjustments and should be set!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zICko1OqOEg/X0h1oj12cWI/AAAAAAABFUU/lA0wE0JSCOM6dPVP3NmZxuC15LSvxeZIwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/190AA267-82EA-475E-A692-58F0A32ECC5C.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zICko1OqOEg/X0h1oj12cWI/AAAAAAABFUU/lA0wE0JSCOM6dPVP3NmZxuC15LSvxeZIwCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/190AA267-82EA-475E-A692-58F0A32ECC5C.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gettin er Dialed-in!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QPJa65XMju8/X0h1tEuZbRI/AAAAAAABFUY/4_A9THKw-KgnPKi2TYTERlYAbrYKnH07gCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/F4AA59BE-775C-4B7F-B0BC-D811A6CF4F54.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QPJa65XMju8/X0h1tEuZbRI/AAAAAAABFUY/4_A9THKw-KgnPKi2TYTERlYAbrYKnH07gCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/F4AA59BE-775C-4B7F-B0BC-D811A6CF4F54.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hope I'm Ready</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">One of the things I thought about on these rides is how lucky I am to be able to experience these adventures. One of the things I loved about coaching the Cheyenne Mountain High School Team was seeing the joy those kids experienced riding their bikes out on the trails. There are many kids who may never get to discover that joy and that is what Kids on Bikes is all about. By helping a kid experience the joy and freedom of riding a bike, who knows where that might take him/her. And I did say “helping” not giving. These kids have to earn their bikes and you can learn all about the program at the Kids on Bikes website. If you feel this worth a few dollars, and every dollar helps, then please see my donation page at Larry Bikepacks Utah. Thanks for your support!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">-larry<o:p></o:p></p>Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-26077409937132780702020-08-27T20:40:00.000-06:002020-08-27T20:40:18.189-06:00An Almost Overnighter 16 Aug 2020<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1enKSWurB74/X0hntlNAI3I/AAAAAAABFTc/n1mB5QrKb74iZUA_ZeLpH4hCjEi3wC6-QCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/5AE55CE5-7486-4161-8EBB-058BB21BEA0A.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1enKSWurB74/X0hntlNAI3I/AAAAAAABFTc/n1mB5QrKb74iZUA_ZeLpH4hCjEi3wC6-QCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/5AE55CE5-7486-4161-8EBB-058BB21BEA0A.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">High Drive, Gold Camp, Phantom Cany</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">on, Shelf, Cripple Creek, Victor, Gold Camp: 165 miles, 13,000 ft of climbing, 16 hrs of actual pedal time, total time 18+ Hours. Great Training ride for Utah Mixed Epic. This ride proved the Leadville saying "You can do more than you think you can" to be absolutely true. It was a great ride that threw a little bit of everything at me including a naked guy in the middle of the night. Big long climbs, awesome descents and scenery, extreme heat in Canon City, rain & hail going up Shelf Road through Red Canyon, huge temp drop in Cripple Creek, night riding down Gold Camp. Around 10 PM I was beginning to feel I was hitting my limit. Getting lightheaded, having a hard time concentrating on the trail in the dark. So, I got off the bike and started hunting around for a good place to make camp, when my headlight came upon a guy completely naked hiding behind a tree. He wasn’t more than 6 feet away! Completely naked! He didn't even have shoes on! Last thing on the planet I expected! I actually screamed when my headlight came upon him. Almost dropped my bike! He stepped from behind the tree. I yelled at him "What the F**K". He just said "it's all good man, I'm just hiking". Scared the bejeevies out of me. "You can do more than you think you can". Suddenly I was wide awake and full of energy. 2 1/2 hours later, about 12:30 am I was home. Just shows you, that you may think you're tired and at your limit and in reality, you're not even close. But really, that was just weird!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Aside from that little adventure, I feel 100% recovered from my fractured vertebrae. I am SO grateful it wasn't worse, and that I recovered so quickly and fully. I am getting super excited about the Utah adventure just a few more weeks away. And again, as I've said in every post, I want to raise awareness and support for <a href="https://kidsonbikes.net/" target="_blank">Kids on Bikes</a>. Like everything else COVID19 has negatively affected their ability to fund their programs. And with the extra precautions they need to take due to the virus, operation costs can only go up. You can support their cause through this adventure by going to <a href="https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/ODg0NzA=" target="_blank">Larry Bike Packs through Utah</a>. Every little bit helps. Thanks!</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LJrwlVH3DDc/X0hnuHTLoQI/AAAAAAABFTg/1ycB2Bz-tOEj1ClaJcHaFnzxV7Rx16UfgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/6DFA34E8-E521-405B-A94C-5382E80B1940.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LJrwlVH3DDc/X0hnuHTLoQI/AAAAAAABFTg/1ycB2Bz-tOEj1ClaJcHaFnzxV7Rx16UfgCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/6DFA34E8-E521-405B-A94C-5382E80B1940.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking over Cheyenne Canyon from High Drive<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cYyKtH7obfI/X0hnslqBISI/AAAAAAABFTI/3HdiEIhUL7gGI6Gk83qgbs8SwVFMYsRCACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/6893DA94-6C1C-4A02-95C7-0B8AC6C907FC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cYyKtH7obfI/X0hnslqBISI/AAAAAAABFTI/3HdiEIhUL7gGI6Gk83qgbs8SwVFMYsRCACPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/6893DA94-6C1C-4A02-95C7-0B8AC6C907FC.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the awesome scenery on Gold Camp</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nJIvJT8c8XE/X0hn2_nlmZI/AAAAAAABFTU/PgJ1vxq3mtcuJJ7wFK1etg2futLWGtVBQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/C73B9358-FC86-4249-B1A2-FE1C9C6C8D42.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nJIvJT8c8XE/X0hn2_nlmZI/AAAAAAABFTU/PgJ1vxq3mtcuJJ7wFK1etg2futLWGtVBQCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/C73B9358-FC86-4249-B1A2-FE1C9C6C8D42.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of Several Tunnels Along the way<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SjR8EhS_eTY/X0hn3pefqKI/AAAAAAABFTY/NaME-nINAboE3Wk0I58eXOtphR7ZWT7hQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/CFCECEB3-596E-46AF-942F-1A7CB3619925.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SjR8EhS_eTY/X0hn3pefqKI/AAAAAAABFTY/NaME-nINAboE3Wk0I58eXOtphR7ZWT7hQCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/CFCECEB3-596E-46AF-942F-1A7CB3619925.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end of Gold Camp - Signs shot to pieces<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-feBGuTwwI-o/X0hnx0RaHhI/AAAAAAABFTM/l_u6dpExE0EDc-xOGXwgKx_WuDHUe_QeACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/93D51AC2-3F8A-4ACA-9B0B-65E45B832BB0.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-feBGuTwwI-o/X0hnx0RaHhI/AAAAAAABFTM/l_u6dpExE0EDc-xOGXwgKx_WuDHUe_QeACPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/93D51AC2-3F8A-4ACA-9B0B-65E45B832BB0.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love these Rides<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OljQy_kLy0M/X0hn6RTsfDI/AAAAAAABFTg/HDW9zmOYBuwHmYz4BGx5qHTi-zaOV-qGQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/E29347EB-0A1F-45A2-BC10-26AFBE165925.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OljQy_kLy0M/X0hn6RTsfDI/AAAAAAABFTg/HDW9zmOYBuwHmYz4BGx5qHTi-zaOV-qGQCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/E29347EB-0A1F-45A2-BC10-26AFBE165925.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A long climb (20+ miles?) Up Shelf Rd<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nMJkjvQcJwM/X0hn8FIC0LI/AAAAAAABFTg/2q04qDEbMY88ljBlSOf88rETSz0FbF6MACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/E07879C2-9470-4CE2-85CC-294AEBA69ED0.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nMJkjvQcJwM/X0hn8FIC0LI/AAAAAAABFTg/2q04qDEbMY88ljBlSOf88rETSz0FbF6MACPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/E07879C2-9470-4CE2-85CC-294AEBA69ED0.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pictures do Shelf Road no Justice</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1XvpFuAQeQs/X0hn3NgNGMI/AAAAAAABFTU/Zu_E2bfVd34HSNdc8Q45VoSvNb11pFMngCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/DB2AF734-6CEB-41E1-B1F3-F86941E1D3C4.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1XvpFuAQeQs/X0hn3NgNGMI/AAAAAAABFTU/Zu_E2bfVd34HSNdc8Q45VoSvNb11pFMngCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/DB2AF734-6CEB-41E1-B1F3-F86941E1D3C4.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top of Shelf Rd just before Gold Camp<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LCBeH7zgehY/X0hnv7nDy-I/AAAAAAABFTU/7ZZEOYv37u0hmdmJ7hc5GSQ_oN7jpvUngCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/9D5093ED-4954-4157-B7D0-766438BBD9BE.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LCBeH7zgehY/X0hnv7nDy-I/AAAAAAABFTU/7ZZEOYv37u0hmdmJ7hc5GSQ_oN7jpvUngCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/9D5093ED-4954-4157-B7D0-766438BBD9BE.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colorado Springs from Gold Camp</td></tr></tbody></table></div>Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-42291285680218819232020-08-10T17:39:00.000-06:002020-08-10T17:39:26.321-06:00Utah Mixed Epic Dress Rehearsal<p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">This weekend I was joined by Todd Murray to ride our first Dress Rehearsal in preparation for </span><a href="https://www.nextgearadventurecycling.com/utah-mixed-terrain-epic" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" target="_blank">UME</a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">. Todd, is a Colorado Springs Police Detective, and one of the toughest, but nicest guys I know. He is one of two people to finish every </span><a href="https://www.leadvilleraceseries.com/mtb/leadvilletrail100mtb/" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" target="_blank">Leadville 100 MTB Trail Race</a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> since its inception; something like 26 years straight. Additionally, he is a former </span><a href="https://www.leadvilleraceseries.com/leadmanleadwoman/" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" target="_blank">Leadman</a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> champion and course record holder,. Add a handful of Ironman Triathlons, 24 hour races, and well, you get the picture. Todd is the real deal. Todd Is also signed up for </span><a href="https://www.nextgearadventurecycling.com/utah-mixed-terrain-epic" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" target="_blank">UME</a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-03j65paCO3w/XzHQknwIA0I/AAAAAAABFRc/vAf7WxMHWLsuQ_tl0kvzxDbZJX5cIk_bgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/3582657A-A610-438A-8B48-4344DEC885D8.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-03j65paCO3w/XzHQknwIA0I/AAAAAAABFRc/vAf7WxMHWLsuQ_tl0kvzxDbZJX5cIk_bgCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/3582657A-A610-438A-8B48-4344DEC885D8.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Todd Murray Taking in the View<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;">We had an incredible ride with fully loaded bikes, looking for big climbs at high altitudes. This ride had several purposes; Test our equipment, test our gearing with the additional weight on steep long climbs, figure out what and how to pack, and get a typical UME day in the saddle.<span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nVdSyzfZPkM/XzHQnwvR6bI/AAAAAAABFRc/SsIujQXBKUI9p0ltjyDx0BIV1z81YrJTwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/9D5FF49C-0CE1-45F9-85F3-9B6A501DB516.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nVdSyzfZPkM/XzHQnwvR6bI/AAAAAAABFRc/SsIujQXBKUI9p0ltjyDx0BIV1z81YrJTwCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/9D5FF49C-0CE1-45F9-85F3-9B6A501DB516.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Initial Test Set-up</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">We chose to ride up through Cheyenne Canyon and tackle one of the steepest and longest climbs on the “<a href="https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/7021764/ring-the-peak" target="_blank">Ring the Peak</a>” route. This climb is approximately 3 miles long, an average grade of 8%, with pitches much steeper, and topped out at over 10,400 ft. This was after four hours of mostly climbing just to get to the base. We were able to climb it, but if someone magically gave me an extra gear at the time, I would have whole heartedly accepted.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JueF3nWs590/XzHQjo2fvyI/AAAAAAABFRU/xnHOcd47uJwoX4NvfMPnD67iu8gCIp2-QCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/4777C3A8-3C9F-429F-996F-711FC3E75752.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JueF3nWs590/XzHQjo2fvyI/AAAAAAABFRU/xnHOcd47uJwoX4NvfMPnD67iu8gCIp2-QCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/4777C3A8-3C9F-429F-996F-711FC3E75752.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Todd Toping out at 10,400+ Feet After a long hard climb<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9rzzrOX9uGY/XzHQocvekjI/AAAAAAABFRg/ZRoeUKHl-nMGYGCKjMB5EobrnCBdpapIgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/B6C5BD5B-1104-4482-8507-B8937302B8E9.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9rzzrOX9uGY/XzHQocvekjI/AAAAAAABFRg/ZRoeUKHl-nMGYGCKjMB5EobrnCBdpapIgCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/B6C5BD5B-1104-4482-8507-B8937302B8E9.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Break</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">After the climb we continued to Victor then descended Phantom Canyon. Phantom Canyon is such an amazing place. The scenery just blows me away every time I ride it. Descending from 10,200 feet to about 5,400 felt like going into an oven, hitting the bottom of the canyon at about 94 degrees. So another benefit of this ride, was getting a small taste of the extreme heat we are going to face in Utah. We returned to Colorado Springs via Hwy 115, a rolling grind that seemed to go forever. In the end we covered 135 miles and over 10,000 feet of climbing.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7JS3eNyq5vY/XzHQkAjHBXI/AAAAAAABFRk/l9XHnYC-xCgjzQ5VIDlaGa8u3_eHGtKcACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/31D540C3-E124-439E-A7FD-8CB634CFDB01.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7JS3eNyq5vY/XzHQkAjHBXI/AAAAAAABFRk/l9XHnYC-xCgjzQ5VIDlaGa8u3_eHGtKcACPcBGAYYCw/s640/31D540C3-E124-439E-A7FD-8CB634CFDB01.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting Over Victor Pass</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">We learned a lot on the ride. Both of us came away, knowing we need to re-think how and what to pack. Our total time was 13 hours with 11:30 of actual ride time. A good indication of what a typical day at UME will be like. My goal is to ride approximately 15 hours a day. We also got a small taste of what the heat will be like. Very intimidating. That is one of my biggest fears about this adventure. Most of my riding is early morning before work when it is still cool. My next challenge is to get acclimated to the heat.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ybr650VFkJQ/XzHQl74RuYI/AAAAAAABFRY/FI_S8o7lVfssQUVFkDdU8vmKCvsD4U7SACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/97010CDF-92ED-4FDD-8B12-8B4D09036590.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ybr650VFkJQ/XzHQl74RuYI/AAAAAAABFRY/FI_S8o7lVfssQUVFkDdU8vmKCvsD4U7SACPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/97010CDF-92ED-4FDD-8B12-8B4D09036590.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For Someone that doesn't eat a lot of salt, my jersey was caked<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">That was exactly what I set out to do the next day, on Sunday. After a family hike, got a later than usual start for what I intended to be a short recovery ride, but in the heat. Surprisingly, I felt pretty good and just kept riding. I left with only two bottles of water, as I was not expecting to go long. 52 miles and 3,000 feet of climbing later, I was feeling the effects of the 90+ degrees and lack of fluid. This strengthens my resolve to acclimate and brings to reality that UME will be anything but a picnic.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">My back felt fine. Other than being a little rough getting on and off the bike, it felt strong. I even felt better on Sunday. I have no explanation other than I've been doing core strength work for years and my almost 25+ years vegan diet. Its only been 3 1/2 weeks since I fractured it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">Finally, we can’t forget <a href="https://kidsonbikes.net/" target="_blank">Kids on Bikes</a>. I am taking on this race/adventure as a fundraiser for KoB. In these crazy times with COVID19, KoB’s biggest fundraiser, the 24 Hour Indoor Challenge is in Jeopardy. I believe<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>COVID19 is affecting all of us in more ways than we know. For kids of lower means, probably more so. Wouldn’t it be great in these times, to help these kids experience the freedom and joy of riding a bike. Every little bit helps. If you find it in your heart you can donate at <a href="https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/ODg0NzA=" target="_blank">my donation page</a>. Thanks for reading and thanks for all that have donated. </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p>Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-68015123089609053782020-08-05T19:53:00.009-06:002020-08-05T20:25:20.898-06:00Almost Full Throttle<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/2/#"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OwAReMA70Ow/XytbXgyBLUI/AAAAAAABFP4/tiiJYW8DNygh2TXf2bZA-_2UmjaHss9pgCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/C0411F27-958F-4569-AE73-1A5397E400CF.heic" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Good Morning Colorado Springs</div><br />So far my healing and recovery has been nothing short of amazing. In the emergency room, the doctor said 4 - 6 weeks, and based on my age, probably closer to 6 weeks. This morning, exactly 3 weeks from the crash, I did a 4 hour ride with over 5,000 feet of climbing. I did this on the bike I will be riding the Utah Epic with partial packs to add weight while climbing. My back felt relatively good, with some muscle or tendon pain when I stood to pedal. Over the last week, I’ve been picking up the intensity and distance, and feel like I am well on the way to getting my fitness back. If things keep going as they are, I should be fit and ready on race day. One of my biggest concerns was not coming through for <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/2/#">Kids on Bikes</a>. I feel really strongly about <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/2/#">KoB</a> and what they do for kids. Of course there will be more challenges along the way, the race itself for example, but at least this is one challenge that is almost behind me.<br /><br />These last few days have been incredibly positive. Saturday, I participated in a Zwift virtual 100 mile ride called the The BMTR Fundo (A). My training log notes from that ride: “Flat, fast, and hard! A total sweat fest. I think I flooded my basement! It seems my back is well on its way to healing. Didn't seem to be an issue today. 29th out of 400+, although not all 400 went the whole 100 miles. Bonked with about 18 miles to go and got dropped by the group I was with. Started cramping and feeling nauseous, which has never happened on an indoor ride. The next group was 20 min behind, so was able to hold them off despite really struggling to get to the finish.” Needless to say, I was super happy with that ride.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/2/#"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K1jCLMyb_mU/XytbbnxBzII/AAAAAAABFQo/Mj7qUExjWg0Vpj2CrhytJBhTxJiUnBO-wCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h199/E00AE2A8-5ADA-4908-AF9C-210DB9DF7B37.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Early On - Big Group - About Mid Pack </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/2/#"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pSpFHP4GUaU/XytbcQABu_I/AAAAAAABFQo/ezMmOOvCqGs3VQYiMNItwIlODILOuVfowCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h199/F634ED6F-4254-471A-AC9F-CF4BFAD3FFCA.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My Avatar Long Hair and an S-Works</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/2/#"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pNhBbIOyj5g/XytbSZx9jfI/AAAAAAABFQo/uHRD_9XZMFY2AgIUktlafHTBnVCSOhYCQCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h199/01B9DE65-C32A-49A2-A3D1-33143380952C.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last Climb and less than 2 miles to the finish</div><div style="text-align: center;">One Tired Puppy </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Since my back didn't bother me Saturday on an intense indoor ride, thought I’d try outdoors on Sunday. Rode up Rampart, a dirt and rough in places road, but once it started getting rough, I could feel it. Turned around and came down really slow through the rough sections. I'm definitely not ready for that. So hit Santa Fe Trail to Palmer Lake, and aside from being wiped out from Saturday's ride, it went pretty well. 5.5 hours, 65 miles on mostly dirt. I'm super excited that I am recovering faster than expected. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/2/#"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qs2hF8Mxi7s/XytbXna9l8I/AAAAAAABFQc/3SFheVntXSs5HG5_uZpiJLXSEuN2xeMawCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/C26D1559-A117-4BFC-A340-5D1D15DE8144.heic" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rampart with Pikes Peak in the Distance</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/2/#"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1AcKVvSXaFM/XytbUti7dMI/AAAAAAABFQg/gmyn4PNSAvcVlHeIBSfISjWMUkeTMW72ACPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/9DEC822B-1330-4F06-8953-4714EA01B380.heic" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quick Pit Stop at Ice Lake</div><div><br /></div>Took Monday off and on Tuesday rode 1.5 hours on the indoor trainer at endurance pace. Felt really good, still a little rough getting on and off the bike, and I even contemplated riding my bike to work. However, in the end decided not to, I’m pretty sure my back is not ready to carry a heavy backpack.<br /><br /><div>This morning was incredible. As I mentioned at the beginning, rode for 4 hours. It was mostly dirt with a lot of climbing and I felt strong. I returned to the seen of the crime and saw no deer. I have to admit, I was very apprehensive about crashing during this ride. Even a small crash would be extremely painful. I contemplated riding on the trainer vs outdoors, but decided to chance it and glad I did. It was so nice to be back out on such a gorgeous morning.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/2/#"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-66qBsGcC4QU/XytbcPpJRQI/AAAAAAABFQk/yznc8Pk2xJ4QQ6ZuRyOYhyjKHVMDbicFACPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/C721AFF0-1B3F-42A5-AAE9-84B0D3B34507.heic" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Halfway up High Drive</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/2/#"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KWMglVTpJXI/XytbafonTPI/AAAAAAABFQo/ZDGUC8d7EDky6ecUSyAr-8ghfAZotr3fQCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/DB139211-D096-4470-8E24-E7B0CE42BA0A.heic" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Red Rocks Open Space</div><br />I’m super excited to be back on track and partnering with <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/2/#">Kids on Bikes.</a> I know with COVID19 there is a lot of uncertainty right now, and I’m betting that the families and kids that <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/2/#">KoB</a> serves are even more affected by the impact. I and everyone involved appreciates all and any contributions big or small. Thanks for everything.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-70978044407773247402020-07-31T06:37:00.002-06:002020-07-31T06:40:12.287-06:00Making Progress<p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">As I mentioned last week, after 11 days I finally got on the bike and felt good. That was Saturday, 11 days after three fractured vertebrae. Indoors, but on the bike. I can’t be thankful enough for Zwift. It really is a game changer when it comes to indoor training.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xfFPW82gc_U/XyQNaohoLJI/AAAAAAABFPM/XsaJPeMdXm8lEDCborv--VKkTSnghidzACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/9B0ABFED-550E-44D1-B9D6-983B89B4FA14.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xfFPW82gc_U/XyQNaohoLJI/AAAAAAABFPM/XsaJPeMdXm8lEDCborv--VKkTSnghidzACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/9B0ABFED-550E-44D1-B9D6-983B89B4FA14.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Virtual Pain Cave - Zwift<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;">My goal is to be on the starting line of the Utan Mixed Epic, a self supported race through the mountains and deserts of Utah. On Sunday the 2nd ride since the crash, I was able to stretch the ride to three hours, but at an easy pace. Monday, was an easy recovery ride, and Tuesday 1.5 hours at endurance Intensity.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;">Wednesday, exactly 2 weeks after the crash, I decided to push it a bit and hit the hills. I picked a very hilly route that ended with a climb up the equivalent of Alp d’Huez, called Alp d’Zwift. I expected my power to be down, with the 11 day lay off and the pain in my back, but I didn’t expect my Heart Rate to go through the roof. My average power on the climbs was in the zone 3 range while my heart rate was way up in zones 4 and 5. This is a bit disappointing since before the crash, I was setting the best times and power output in four years. However, I won’t dwell on that, because the fact that I can get on the bike and ride at all at this point, is something to be very grateful for. The key is to keep a positive attitude, stay focused on recovery, and work to be in the best shape I can be, given the circumstances.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aQvLgaUa8ec/XyQNaNquz-I/AAAAAAABFPU/JQGKbVTzIQcL6GkzIJoorojqKbZaBDjTACPcBGAYYCw/s1920/4F05788E-E604-4026-B2AE-877A4B280878.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="1920" height="199" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aQvLgaUa8ec/XyQNaNquz-I/AAAAAAABFPU/JQGKbVTzIQcL6GkzIJoorojqKbZaBDjTACPcBGAYYCw/w400-h199/4F05788E-E604-4026-B2AE-877A4B280878.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Climbing Alp d'Zwift<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UPkA0yBLk0s/XyQNaMhvXmI/AAAAAAABFPE/DIPemAF7bWo2lmVQEowYQTCNqacMTEkjACNcBGAsYHQ/s1920/36E85F86-A260-4556-B01A-E749A565A3A0.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="1920" height="199" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UPkA0yBLk0s/XyQNaMhvXmI/AAAAAAABFPE/DIPemAF7bWo2lmVQEowYQTCNqacMTEkjACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h199/36E85F86-A260-4556-B01A-E749A565A3A0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summiting Alp d'Zwift<br /><br /><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;">Another key component to training for this race is testing equipment and sorting out what to take. This requires overnight rides to test lights, batteries, food choices, camping gear, bike packs, GPS, and myself. Although, most of my equipment was thoroughly tested during the Tour Divide, I now have a different bike and changes that need shaken out.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Optimally, I would spend several weekends, riding 12-18 hours, camping, then riding the same distance the next day. Obviously, this is not going to be an option as it will probably be a couple more weeks before I can even ride outside, and the start is just around the corner. But I’ll do what I can, and who knows, I seem to be healing quickly, so maybe I’ll get out there sooner than later. In the mean time, Zwift is my ticket!</p></td></tr></tbody></table>Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-88668625414008073232020-07-25T17:31:00.006-06:002020-07-26T10:10:12.120-06:00Crash and Recovery<div class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); background-color: rgba(238, 246, 255, 0); font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
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<br />It’s been a pretty rough week since the last post. But we have to take the bad with the good, stay positive, and not lose sight of our goals. And my current goal is to race the <a href="https://bikepacking.com/event/utah-mixed-epic-2020/" target="_blank">Utah Mixed Epic</a> and raise awareness and support for <a href="https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/ODg0NzA=" target="_blank">Kids on Bikes</a>. I love their mission, as it reflects so much on where I come from, and what they contribute to the well being, health, and joy of disadvantaged kids is so essential today.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">Ended up in the emergency room via ambulance. Prognosis: 5 fractures in 3 vertebrae (L1 - L3), a whole lot of soft tissue damage in the lower back, standard road rash, and a shattered helmet, which probably saved my life. The good news is the vertebrae did its job and protected the spine, and the deer got up and ran off into the woods, so I hope it’s OK. So the Telluride 100 just 11 days away from the crash was out. Other good news: The doctor, a cyclist, predicts full recovery in 4 - 6 weeks. Although the vertebrae is fractured, there was no displacement, so letting the “pain be my guide”, the act of riding a bicycle should not cause further injury. </span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(238, 246, 255, 0); font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(238, 246, 255, 0);"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><font face="helvetica">The doctor also said, “the first few days will be very tough” and he was right. The first three days I couldn’t get out of bed without help. Bless my amazing wife, Roswitha, for all that she did to take care of me as my “at home nurse”.</font></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><font face="helvetica"><br /></font></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I am incredibly grateful that it wasn’t worse. It was a hard violent crash, and at my age I should have come out of it much worse. Our bones are supposed to be brittle at this age. When I hit the ground and felt the pain in my back, and could not get up out of the street, my first thought was, “uh oh, this could be a life changing event”.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I had a lot of time to think about this over the time I was confined to bed, and I’m convinced that being Vegan/Plant Based almost my entire adult life has a lot to do with it. During the many years that I’ve been plant based, I’ve had relatively few injuries, and always seem to heal faster than normal.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Four days later, on Sunday, I was able to take a short walk. It was painful, and I looked like a 90 year old man, but I walked. Each day got just a little better; slow but sure progress. Each day, I was able to pick up my walking pace a little bit more and go a little bit farther. Most of the pain came from the “soft tissue damage”.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">It’s been incredible how many people have reached out to offer help, pick my stuff up from the fire department, offer encouragement, positive thoughts, and prayers. I consider myself so fortunate to belong to such an awesome community, employer, and wife. I’m on the mend, and sooo looking forward to <a href="https://bikepacking.com/event/utah-mixed-epic-2020/" target="_blank">Utah</a> and supporting <a href="https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/ODg0NzA=" target="_blank">Kids on Bikes</a>. This adventure will be special!</span></div>
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Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-10776243060583822202020-07-06T20:04:00.000-06:002020-07-06T20:04:09.295-06:00Utah Mixed Epic and Kids on Bikes <p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;">It’s been a long break from the blogging world since the Tour Divide. So much has changed since then but yet much remains the same. Changes of course include the whole world turned upside down with the Corona Virus. What remains the same is my sincere gratitude for my employer, friends, family and my ability to continue to push myself in endurance activities. Toward the end of 2019, the Cheyenne Mountain High School Mountain Bike Team stepped up and participated in a 24 hour indoor bike relay race to raise funds for <a href="https://kidsonbikes.net/"><span class="s2" style="font-kerning: none;">Kids on Bikes</span></a>. We formed three teams; 1) the high school racers, 2) coaches, parents, and alumni, and 3) myself who rode solo. Friends and family supported in a big way by donating to Kids on Bikes and my employer, <a href="https://www.plus3it.com/"><span class="s2" style="font-kerning: none;">Plus3 IT Systems</span></a>, matched donations to help our Team raise over $5,000. This will go a long way in promoting healthy lifestyles for underserved kids in our region. Not to mention the incredible joy it brings to so many of these kids.<span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://kidsonbikes.net/">Kids on Bikes </a></span><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">is an organization for which I feel a strong connection. I come from a similar background as many of these kids, and I know the difference a chance to explore a different world can make. Kids on Bikes give these kids that chance. What I really like and respect about Kids on Bikes is they don’t just give away bikes and walk away. First, the kids are required to earn their bike, then Kids on Bikes sticks with them, offering programs like bike camps, maintenance clinics, and the promotion of healthy life styles.<br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">With all that said, I am going to embark on a new adventure called the <a href="https://bikepacking.com/event/utah-mixed-epic-2020/"><span class="s2" style="font-kerning: none;">Utah Mixed Epic</span></a> (UME). UME is a 1.000 mile self supported bike race through the mountains, desert, and back country of Utah starting in Salt Lake City and ending in St. George. I am dedicating this race to Kids on Bikes and using it as a fundraiser to support their virtuous cause. I am super excited for this opportunity to still at age 63, (the race starts the day before my 63 birthday) be able to take on such a challenge and use it to give back to our community. Training has been amazing and I feel I am up for the challenge.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">Again I am so grateful to be able to do this, and that we can use this event to help a whole bunch of kids.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I’l be posting regular statuses on preparation and reports throughout the race.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">You can show your support of Kids on Bikes at <span class="s2" style="font-kerning: none;"><a href="https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/ODg0NzA=">https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/ODg0NzA=</a></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><img height="240" src="https://www.flipcause.com/summernote_images/1593727260-IMG-3146.JPG" width="320" /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p>Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-61582001829539875822018-07-17T22:41:00.002-06:002023-12-10T10:57:42.241-07:00Tour Divide - Quitting is Simply Not an Option<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
It’s going on two weeks since finishing the Divide, which I’ve spent recovering, healing, reflecting, and catching up at work and life. My energy is coming back and with the exception of a broken thumb, starting to feel normal again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Tour Divide turned out to be everything I hoped for and more; brutal, joyous, challenging, painful, exhilarating, disappointing, rewarding, inspirational, encouraging, frustrating, and triumphant all in one. It tested me to the very core. There were times when I loved it and never wanted to end and other times I just wanted to be done. We faced snow and hailstorms, insane climbs, days of steady rain and mud, endless rolling hills, numerous mountain passes, wind, excessive heat, and lack of water. All the makings of a great adventure. In the end I met my goal of finishing in 25 days; 25 days, 4 hours, and 42 minutes, despite making several rookie mistakes and decisions that ended up costing at least a couple days.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I arrived in Banff on Wednesday, two days before the start which gave me time to put my bike back together, fix any issues (derailleur hanger got bent during transport), and explore Banff, which is an amazing place.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Upon preparing for the race, I discovered my first mistake; electing to use a Garmin 1030 for navigation. The preferred navigation device is the Garmin Etrex. The GPX file of the course was not released until just a few days before start, and the 1030 couldn’t load the file without crashing. In the end I segmented it to four separate files. At the race headquarters there were several others with the 1030 with same problem. I gave them the separate files and they were able to load each. I would have system crashing & navigation issues with the 1030 throughout the race, culminating in many hours lost.</div>
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The morning of the start began with beautiful blue skies and an excited and justly nervous 160+ racers. Crazy Larry (not me) gave us a final briefing, continuing where he left off the night before on bear and hypothermia safety. After posing for pictures and videos we were off, led out of town at a controlled pace by Crazy Larry himself.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Right from the start my GPS began giving me problems. I had answered “yes” to “navigate to the start”. Unfortunately, once we passed the official starting line, for the rest of the day it wanted to go back to the start. All day long it kept telling me to make a U turn. I didn’t know this was the problem, so I was naturally quite concerned that I was embarking on a 2,700 journey with a navigation tool that wasn’t working. I had maps of the Great Divide Route, but the race course varies from the GDR quite often. Luckily had a phone app as a back-up called “AllTrails” that saved my butt many times. So, I spent the day hanging on to groups, following tire tracks, stopping to check AllTrails, or waiting at trail crossings/junctions for someone to come from behind. A one point we were riding and incredibly fun single track with steep short descents and steep short power climbs. It was a blast. After a few miles it crossed a dirt road and I shot across the road and continued climbing up a steep hill. After a while I noticed there were no tire tracks. Checked AllTrails which verified I was off course. Dang! Turned around and saw where everyone had taken a right turn at the road. The first of many such mistakes.</div>
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After just over 100 miles we came to the Koko Claims climb, the first real obstacle of the race. Koko was added to the course in 2007 and became the subject of many online discussions. It’s a brutal six-mile hike-a-bike, that, as I understand it, some petitioned to have removed from the race. </div>
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While many chose to stay overnight in nearby Elkford and tackle the climb in the morning, I chose to get it over with and climb it that evening. The climb was made even more difficult this year due to tons of snow and debris at several points, caused by avalanches. </div>
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<span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="text-align: center;">I couldn’t help but wonder how a small, petite woman could ever get her bike up this. Right about the time I was thinking this, Wendy, a small, petite woman of possibly less than 100 lbs. from Australia came by. All I could do was get out of her way and watch her disappear up the mountain. </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="text-align: center;"></span><br />
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I slept on the porch and woke up to a hard rain around 4:00 am. It pretty much rained all day and the descent down Koko was pretty treacherous. On this day, I found that waterproof socks are not waterproof. Actually, they hold the water in, ensuring your feet stay cold and wet. <o:p></o:p></div>
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After another 60 miles of amazing but wet riding, I entered the town of Ferni which was incredibly supportive of the race. There were bike washes set-up and a motel providing free sandwiches and drink to the racers. After refueling and drying out somewhat, I began the climb out of Fernie up to Flatland Pass. Near the top I came upon a group making camp for the night and with the amount of grizzly bear scat in the area decided it better to camp with a group than alone. These were the first of so many amazing people I met on this adventure. A couple Brits that regularly did expeditions in places like the Amazon. And Isaac, an Australian who had been touring since February. First Australia, then New Zealand, Tour Divide, and after Tour Divide he planned on continuing to the tip of South America. Him and I would pass back and forth and camp together often throughout the race. During the night it rained. </div>
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As far as weather, day three never got any better, which made this day truly epic. We had two big climbs in which it was either raining, snowing, hailing, or all three at once. We had our first encounter with peanut butter mud, which stops the bike in its tracks. Lots of pushing and stopping to clean out mud so the tires could roll again. Then our second big obstacle; The Wall. Preceding the wall was a technical single track through a swamp. A lot of this required wading through calf deep water. The Wall was nowhere as long as Koko but it was ridiculously steep. Some people actually unloaded their bikes, carried their gear to the top, then came back for their bikes. After pushing, lifting, pulling, slipping, and sliding, I managed to get over the wall without having to unload my bike, but it wasn’t easy. I didn't bother taking any pictures because no picture could depict how crazy the "Wall" is.</div>
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We ended the day with another long climb over Galton Pass accompanied with another bout of snow and hail. Soaked to the bone the 10-mile descent was fast and cold, putting me on the verge of hypothermia. My thoughts were “this is serious, one could die out here”, “no crashing or flat tires, hypothermia will kill you if you stop”. I know that sounds a bit dramatic, but that is what I was thinking at the time. </div>
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<span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="text-align: center;">Eventually I descended to pavement and my GPS was not cooperating again. While pulling out my phone app, Isaac came up behind me and I followed him to the US border. Once across the border we stopped at small restaurant in Roosville where I met Jason, James, and Andrea, who I would ride with off and on for the rest of the race. After eating and warming up we headed to Eureka, where I got a motel and dried my stuff out. Andrea, by the way was riding a single speed. A real bad-ass!</span><br />
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Day 4 began out of Eureka with two passes to climb; Whitefish and Red Meadow. Both were covered in deep snow that required hours of hiking. The snow was deep, but had melted and re-frozen enough that it held my weight and I could push my bike without too much post-holing. I had a post office drop of food re-supply, but arrived just after the post office closed, a re-occurring theme for three of my five drops. I decided to head to Columbia Falls and camped about 10 miles past at Holland lake.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After packing up camp I made another navigation error that resulted in racking up 5 miles before even getting started. Rode most of the day alone, seeing no one until later in the day as I approached the climb to Richmond Peak. There I came upon Gary & Joel, both who were on their second TD attempt after failing to finish in 2016. The grizzly bear scat was the highest concentration yet so we stuck together, riding through clouds of mosquitoes as day turned to night. Our plan was to climb high enough that it would be too cold for the mosquitoes and make camp. We finally reached that point but the bear scat was as dense as I’d seen the entire journey thus far. We were smack dab in the middle of grizzly country. We found a place to camp, hung our food in trees, and aside from Gary having nightmares about bears, we slept without incident.</div>
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Avando is cool, typical of other small towns we passed through. Dirt road, with downtown consisting of a saloon/restaurant, small general store, and a fish & fly shop. Very supportive of the race with the fish & fly shop converted to a limited bike shop. Spare parts and supplies just for cyclist. I’d love to come back here someday.</div>
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<i>A condition affecting one or both feet, otherwise known as Metatarsalgia, where the nerves and joint tissues close to the ball of your foot are repeatedly squeezed and aggravated by the long metatarsal bones which run down through the feet to the toes, leading to a burning sensation in the base of the foot.</i> (J. Allen, Active.com).</blockquote>
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Day 8 proved to be very frustrating and disappointing. I felt good today, my feet still hurt but not anywhere near as bad as the previous day. I arrived in Butte around mid-afternoon, with plenty of time to pick up my second postal drop. </div>
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I<span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="text-align: center;">t took me a while to find the post office, which turned out to be the wrong one. My package was at another post office on the other side of town. It took a long time to find it, as people I asked gave me conflicting directions. I barely made it before it closed. Now I had to get back to the exact point that I left the official route. There were several road closures and detours and my GPS pretty much lost its mind. It was 7:30 PM before I finally got back on route. While navigating through town, I got off course several times. In the meantime, a storm moved in and it began raining hard. I decided to get a hotel. Although, I had ridden close to 60 miles, I only covered 31 miles of the course. Huge set-back and major disappointment.</span><br />
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The next morning it was still raining hard, but I couldn’t just sit in the hotel all day. Once out of town and into the National Forest the rain turned into a full-on deluge. I found a forest service crap-house and took cover. I was shaking almost uncontrollably. I got undressed, wrung out my clothes, put on my jacket and sleeping clothes until I stopped shaking. It continued to rain and after an hour or two I decided I couldn’t spend the rest of my life in a crap-house, so I put on my wet clothes, got on the bike and began the climb up Fleecer Ridge. The rain did not let up and as I approached the top it turned to heavy wet snow.</div>
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I was cold, wet, and the wind was blasting. I had to keep moving. I thought to myself, “OK this is another point where things are getting serious”. On the descent I kept a low gear and pedaled like crazy just to generate heat. The map showed the course passed under an interstate and I hoped like Hell there was a gas station there. No luck, it was just an underpass. Approaching the underpass, I noticed another rider huddling underneath. He was in bad shape, definitely hypothermic and not doing well. I stopped and suggested getting into a sleeping bag and offered him my puffy jacket. He didn’t want to take it, as he said I would soon need it, which he was right. So, we did jumping jacks, ran in place, and jumped up and down for over 45 minutes generating heat. He said he has climbed the seven highest mountains in the world, including Mount Everest, and this was the coldest he’d ever been in his life. As it turns out, not only has he climbed Mount Everest among other adventures, he completed this race in 2017, and is none other than Gary Johnson the Libertarian candidate for US President in 2016! There was nothing we could do but keep generating heat and eat. Eventually a third rider joined us also in pretty bad shape. Eventually, the rain slowed to a drizzle and we continued on.</div>
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In a Lima motel, after being drenched for hours, I met up with Isaac, Jason, James, and Andrea again. We continued to meet up, camp, and ride together throughout Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming.</div>
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After three days on ranch roads, miserable mud and rain, we crossed into Idaho. Almost like magic the sun came out and we were back on real trails again. I was SO glad to leave Montana. Just as nightfall came we camped in the town park, under an awning in Sawtelle, ID. Nice to have cover, because it rained.</div>
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Through Wyoming, Jason, James, and I rode a lot together. We seemed to be matched in speed and the company was awesome. James is from Ireland and Jason from Iowa. </div>
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This was Jason’s second shot at the TD. His first attempt ended in Butte. We were making good time, climbing one pass after another, crossing snow fields, and occasional mud hike-a-bikes. </div>
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I had to work to keep up and the hot foot issue returned. It steadily got worse and when we got to the Great Divide Basin, it became almost intolerable again. We rode over 140 miles in one day over the rolling hills of the Great Basin. </div>
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The last 20 or so miles I was almost in tears. I finally had to let them both go, as I just couldn’t put any significant pressure on the pedals. Somehow, an hour or two later, I caught them again and we made camp. Again, I was determined not to quit but just wasn’t sure how I could keep going, other than one pedal stroke at a time. </div>
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The next day we continued on, crossing into Colorado and stopping for breakfast at the Brush Mountain Lodge. What an awesome place! The Brush Mountain Lodge caters specifically to TD riders, Great Divide touring cyclists and hikers, with great meals, lodging, bike stands, tools, and a very welcoming hug from the proprietor. </div>
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<span face=""calibri" , sans-serif">Steamboat Springs was 44 miles out of Brush Mountain Lodge starting with steep climb up the Watershed Divide. </span><br />
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<span face=""calibri" , sans-serif">My feet were on fire and upon arriving at Steamboat, the first thing I did was head for the Orange Peel Bike Shop for flat pedals. I can’t say enough good things about Orange Peel. They had a full staff of very high skilled mechanics totally serving Tour Divide Riders. They spent 4 ½ hours on my bike as the mud had pretty much destroyed it. Wheel bearings, bottom bracket, and a host of other items were fixed or replaced. Once the bike was fixed I re-supplied at a grocery store and ate dinner with Jason, James, Isaac and Andrea. We left Steamboat just as it was getting dark. I felt like a new man with the flat pedals. The pain was gone instantly! It began raining shortly after we headed into the forest and we eventually found a state campground. The campground was full, but the park ranger, who absolutely loved what we were doing, allowed us to camp under the pavilion.</span><br />
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<span face=""calibri" , sans-serif">The morning found clear skies with a forecast of afternoon thunderstorms. We had three major high altitude passes plus a few lesser climbs to climb before covering the 116 miles to Silverthorne. My intention was to make it to Breckenridge at 132 miles. Right from the beginning I couldn’t believe how great I felt. Climbing Lynx pass was an absolute joy. I was in my Colorado Mountains, feeling totally at home, with no hot foot. I was loving every pedal stroke. At the top I waited about 10 minutes for James and Jason. We had a quick snack and started the descent. The next climb, Gore Pass, I felt even better. Upon reaching the top, a thunderstorm was brewing with lightening striking uncomfortably close. I decided not to wait and descended on my own. </span><br />
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<span face=""calibri" , sans-serif">I continued on through Silverthorne, ate dinner in Frisco, then headed for Breckenridge after nightfall. The temperature dropped quite significantly and I was getting cold. The route from Frisco to Breckenridge is via a bike path, but my Garmin started acting up again, and I found myself going back and forth trying to get the Garmin synced up and happy. Eventually, I gave up. I know this area, and I know the bike path is the correct way. I don’t know why I wasted so much time trying to make the Garmin happy. Finally, I arrived in Breckenridge just past 11:00 pm. The temperature was dropping fast and it was going to get below freezing. I didn’t think it a good idea to climb up the Boreas Pass and camp at an even higher altitude, so I checked into a hotel in Breckenridge. Didn’t get to bed until past midnight and couldn’t sleep; should have continued up the pass and camped.</span><br />
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Started up Boreas Pass in the morning feeling the effects of the long ride and almost no sleep. At the top, I came upon Anthony, a Brit who stayed in the same hotel I did. We shot down Gold Dust Trail, which is an awesome single track. </div>
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I know it well, as it is part of the Breckenridge 100, which I’ve raced numerous times. Knowing it well, and riding full suspension, I was able to instantly open a gap on Anthony. Once at the bottom I rode through the town of Como then headed across the South Park Plateau. South Park is an open rolling plateau that seems to go forever. Like the Great Basin you just ride what seems like a never-ending dirt road that disappears into the horizon. And it seems no matter how long you ride the picture never changes. </div>
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As I approached the town of Hartsel, I could see Pikes Peak, my home, in the distance to my left. I felt like I could almost reach out and touch it. Upon reaching Highway 24, the thought occurred to me, “I could turn left here and be home today”. It was only a fleeting thought and I continued on through the endless sagebrush. Eventually, I came upon the forest again and another climb over the Continental Divide. The descent into Salida was one of the most scenic of the entire ride. Long and fast through an amazing Canyon. I was grinning from ear to ear!</div>
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Salida was hot with temperature in the 90s. I stopped and ate lunch at a Mexican restaurant and ordered a burrito to go. I tried to drink a slushy but absolutely could not take even a sip without getting brain freeze. Not wanting to waste a lot of time, I quickly left Salida after buying an oversized water bottle at the bike shop. It was going to get hotter with water becoming scarcer from this point on. I left Salida, late afternoon and immediately started the long climb up Marshall Pass. I felt strong and was really knocking the climb out. I climbed into the night and just short of the summit was a sign for a National Forest Campground, about a mile off the route. It was a mile almost straight up. The camp host, although it was fairly late, was very gracious and let me camp for free.</div>
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In the morning I wasted no time getting back on the trail, had a wonderful descent down Marshall Pass into Sargents, ate a stack of pancakes at the restaurant (and ordered a stack to take with me), re-supplied at the gas station and continued on toward Del Norte where I had my last mail drop. </div>
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I had approximately 120 miles, with Cochetopa and Carnero Passes to cross to get there. I felt great climbing the passes and the descents were awesome. After the passes the route turned into a long stretch of rolling dirt roads through sage country that I found quite demoralizing. </div>
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As the day turned into night it was evident I wasn’t going to reach Del Norte. This was ranch country and everywhere seemed be no trespassing signs, so all I could do is continue to ride. Finally, I looked on the map and saw I was within 5 miles of a place called “The Mermaid Cottage”, a place that allowed TD riders to camp on their property. A couple of phone calls confirmed this and I was soon at The Mermaid Cottage. The proprietor set me up and we sat on the front porch drinking beer and had great conversation well into the night. </div>
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I reached Del Norte around 7:00 in the morning, ate breakfast then went to the post office to pick up my stuff, but the PO didn’t open until 8:30. So I went and ate breakfast again. </div>
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From Del Norte began a 23-mile climb to the top of Indiana Pass. At 11,910 feet, it is the highest point of the TD route. It’s not super steep but long. I took my time climbing steady and consistent, these types of climbs are what I’m best at, and what I love. </div>
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At the summit, I took a break, ate lunch, and enjoyed the view. What makes this section difficult is once at the top, it’s not a direct decent into Platoro. </div>
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There are short descents followed by climbs; about five additional climbs before finally descending into Platero. </div>
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Upon reaching Platoro, I stopped at the lodge for a midafternoon lunch and re-supply, before heading into New Mexico. At the lodge were other racers who decided they were going to stay the night to get a shower and recuperate before making the last 700-mile push to the finish. I planned to move on, but then I was told that James and Jason were right behind me. I had ridden the past three days alone through Colorado and it would be nice to ride with them again. I was torn because I wanted to continue on and the last I checked, I was only 16 miles behind Charlie Hayes, a friend from Colorado. In the end, I decided to wait. The problem with that decision was “right behind me” was something like 5 hours. The positive part of that decision was that these guys are awesome and I really enjoy riding with them. We each have our strengths and really push each other when the going gets tough. They arrived late afternoon, decided they needed to stay the night at the lodge, so I did too.</div>
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The following day, day 20, turned out to be a very rough day for me. We left Platoro early on a chilly morning on a long 20+ mile dirt road descent. We then climbed a paved road up La Manga Pass. During the climb I felt totally in my element. I rode ahead of James and Jason and missed the turn into the national forest at the top. </div>
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Good thing I was feeling strong. I rode hard. Partly because I was feeling strong and partly because I was pissed. Once at the top I found the trail and continued to ride with anger for the best part of the day. By late afternoon, I caught up with James and Jason as they stopped at a national forest campground to eat and top off with water, just before the start of the climb up Burned Mountain. </div>
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The climb up Burned Mountain was about 10 miles followed by a rolling 17-mile descent into Canon Plaza. On the last switchback just before entering Canon Plaza, my front wheel slipped out from under me and I went down hard. I was in a bit of a daze and gashes above and below my eye were bleeding bad. James patched me up the best he could with Jason’s first aid kit and we continued to Canon Plaza. Canon Plaza has a roadside stand with snacks and drinks, which appeared in the “Ride the Divide” movie. It’s a small roadside stand with a buzzer that rings the house. The lady that runs the stand came down and upon seeing me, insisted I come to the house and see her daughter who is a nurse. At the house, her daughter without hesitation began patching up my wounds and testing me for concussion. She recommended that I go to the hospital and get stitches for my facial cuts, but I didn’t want to quit. “Quitting was simply not an option.” She patched my cuts up with butterfly bandages and tended to all my other wounds. A true trail angel. The only issue was my thumb was swollen and sore, but nothing I couldn’t deal with. These amazing trail angels stretched out their hospitality even more, by fixing all three of us dinner and putting us up for the night. A rough day, but we had the pleasure and honor to meet an amazing family.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Needless to say, the next day, I felt like I had been beaten with a baseball bat as we continued through the heat of New Mexico. The pain in my thumb increased, my hand swelled, and for the rest of the journey, I had to use my left hand to shift.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We made our way to Cuba primarily on paved roads. The National Forest was closed due to fires and we were rerouted along highways. In Cuba we re-supplied, ate, and continued to ride on predominately pavement. We were in true desert and sage country now. Totally exposed to the sun as well as cross and headwinds. Progress was steady but hard. Our next destination was Grants, another 120 miles from Cuba. </div>
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We rode into the night crossing a Navajo Reservation. There were memorials all along the highway, and motorists felt compelled to stop us and let us know this was a very dangerous highway. We looked for a place to camp but didn’t want to camp alongside a dangerous highway. Eventually, we came to a laundromat/gas station that was just closing. The young Navajo man was locking the gate as we pulled up. He offered to let us camp in the parking lot and even brought us snacks and water. Another trail angel.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The next morning, we arrived in Pie Town. At the beginning of the race, Salsa provides a head tube cover that is good for one free pie at Pie Town. I don’t know if it was because I was extremely hungry, but those pies met every expectation for having a town named after them. I’m convince those were the best tasting pies I’ve ever eaten. I ate a couple, then packed one for later!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our next destination, Silver City, 184 miles, almost all dirt and no re-supply along the way. Water was very scarce as all the creeks and rivers on the map were dried up. We were lucky though because the temperature was in the 90s vs the usual 100s. Most of the route was fairly flat with fast dirt roads. </div>
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A quick stop in Pinos Altos for drinks, then we descended 7 miles into Silver City. Eat, resupply, and keep going. We had 19 miles of pavement before turning on to dirt. We rode another hour into the night then cowboy camped with the intention of getting up early and getting as close to the finish as possible before the afternoon heat. </div>
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The final 90 or so miles are fairly flat but totally exposed to the sun and wind. The last 65 are paved. We started early and worked into a fast pace. My strength may be the mountains, but Jason’s strength is the flats. He’s like a freight train. I dug so deep to keep up. I was tearing myself inside out but still falling behind. </div>
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We took breaks at Separ and Hachita then hammered the last 46 miles to Antelope Wells finishing together. In the beat and battered condition I was in, and the speed we were going, I almost felt this was the hardest part of the race. Those last miles seem to go by so slowly. We were so near, but as I turned myself inside out it seemed so far. But we made it, 25 days, 4 hours and 42 minutes. Mission Accomplished!</div>
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Afterward: After taking time to recover and reflect, I realize that I love everything about this race. The amazing people, the new friends, the trail angels, and the challenges we faced every day. I also realize that rookie mistakes cost me days. I’m convince if I did it again, I could improve by 3 – 5 days. Would I do it again? Absolutely, given the opportunity. Unfortunately, I think this is a one and done. The time investment is huge and it just wouldn’t be fair to my family to spend the better part of another year eating, breathing, sleeping, and obsessing over the Tour Divide. I have to admit, even as battered and beat as I was the last few days, I found myself thinking, “it’s almost over, I’m really going to miss this”. On the other hand, there were times when I thought “when this is over, I’m gonna go home and just be an old man”.</div>
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This race would not have been possible if it weren’t for the so many people who supported me from beginning to end. ProCycling Bike shop in Colorado Springs was pivotal in helping me put my tour rig together as well as acquiring the equipment. My employer gave me the time off and enthusiastically supported me the whole way. It was my employer that convinced me to quit talking about it and actually DO it in the first place. So many individuals, too many to name, that gave so much encouragement throughout this adventure. The many trail angels along the way. I never had a single negative encounter the entire 2,740+ miles. The generosity of everyone who contributed to our project to help Children’s National and families experiencing childhood heart defects. And finally, my wife Roswitha, without her I am nothing. She lived and supported me 100% throughout the training and obsession, then stayed home and "manned the fort" while I “was out riding my bicycle”. I can’t thank her enough. I’ve tried to cover the details and timeline the best my memory will allow. After a while, one day just blended with another. <o:p></o:p></div>
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One final word. As of today, July 17, 2018 we reached our goal of over $10,000 for Children's National. Donations hit $8,189 and my employer matched another $2,500 for a grand total at this point of $10,689. The outpouring of generosity, love and support for this project has been incredible. This was not me, but we, that did it. I am truly grateful. Thank-you so much. </div>
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Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-52528496363237731022018-06-05T19:37:00.000-06:002018-06-05T20:32:31.377-06:00A Matter of Gratefulness - Heading to the Start<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">As I make final preparation for this incredible adventure, I can’t help but reflect on all the people and experiences that helped get me here. There are so many people and mentors to thank, pages could not list them all. The team at </span><a href="https://www.procyclingwarehouse.com/" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;" target="_blank">ProCycling Bike Shop</a><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"> has been phenomenal at helping me prepare for this. They’ve help research equipment, place orders, experiment with set-ups with the passion and enthusiasm as if they were riding the Divide themselves. It is really amazing to have a team like Brian, Randall, and Brian supporting me every step of the way.</span><br />
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My employer, <a href="https://www.plus3it.com/" target="_blank">Plus3 IT Systems</a>, has also been incredibly enthusiastic in their support. I truly would not be going to the start line Friday without their encouragement and backing. And especially their support for <a href="https://childrensnational.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaignDonations&participantID=31929" target="_blank">Children’s National</a>. Again, I am so grateful at how much we’ve raised so far for these kids and their families; and the race hasn’t even started. <o:p></o:p></div>
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There is an incredibly long list of individuals that have been inspirations, encouraging, and just out right helpful in getting me to the starting line. When I first decided to do the Tour Divide Race, the first person I contacted was Nick Thelen, an experienced bike packing racer. Nick didn’t hesitate to invite me over, had all his equipment laid out in his living room, a packing list with links for more information, and enough encouragement and enthusiasm to fill the whole house. Travis Eckenberg of <a href="http://www.srm.de/home/" target="_blank">SRM Power Meters</a> helped me sell all my old bike parts, which paid for a lot of equipment and he led the way on our <a href="http://adventuresinendurance.blogspot.com/2018/04/kokopelli-trail-fruita-colorado-moab.html" target="_blank">Kokopelli Adventure</a>. And the list goes on. But most of all, my wife of 39 years, Roswitha, has been supportive from the beginning. She’s been handling the household chores, pets, crisis, and everything else life threw at us while I spent every free moment training.</div>
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So now I’m heading to Banff to take on the biggest adventure of my life. In many ways it seems surreal, like I can’t believe I’m actually doing this. It’s a lifelong dream, that in some ways, I’ve been training for all my life. But that’s another story. And now it’s time to, as one of the greatest philosophers of all time says “Git er Done!”</div>
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The race can be followed live at <span style="color: #954f72;"><a href="http://trackleaders.com/tourdivide18">http://trackleaders.com/tourdivide18</a></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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And just in case you were wondering what one would take on such an adventure, below is my packing list. I'm probably over equipped, but I guess that's typical of "newbies". It will all shake out along the way.</div>
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Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-63243677885331877042018-05-29T22:00:00.000-06:002018-05-29T22:00:22.897-06:00Final Shakeout before the Grand Depart<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Down to a week before flying out and 10 days until the Grand Depart. Had the most awesome final test ride this weekend. I’m ready, physically and mentally. Bike and equipment are tested and ready. Now comes the hard part; waiting. </span><br />
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I had the pleasure of meeting Jameson this weekend. I posted a <a href="http://adventuresinendurance.blogspot.com/2018/04/strength-and-endurance.html" target="_blank">piece a few weeks ago written by his mother on endurance</a> and decided to dedicate this ride and <a href="https://childrensnational.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaignDonations&participantID=31929" target="_blank">fund-raising efforts</a> to Jameson. Jameson just graduated kindergarten and he will be going in for heart surgery shortly after the Tour Divide start. He is an incredible kid and he came out to see me off on my last big training ride. Just a super awesome kid, I’m so glad I got to meet him.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p>This weekend was a full test of fitness and resolve. An overnighter with huge climbs, bike pushing, altitude, and heat. Left the house just before 7:00 am with full Tour Divide load and met Jameson at Garden of the Gods. He and his dad were on their way to Pikes Peak, then horse rides at a friend and co-workers place. I continued on to the Ute Pipeline Trail, to tackle some steep climbs that required getting off and pushing. Followed it West until it came out at Highway 24. My intent was to continue to Cascade then follow the “Ring the Peak” trail around the perimeter of Pikes Peak. </div>
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Memorial Day traffic was crazy, so I came back down the pass into Colorado Springs, then climbed Rampart to Woodland Park. </div>
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Once there, continued to climb Edlow to the North Slope Recreation area where I jumped onto the Ring the Peak Trail.</div>
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Ring the Peak is an awesome 60+ mile trail that, as its name implies, circles Pikes Peak. A mixture of flowing single track, double track, dirt roads, rocky technical sections, steep climbs, and steep descents. It is not 100% complete so there are two places that drop down to busy highways; Highway 24 out of Colorado Springs and Highway 67 going to the gambling town of Cripple Creek.</div>
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Once on the trail, I just enjoyed being on my bike and riding the remote parts of the Pikes National Forest. Fast flowing single and double track through mountain meadows, long climbs and descents through heavily wooded trails, creek crossings, and beauty beyond description. At times I felt like I was in a post card.<o:p></o:p></div>
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At about 6:30 PM I came to a steep descent that dumps out on Highway 67. Although I wanted to ride for another three to four hours, I didn’t want to chance riding the highway with no shoulder and the Saturday evening gambling traffic. Found a place next to a creek and proceeded to make camp. I think this is the first of these trips that I wasn’t looking for a camp spot after dark. As the sun descended so did the temperature. At just over 10,000 feet the temp gets pretty cool at night. There is still traces of snow up here. </div>
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I laid in my sleeping bag thinking about mountain lions and wondered if I made the right decision to stop here for the night. </div>
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Geez it’s been almost a month since last posting and less than four weeks until the “Grand Depart”. A lot has happened in the last four weeks, and I thought I’d never say this, but I “think” I am ready for the Tour Divide. “Think” because, really, I have no idea what it is to be “ready” for a race like this. Anything can happen; however, I’ve done all I can do to prepare; trained like an obsessed mad man, tested my equipment over and over, had my wisdom tooth pulled, finger surgery, and finally got a saddle that works. One of my heroes, <a href="https://triathlonmagazine.ca/feature/ultraman-makes-tony-tick/" target="_blank">Tony O’Keeffe;</a> RAAM, Ultra Ironman, Fighter Pilot, incredibly nice guy, among many amazing feats, gives a great <a href="https://www.facebook.com/trish.okeeffe.146/videos/10156043379190851/?hc_ref=ARSqZDs-ErKWty6fxJdnUzKz0vUh1bVVkG38Dm60RFg1cCJebWTcU4tqr-SnkztAic0" style="color: #954f72;">presentation in this video.</a>My take away from this, is Tony gets his confidence by ensuring he has done everything he possibly can to be successful before getting on the start line. I feel that’s what I’ve done. Although super nervous about the whole event, I am really beginning to get edgy and just want to get going. With work, training, High School Mountain Bike Team, Coaches Summit, logistics, household duties, running a business, and general life, things are pretty crazy. I’m looking forward to being able to focus on eating, sleeping, and riding.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Generally training is as follows: Strength training on Monday and 100 push-ups Wednesday and Friday. I learned from the Kokopelli adventure that I lack upper body strength. So, I’m really working on my core and hopefully improving that aspect. Tuesday and Thursday are rides with the High School Team. These young men and women are fast. We go 1.5 – 2 hours of hard fast riding that has me red lined. Some of the days I ride from work to practice, about one hour, 2 hours of pushing to the limit with the team, then an hour ride home. Sandwiched between those workouts is a Wednesday morning bike commute of 2 – 3 hours, then another commute home of 1 – 2 hours in the evening. </div>
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Friday, an easy recovery ride of low gears, high cadence. Then comes the weekend. 8 – 12 hours each day, with as many hills as I can find. Two weekends ago, I rode three hours before meeting the high school riders for a fast-hard loop on the Falcon Trail, then continued for another two hours after riding with them. I felt strong at the end and definitely could have ridden more but had commitments that afternoon. </div>
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I can’t explain this, but the more I ride the more I want to ride. Even when I’m tired, hurting, hot, cold, wet or just plain don’t feel like riding, I still want to find the next hill and climb it. I know on the Tour Divide there are going to be long sections that I will be miserable and hurting from every fiber in my body. I won’t feel like riding. That’s what I’m training for; to be able to push through those periods. It’s starting to get routine and I’m absolutely loving it. To be out in the mountains all day with friends and alone is truly a joy. Every day, I count my blessings and reflect how grateful I am to have this opportunity and ability to do what I truly love. And not only that, doing what I truly love to help those in need. Our <a href="https://childrensnational.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaignDonations&participantID=31929" target="_blank">Children’s National </a>project for families with children’s heart defects is taking off and donations are coming in. I can’t thank everyone enough for supporting these kids and their families. As I’ve mentioned in the past, my employer, <a href="https://www.plus3it.com/" target="_blank">Plus3 IT Systems</a> is matching donations up to $2,500. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Thanks for reading and your support of <a href="https://childrensnational.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaignDonations&participantID=31929" target="_blank">Children’s National</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-49973691164301809212018-04-15T20:59:00.001-06:002018-04-15T21:05:04.799-06:00A Different Kind of Strength and EnduranceLast week’s Kokopelli Trail ride was very enlightening and much was learned. Things like adjustments to packs, packing things a bit differently, how to keep stuff dry in the rain, what food works and what doesn’t were all valuable lessons. The biggest take away however, was the amount of strength it takes to ride and push a fully loaded bike up steep mountain trails. This is a different world from riding an unloaded bike. It can be very exhausting pushing an unloaded bike up climbs that are too rocky and steep to ride. Pushing that same bike with an extra 20 lbs or so is incredibly hard. After 45+ years of running and biking, it is obvious I don’t have a lot of upper body strength. This was certainly evident during the hours of pushing my bike last week. With over 200,000 feet of climbing in the Divide race, and less than 8 weeks until start, I’m pretty nervous about that.<br />
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But today, I want to bring to attention a different kind of strength and endurance. The strength endurance parents must go through when their child is born with a heart defect and must spend months in intensive care. The strength and endurance that doctors and nurses display, as they work day in and day out to save these kids, console parents, and always appear upbeat and positive. These are the real super heroes in my book. As I’ve mentioned in the past, in addition to doing everything I can to finish this race, I am also working with my employer to raise awareness for children with heart disease and money for <a href="https://childrensnational.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaignDonations&participantID=31929" target="_blank">Children’s National</a>. The money is to help families who have to endure the long painful and expensive ordeal when their kids are fighting for their lives. Again, my employer, <a href="https://www.plus3it.com/" target="_blank">Plus3 IT Systems</a>, is matching dollar for dollar up to $2,500 in donations, as well as giving me the time off to embark on this adventure.</div>
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With that, I would love for you to read a journal entry from a mother who has two sons that have spent the better part of their young lives in Children’s National, and how much the heroes of Children’s National have cared for the kids and parents alike. She really nails what strength and endurance is all about. I can’t read this without tearing up.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So, I have decided to dedicate this race to Jameson. He will be going in for heart surgery shortly after the start. I’m hoping to meet him before hand and he has made me more determined than ever to finish. When the suffering gets intolerable or the mind just thinks the body can’t go on, I’ll think of Jameson, his family, and all the other kids and families that depend on strength and endurance for not just days, but months and years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><u>Training this week:</u></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Monday:</b> Rest and recovery from Kokopelli<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Tuesday:</b> Cheyenne Mountain High School Club Practice – Forgot my helmet – Duh – Didn’t ride (think I needed another recovery day anyway).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Wednesday: </b>Early morning MTB ride with Sunrise Striders. Start 5:30 am. Rode from home left at 4:45 but took 50 min to get there. Missed the start and had to catch up on the climb up the Chutes. Good hard ride: 2 hrs 42 min, 26.4 miles, 2,490 ft Climbing<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Thursday:</b> Cheyenne Mountain High School Club Practice – Legs were dead so worked with the less experienced riders. 2 hour ride with the kids then another hour on my own: 3 hrs 13 min, 19 miles, 2,677 ft of climbing<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Friday:</b> Recovery spin on indoor trainer: High cadence spinning to flush the lactate out of my legs: 1 Hr 2 min, 18 miles, Climbing N/A<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Saturday:</b> 3 mile Run with Max the dog, then four-hour ride in horrendous wind. Bob Seeger’s “Against the Wind” played in my head a lot: 4 hrs 9 min, 45 miles, 4,475 ft climbing<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Sunday:</b> Long Hilly MTB Ride: Rode for 1.5 hrs on trails up Blodgett Peak, then met Tom & Kevin for 4 hours of fast hard mountain biking with lots of climbing. Once they destroyed me, they went home and I continued to ride for another 4.5 hours, climbing everything I could: 8 hrs 55 min, 67 miles, 9,383 ft of climbing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-42878968680201373942018-04-09T16:47:00.000-06:002018-04-10T18:49:43.031-06:00Kokopelli Trail Fruita, Colorado - Moab, Utah<div class="MsoNormal">
I’m going to start off by saying, “I severely underestimated
how hard the Kokopelli Trail is. It is a legitimate test of will, stamina, and
equipment for the Tour Divide Race”.</div>
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The Kokopelli Trail has been on my bucket list for quite
some time. However, I never really researched it and assumed, other than Mary’s
Loop, Lions Head, and the Troy Built trails, out of Fruita, the rest is all
dirt roads. Boy was I wrong. There is some hard-technical riding throughout the
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One of the best things that happened on this ride was hooking
up with my friend Travis Ekenberg. When it comes to hard, epic rides, you
couldn’t ask for a better riding partner. Travis was always positive no matter
what went wrong, never even considered throwing in the towel regardless of how
hard it got, and was just fun to experience this ride of a life time with.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Without Travis, I may not have been able to complete this
ride on my own. Travis researched the ride quite a bit and decided to cache
water at three points along the route. I thought I could do it with two
camelbacks and three water bottles, then find water to filter along the way –
WRONG! Travis also downloaded an app that helped immensely with navigation
which resulted in huge time saving. I planned on using maps.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We started from Fruita at around 3:30 pm Thursday afternoon,
with the goal of reaching Rabbit Valley before night fall, where Travis had
cached water. Thirty miles – piece of cake. Except that thirty miles included
20 miles of some very tough technical mountain biking that was made all the more
difficult with fully loaded bikes. 5 ½ hours later we finally arrived and it
was dark. This made finding a campsite a bit difficult as we rode in circles
looking for a designated legal campsite. Eventually we found one and it was
approximately 11:00 PM before we finished setting up camp, cooking, and eating
dinner. I can’t say enough good things about the freeze-dried backpacking
meals. High in calories, nutritious and tasty. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Friday was a big day. We started out on fast fire roads that
had us thinking we would be pulling into Moab later that evening. We weren’t
even close. The rest of the day pretty much threw everything mountain biking
can throw at you, except water crossings. Technical single track, deep sand, long
rocky climbs, long rocky descents, and hike-a-bikes, which made for a long hard
day. This was back country paradise; the scenery was amazing and we were loving
every minute of it. We barely saw another soul until later in the afternoon when
we approached the Dewey Bridge campground. <o:p></o:p></div>
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make Moab the same day. We could see the LaSalle mountains in the far distance
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to Dewey Bridge campground, about the halfway point, it was late afternoon and
we were out of water. This is where what we call trail angels come to play. One
of the campers at the campground came over to talk with us and of course asked if we needed anything. Next thing we knew, our camelbacks and water bottles
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We decided to push on from there. We faced an enormous,
steep, rocky, long climb. By this point I was feeling it. Travis is much faster
than me, even on his fat bike, and I had been pushing hard, and failing
miserably, trying to keep up. This climb was the low point for me. Up until
now, I was reveling in gratitude that at my age I can do rides like this. Now my thoughts turned negative and my-self conversation was more like “who
do you think you are doing things like this? You’re too old for this stuff.
What are you trying to prove anyway?” This climb was brutal and my back
was starting to spasm from my heavy backpack. I tried to get myself out of the
negativity. I thought of the low points in 100 mile runs, I’ve always manage to
come out of them and this would be no different. I thought singing would help
so I started singing quietly in a very strained voice “I’ve been through the
desert on a horse with no name, in the desert you can’t remember your name
cause my legs are so F*****g tired I can’t turn the pedals any more”. Well that
didn’t help, so the only choice was to keep going. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I reached the top just before dusk, Travis wasn’t there but
I could see his tracks going down the other side. The descent was every bit as
rocky and technical as the climb. It didn’t take long before it was dark and I
got to REALLY test my new Exposure high beam headlight. It works well. Finally,
I came upon Travis, hiking up the hill looking for me. We both agreed that
continuing to descend this trail in the dark was crazy and we would camp at the
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Camp number two turned out to be an awesome location with
incredible views the next morning. It rained a bit, which was an opportunity to
test my bevy. It passed. After packing up and a quick breakfast of energy bars we
continued our descent. We made the right decision, as it was probably at least another
30 minutes or more of steep rocky descending that would have been incredibly
dangerous at night. Plus, we would have missed the incredible scenery!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Continuing our descent from the night before</td></tr>
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This descent took us down to Fisher Valley from which we began
our first climb into the LaSalle mountains. This was a very long climb that brought
us into the snow line. It was not technical or super steep, just long. We ran
out of water at some point. We searched the map and found a creek a quarter mile
off the trail and down a hill. We rode down only to find it dry as a bone, with
a small puddle here and there. Even though we were both out of water and
dehydrated, we somehow knew that something would come our way. Stay positive,
never give up. Earlier in the climb a group a ATVers passed by cheering us on
with encouragement like “You’ve got this”, and “Way to go”. They were some of
the very few people we saw on the trail the entire two days. It wasn’t long
after our dry creek disappointment that they were coming back. They not only
gave us water, but electrolytes, and offered us food. Trail Angels again.
Ironically, shortly after getting re-supplied by our trail angels, we came
across a stream. Since we still had another big climb and carried our water
filters all this way, we stopped and topped off our camelbacks.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail Angels just at the right moment</td></tr>
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Once we reached the top we had a fast-incredible descent
that reminded me of riding in the Alps. Absolutely gorgeous! Once down, we immediately
started our last climb. Of course, we both wondered why we couldn’t have just stayed
up there, but that’s how the trail went. This climb started out on a newly
paved road that eventually turned to dirt. It was a long climb back up to the
snow line and I think it was the strongest I felt the whole ride. I even kept
up with Travis for most of it!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Climbing the LaSalles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close to the Top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top of the first Lasalle Climb only one more to go! </td></tr>
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Finally, we came upon the final descent into Moab, which is
part of one the epic rides of Moab; “The Whole Enchilada”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We descended to where it intersects with Sand
Flats road and headed down an incredibly fast and scenic descent all the way to
Moab. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming out of the LaSalles - Now just one long descent into Moab!</td></tr>
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<o:p> </o:p>Once in Moab, Travis’s friends were waiting at the bottom of
Sand Flats Road. They had been tracking us on the Spot Tracker and knew exactly
where we were. Travis loaded up his bike, we said our goodbyes, did a couple
fist bumps, and they headed back to Fruita. My plan was to ride back to Fruita.</div>
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It was late afternoon. I rode to a grocery store and bought
some apples and bananas. Travis talked of apples and bananas during the ride
and that was all I could think about. On my way out of town it started to rain.
I stopped by the Poison Spider bike shop to re-supply with energy bars and
electrolytes. My intent was to ride the road, about 35 miles to the Dewey
Bridge campground, camp for the night, then hit the trail back from there. This
would cut out the LaSalle Mountains. The shop guys told me that the weather forecast
was severe thunderstorms through the night then clearing in morning. As I left
the shop it began to pour. I debated checking into a hotel, then decided, camping
in a rain storm would further test my equipment, so I checked into the Slick
Rock campground. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Setting up and keeping my stuff dry in a downpour was a
challenge but good experience. At least this campground had a hot shower which
I took advantage of. I left my camp stove with Travis to reduce weight, but
since the campground had hot water, I was able to make a decent dinner, then
tucked into my bevy in the pouring rain. It kept me dry, and as predicted, the
rain abated early morning.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I even had a picnic table! </td></tr>
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Putting on my smelly wet riding clothes in the morning was a
challenge. At least I could go in the campground bath house where it was much
warmer than outdoors!<o:p></o:p></div>
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With the exception of a very unlikely coincidence, the ride back
to Fruita was non-eventful; which is good for a road ride. The trail I intended
to ride near the Dewey Bridge campground was un-ridable. Due to the all-night
rain, and the clay like mud, it would only take five feet before the tires were
so full they couldn’t turn any more. So, I continued down highway 128, then through
the “town” of Cisco, and approximately 40 miles on Interstate 70.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "town" of Cisco, Utah</td></tr>
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It really
wasn’t bad, a huge shoulder and light traffic made it sorta/kinda pleasant. About
three miles from Fruita, one of my best riding buddies, Tom Turney and his wife
Peggy, were stopped on the side of the interstate. They were on their way back
from Las Vegas and couldn’t believe it was me out there on the interstate just
riding along. How about that for a perfect end to a great adventure?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming back into Colorado on I70</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom & Peggy "Just happened to be driving by"<br />
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All in all it was a great experience. Under other circumstances I would consider this to be a highlight or goal ride for the year. With Tour Divide it is "only" a training ride. I think it was successful. A lot of lessons learned, I gained confidence in my equipment, and see where I need to make adjustments. Oh and the saddle is done. This was its last chance to get broken in. On my ride back from Moab, it was the only thing that was causing pain. It's had its chance and blew it. Time for a new saddle.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished another Epic Ride</td></tr>
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<b><u>Ride Stats</u></b> </div>
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<b>Kokopelli: </b>154 miles, 17,024 feet of climbing, 21hrs, 52 min ride time</div>
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<b>Back to Fruita: </b>90 miles, 3,379 feet of climbing, 6 hrs, 55 min ride time</div>
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Thanks for Reading</div>
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-larry</div>
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Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0Moab, UT 84532, USA38.5733155 -109.5498395000000238.52366 -109.63052050000002 38.622971 -109.46915850000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-2955789502171165782018-03-26T13:39:00.000-06:002018-03-27T20:39:07.023-06:00First OvernighterStepping up TDR preparation to the next level requires getting
out on some overnighters to test physical and mental fitness as well as equipment.
This weekend was the first of hopefully several overnight bike-packing trips.
Perfect for learning what works and what doesn’t. I chose a 160-mile route of
rugged canyons and climbs that I could do straight from the house.<br />
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<o:p> </o:p>My plan was to leave at 7:00 am and make it to Canon City by
5:00 PM then find a place to camp along Shelf Road heading toward Cripple
Creek. As I was packing up and getting ready to leave, Max the dog, gave me his
“you’re not going without me, are you?” look. I couldn’t bear it so I took him
for a ~5-mile run/hike. Also had a work thing to follow up on, so my 7:00 turned
into a 9:00 start.</div>
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I began with the steepest climbs I could find to test my
gear choice. My bike came with a 32-tooth front chain ring, but I thought that
was too easy so changed it to a 34. With the extra weight of all the equipment,
I wasn’t sure this was the smartest decision. So right off the bat I headed up
Rossmere Street, which is a street I often use for steep hill repeats on my
road bike. Slow going, but no problem. Next – High Drive. Felt great, even
passed two other mountain bikers. On both climbs I never used my easiest gear. I
think I’m good.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Once up High Drive, I started the long grind up Gold Camp to
Victor. Although I’ve ridden Gold Camp more times than I can remember, the
scenery still blows me away. I can’t help but appreciate this amazing place right outside my door, every time I’m up here. After about four hours of mostly
climbing I stopped for lunch at a scenic spot overlooking Colorado Springs.
Peanut butter sandwiches are so good during long rides. I have my riding buddy
Kevin Cahn to thank for that revelation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No Matter How Many Times I Ride Gold Camp I'm awed by the scenery</td></tr>
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After seven hours I reached the final climb into Victor. It’s
a steep pitch that tops out at 10,200 feet. I thought that the climb was pretty
hard and at first, I attributed it to seven hours of mostly climbing and all
the extra weight. Then I realized, “Well duh, I’m at 10,000 feet. It’s supposed
be hard”.<br />
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After a quick stop in Victor, headed down Phantom Canyon. An
approximately 25-mile descent through incredible scenery.
Pictures or video cannot even come close to doing it justice. You just have to
see it. The feeling of cruising down the canyon on a bike surrounded by such wonder
just cannot be adequately described. It’s incredible. I wanted to make Canon
City before dark, but I couldn’t help but stop and take pictures. But there is
so much to photograph, I’d still be there trying to capture it all. I got a
few, but it was getting dark, so had to keep moving.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pulled into Canon City around 7 PM just as it was getting dark. Stopped at a gas station and bought a couple apples and orange
juice. About the only things they had that I consider edible. With that I took
a break, ate a little bit, then started up Shelf Road toward Cripple Creek in
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I was still feeling pretty good at this point and felt I
could ride for at least a couple more hours. My lights have not come in yet, so
I was using my low powered commuting light which only has a battery life of two
hours. As much as I felt like continuing to ride, I decided to look for a place
to camp, for two reasons; one, the limited life and light of my headlight, and
two, I didn’t want to get too high up the climb, because the higher I got the
colder the night would be. Actually, there are three reasons. I didn’t want to
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After a few miles I found a place alongside a creek that
seemed plenty isolated. The rush of the creek was soothing and view of the
stars incredible. I’ve always loved camping in the mountains or desert. The
view of the stars without the light pollution of civilization should be
experienced by everyone at least once. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In the morning, I found it a bit tough to get out of my bevy
and get started. With the temp around 28 degrees F, it was a tad cool. I also need
to re-think this bevy thing. At least in a tent one can get dressed inside. In a bevy there is no room to maneuver, so you have to get out to get
dressed. On the divide there will be mornings (and nights) that it will be
raining or snowing. Gonna have to think about this a bit.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After refilling water bottles and making cold oatmeal with
the filtered creek water I was on my bike at 7:30 ready to take on the 19-mile
climb to Cripple Creek. I am so glad I decided to wait until daylight to ride
this climb. The scenery is stunning! Again, pictures cannot do it justice. I
could have stopped every 100 feet to take pictures but needed to keep moving. After
a day of riding and all the extra weight, this climb was both beautiful and
brutal. I love to climb, but I have to admit, after about three hours my fun
meter was pretty much pegged. It seemed the last 5 miles were particularly steep,
but again, I’m sure the altitude, approaching 10,000 feet had something to do
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Finally, after just under four hours I came upon Cripple
Creek. I planned to stop and eat lunch there but decided to keep going. It was
a pretty good climb out of Cripple Creek on pavement to Victor, where I stopped
for lunch. I couldn’t find a good spot out of the wind, and at just under
10,000 feet the wind is cold. So, I kept going. After a few miles on Gold Camp,
I found an old abandon cabin that provided good shelter from the wind and an
awesome view. Perfect spot. Another peanut butter and Jelly sandwich, the rest
of my orange juice, an energy bar, and I was set for the final push home.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading to Victor</td></tr>
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The rest of the ride was pretty easy, once I hit the high
point of Gold Camp it was pretty much all downhill into Colorado Springs. A bit
of a wake up coming into the Cheyenne Canon/High Drive trailhead where there
were literally hordes of people and cars. Riding through Colorado Springs among
the traffic and noise after two days of peace and quiet reminded me that I was
back. <o:p></o:p></div>
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To my amazement I was feeling really good on the climbs
going toward my house. I decided to take a hillier route home, and when I got
home, I was feeling so strong, I did a couple ½ mile hill repeats for extra
credit. Granted they were slow, but they felt good. Must be the lower altitude!<o:p></o:p></div>
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So, I consider my first overnighter a success. I enjoyed it
beyond description. I felt like I could have ridden for hours more each day.
However, this was also a learning experience. Some lessons learned:</div>
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<ul>
<li>My water bottle setup needs improvement. One of them started
to come loose, so I’ll have to do a little more fiddling to get it to last
multiple weeks. </li>
<li>My Garmin doesn’t seem to work well in “battery save” mode.
I got about three miles into the start and it showed zero miles, as the Garmin
was still trying to “acquire satellites”. This happened several times, so I left in in
normal mode. </li>
<li>Backpack is not a good idea. Although, it wasn’t terrible,
it was heavy and started to wear on my shoulders the second day. I still have bike
packs on order. This will alleviate the backpack issue.</li>
<li>Need to re-position Garmin and bring the right size hex key.
Couldn’t disconnect the spare battery for re-charging. Didn’t have the right
size hex key to take off the holder. Luckily the battery lasted the entire
ride. </li>
<li>Keep baby wipes in their own plastic bag. Otherwise they dry
out. </li>
<li>Saddle still not broken in. This was the only source of
serious pain during the entire ride. If this thing doesn’t get comfortable
soon, will need to consider a different saddle. </li>
<li>Freeze dried camp food is pretty good, even with cold water.
Just have to let it soak a little bit. Didn’t have a stove. It’s also pretty
filling.</li>
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<b><u>Ride Stats:</u></b> 161 miles, 13.645 feet climbing, Total Time:
31hrs 57 min, Actual Moving Time: 16hrs 54 min, Avg normalized power 143 watts.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Completing a ride like this makes me feel a deep sense of gratitude. Grateful that at my age I can still do stuff like this, grateful that I live in Colorado with this giant playground right outside my door, and grateful that I can follow my passion and use it to help support a <a href="https://childrensnational.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaignDonations&participantID=31929" target="_blank">good cause</a>. And finally, one does not do this alone. There are so many people and organizations that are helping and supporting this adventure. First and foremost, my employer <a href="https://www.plus3it.com/" target="_blank">Plus3 IT Systems</a> for their support and promotion of <a href="https://childrensnational.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaignDonations&participantID=31929" target="_blank">Children's National</a>, <a href="https://www.procyclingwarehouse.com/" target="_blank">ProCycling</a>, <a href="http://www.srm.de/home/" target="_blank">SRM</a>, friends and family. I could not do this without you.</div>
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<o:p><u><b>Weeks Training Log 19 - 25 March:</b></u></o:p></div>
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<b>Monday:</b> Rest Day</div>
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<b>Tuesday:</b></div>
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AM: Trainer Ride with Sprint Intervals - 56 Miles</div>
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PM: Commute from Work - 6.5 Miles</div>
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<b>Wednesday:</b></div>
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AM: Commute to Work - 7.5 Miles</div>
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PM: Commute from Work (Long Loop) - 23.5 Miles</div>
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<b>Thursday: </b></div>
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AM: Commute to Work - 25.5 Miles</div>
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PM: Commute from Worm - 15 Miles</div>
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<b>Friday:</b></div>
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AM: Commute to Work - 7.2 Miles</div>
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<b>Saturday:</b></div>
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AM: Run/Hike - 4.7 Miles, Overnight Bike Pack - 161 Miles</div>
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<b>Week Total: </b>287 Miles, 19,245 feet of climbing, 31 Hrs 22 min</div>
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Thanks for Reading - larry</div>
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Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-33062450828499480092018-03-20T22:14:00.001-06:002018-03-21T21:02:35.275-06:00Mitigating Potential Problems<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k7p8IKHN06I/WrHY8TCIBxI/AAAAAAABDoI/HjeOU2vuagMGsojMGgoO19xmLX9jfoLnQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_2496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k7p8IKHN06I/WrHY8TCIBxI/AAAAAAABDoI/HjeOU2vuagMGsojMGgoO19xmLX9jfoLnQCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_2496.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just Enjoying Riding my Bike!</td></tr>
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My foot is fully recovered and this was a very good week.
The highlight, I guess, was getting finger surgery. In an effort to mitigate
any potential problems during the Tour Divide, I elected to get some bone spurs
cut out of my finger. The bone spurs were at the last joint of my right index
finger, apparently caused by arthritis. They were cutting into the cavity
containing synovial fluid, which is the fluid that lubricates the finger
joints. This in turn was causing the fluid to leak out into the skin, creating
a cyst. The cyst was becoming huge, and I was told, very susceptible to
infection if ruptured. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Makes it tough to get a glove on</td></tr>
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I guess I was pretty naive about surgical procedures and
didn’t realize how big of a deal even minor surgery is. I rode my bike to the surgical center
thinking I would go in, lay my hand down, get some local anesthesia, they cut everything
out, and I would get my bike and ride home. Boy was I wrong. It felt
like I was going through major surgery. IVs, monitors, hospital gown, anesthesiologists,
nurses, doctors, pushed around in a hospital bed, a full-fledged operating room, and general anesthesia. I was
not allowed to ride my bike home, even though I felt like I could. They would
not release me until Roswitha, my wife came and got me. So, when I got home, I
did a little work, then went for a two-hour ride. It was just too nice of a day
not to.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p><br /></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Problem Solved </td></tr>
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The finger issue didn’t disrupt training. I just used old gloves and cut a hole so the finger could fit through. The finger got a little cold, especially in the morning, but I dealt with it. All in all, a good week.</div>
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<br /></div>
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My next potential problem to mitigate is a wisdom
tooth. Last dentist visit revealed that one of my wisdom teeth is
starting to slant sideways causing a small pocket. This could cause infection
and become abscessed, which I certainly don’t want to risk during the Tour
Divide. Soooo it comes out in April.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Slowly but surely getting all my gear. Hopefully I’ll be doing some overnight rides soon.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just another day in Colorado Springs</td></tr>
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Before getting to this week's log I want to give a huge thanks to all the people that are supporting this effort and <a href="https://childrensnational.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaignDonations&participantID=31929" target="_blank">Children's National</a>. The whole staff at <a href="https://www.procyclingwarehouse.com/" target="_blank">ProCycling</a> is bending over backwards to help sort through equipment options and making sure I have everything I need to be successful. <a href="http://www.srm.de/home/" target="_blank">SRM Power Meters</a>, is providing a prototype power meter to get power stats during the ride, which is awesome. This will all so be an great durability test for the power meter as well. And of course my employer, P<a href="https://www.plus3it.com/" target="_blank">lus3 IT Systems</a> for their support not only for the race but providing matching donations to our <a href="https://childrensnational.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaignDonations&participantID=31929" target="_blank">Children's National fund raiser.</a> There are so many others that are helping with advice, training, time, and companionship. And then there is my wife Roswitha, who has to deal with all my time away training, and my obsession with this adventure. We did, however, get to do a 5k run together this week</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Patrick's 5k Run with Roswitha</td></tr>
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<b><u>Training Log March 12 - 18</u></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Monday:</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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PM - Evening Commute: 40 min, 7.4 miles<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Core Strength
Training: 1 hour<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Tuesday:</b></div>
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AM - 20 Minute Hike with Max the Dog</div>
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Morning Commute: 40 min, 7.4 miles</div>
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PM - Evening Commute: 2 hrs 8 min, 23.6 miles</div>
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<b>Wednesday:</b></div>
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PM - Hill Repeats/Over/under LT/Max VO2 Intervals: 1 hr 33 min, 23 miles</div>
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<b>Thursday:</b></div>
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AM - Ride to Surgery Center: 52 min, 10.5 miles</div>
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PM - Post surgery ride: 1 hr 56 min, 22.4 miles</div>
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<b>Friday:</b></div>
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AM - High Cadence drills on trainer: 1 hr, 21.7 miles</div>
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<b>Saturday:</b></div>
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AM - Hike with Max the Dog: 1 hr 14 min, 4 miles</div>
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St.Patricks Day 5K Run with Roswitha: 40 min, 3.1 miles</div>
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Mountain Bike Ride with 3 x High Drive: 5 hrs 30 min, 41.8 miles, 5778 feet climbing</div>
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<b>Sunday:</b></div>
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AM - Mountain Bike Ride: 6 hrs 44 min, 49 miles, 5531 feet climbing</div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Week Total: 23 hrs 7 min, 206.6 miles, 16,716 feet climbing</b></div>
Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-68968608389941843902018-03-14T21:17:00.003-06:002018-03-15T05:14:22.135-06:00Set-backs can be a Good Thing<div class="MsoNormal">
As I mentioned in the last post I had some serious pain in
my foot that steadily grew worse. I took a day off, bought new shoes, and
thought that was the end of it. The pain was minor during the weekend rides.
However, Monday, after the wind battered monster ride Sunday, the bottom of my
foot was swollen and painful to any downward pressure. A lump had formed on the
ball of my foot just behind the big toe. I was devastated. If anything can put
an end to this project, it’s an injury that won’t go away. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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So, I made a decision. No riding, running, strength
training, or exercise for at least five days. Each night I iced and soaked my
foot, stayed off it as much as possible at work, and generally babied it all
week. This was very tough for me. By Wednesday, I felt like the biggest slug on
the planet. The interesting thing was even though I wasn’t exercising I felt
tired all week. I was getting 1 – 2 hours more sleep than normal, but just didn’t
have any get up and go. By Thursday, I was becoming slightly depressed, even
though I could see the swelling recede a little more each day and feel the pain
significantly lessen. By Friday, it was all I could do to stop myself from at least
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Finally, Saturday! Went out for test ride, nice and easy,
flat, minimum pressure on the pedals. Felt good, although I intended on only
riding an hour, I was so happy to be back on the bike, one hour turned into
four. I felt so energetic and alive!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back on the Bike an Loving It!</td></tr>
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Sunday, longish ride, 6 ½ hours with my riding buds Kevin
and Tom. The weather was fine, the company was spectacular, and as always in
Colorado, the scenery breathtaking. Toward the end of the ride I was feeling some
pain, so when I got home, iced my foot and took some Advil. Monday, foot was
feeling fine without a trace of pain. Yes!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Larry & Tom Gold Camp Road</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is nothing better than a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich during a long scenic ride!</td></tr>
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When I think back how tired I felt last week, and how much I
slept, 8 – 9 hours vs my usual 6 - 7, I think this set-back was a good thing. I’ve
been pushing pretty hard since November and I believe the foot was telling me I
need to take a rest. When I didn’t listen, it forced me to. And judging how I
feel this week, that rest was sorely needed and did wonders. I’m every bit as
enthusiastic and energetic as the first week when I got the green light from my
employer to do the Tour Divide Race. Set-backs can truly be a good thing!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin just enjoying the day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Larry & Tom High above Colorado Springs</td></tr>
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Thanks for reading and supporting the <a href="https://childrensnational.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaignDonations&participantID=31929" target="_blank">Children’s National</a>, I
am sincerely humbled and grateful for all the support we’ve received thus far.
Thanks.<o:p></o:p></div>
Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-62105667558150052522018-03-04T19:51:00.000-07:002018-03-04T19:53:00.354-07:00And Now It Gets Hard: Tour Divide Race<div class="MsoNormal">
Today was BRUTAL. I have to write this while the pain is
still seeping through my body and my memory is fresh. In a couple days I’ll
call today’s ride a character builder. But today, it was brutal. I kinda new
what I was getting into when the weather reports were filled with high wind advisories
and warnings. “Good Training”, I thought. In addition to that I now have a lot
of my gear so wanted to go for a long ride with packs and gear. Result; 10 ½ hours
in the saddle, 20+ lbs. extra weight, 7,500 feet of climbing, and ridiculous wind
= long hard day.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early Morning Garden of the Gods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morning is coming, the moon is still bright</td></tr>
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The ride started just after 5:00 am and the wind was already
going pretty strong. It was still beautiful, and riding through Garden of the
Gods with a bright almost full moon was awe-inspiring. From there I started the
climb up Rampart Range Road to ride the “Monster Loop”. A loop that climbs to
9,500 feet around Rampart Reservoir, then drops into Monument. The rest was
just make it up as I go along.</div>
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Two things: Wind and extra weight. I already knew this, but
to know and experience are two different things. Climbing with extra weight
takes a whole different mindset. It is slow going. A climb that normally takes
me 1 ½ hours took over three. Granted I was being buffeted from the wind on all
sides, but I could definitely feel the weight difference. It’s a game changer.
The discouraging thing is I was probably only carrying about ½ the weight I’ll
be carrying on the TDR.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slowly Getting Bike Set-up </td></tr>
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The wind was ridiculous and relentless. I started listening
to a book to take my mind off the climb but the wind was howling so loud I couldn’t
hear it. Even with earbuds stuff as far down my ear canal as I could get
them. At one point I had a mechanical and had to stop and work on the bike. I
couldn’t put anything down; tools, gloves, parts, without them blowing away. It
was above 9,000 feet so the wind was bitter cold. Patience, I told myself, good
training.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazing - at 9,000 feet - no snow</td></tr>
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After descending into Monument and seven hours into the ride,
got a call from my good buddy Tom Turney to see if we could hook up. It
happened that we were within ½ mile from each other, hooked up and headed for
Greenland Open Space. Now “Open Space” sounds cool, but in this wind, I think “Closed
Space” would have been much better. Greenland Open Space is an open almost
prairie like environment with no, none, zero, zip shelter from the wind. We got
battered. Tom did the bulk of the work by going to the front and shielding me the
best he could. Tom is a saint. Finally, as we came back into Monument, Tom
headed home and I was on my own once again. 20 more miles to get home all
against a ludicrous headwind. In the end, 10 hours 46 minutes and only 84
miles. <a href="https://www.relive.cc/view/g18413099679" target="_blank">Here is a 3D review of today's ride.</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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At home, Roswitha already had a fresh smoothie and pizza
waiting for me. Yes, she is a true angel. I was wasted. I couldn’t help but
think that in the TDR I would still have another five plus hours to ride and no
smoothie, pizza, loving wife, and warm house waiting for me at the end. Instead
I’ll have to eat whatever I have, do some bike maintenance, pull out a sleeping
bag, bevy sack and sleep in whatever conditions I happen to be in. I wondered
out loud if I may have bitten off more than I can chew. Roswitha just laughed
and gave me the look she always gives me when I take on these new adventures. I
know in a couple of days, I’ll call this a “character builder”, but right now I’m
calling brutal.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The rest of the week went great. Rode with Tom and Kevin
Saturday. I always love riding with these guys. We ride hard and fast, well
fast for old guys, and we feel just like high school boys out doing what we
love. Tuesday and Thursday, early morning longish rides before work, hill
repeats on Wednesday, and core strength training on Monday. Had a little bit of
a scare though. For a couple of weeks now, my left foot has been getting sorer
and sorer. I kept pushing and after Thursday’s ride I thought I may have done long
lasting damage. I took Friday off from riding and bought new shoes with a wider
toe box. Everything is fine now. Such a relief. I was really worried that after
pledging to help raise money for <a href="https://childrensnational.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaignDonations&participantID=31929" target="_blank">Children’s National</a>, my foot injury could put
everything at risk. Luckily it was just a matter of changing shoes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As I write this, the wind howling outside. It’s just
after 7:00 PM, which means I’d still be riding in the TDR, then looking for a
place out of the wind to sleep. Given how beat I was at the end of today’s
ride, this thought both excites me and at the same time gives me a ting of
dread. But that’s what adventures are all about – Right? Today was good
training, and yes, a character builder!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thanks for Reading and your support of <a href="https://childrensnational.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaignDonations&participantID=31929" target="_blank">Children's National</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">About 2 ½
years ago I had the good fortune to participate in an amazing project called <a href="http://adventuresinendurance.blogspot.com/2015/07/burning-river-for-ben-we-did-it.html">Burning
River for Ben.</a> Ben O’Daniel was diagnosed with Lymphoblastic Leukemia type B and in his third year of chemo, we put together a team to raise money to help families that were having to deal with childhood cancer. The plan was for me to run the 100 mile <a href="https://www.westernreserveracing.com/events/burning-river-endurance-runs-relay/" target="_blank">Burning River 100</a> race and Ben, even though still going through chemo, would run the last mile with me through the finish line. Ben trained all summer and instead of one mile he ran the last five miles to the finish! It was </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">incredible, and in the end, we raised over $10,000 to help families with costs such as parking, meal tickets, lodging, and other needs not covered by insurance. This was Ben's idea by the way. The generosity and outpouring of support was incredible.</span></div>
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During this experience I had the privilege to meet some of the staff that dedicate their lives to caring for these kids. I was humbled. The doctors, nurses, and volunteers are so dedicated and will do anything for these kids. Their whole mission is to save these kids lives and make their ordeal as pleasant as humanly possible. Unfortunately, they are not always successful and it is truly devastating. But they drive on. These people are true life heroes.</div>
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Ben, by the way, is doing awesome these days, attending Kent State University as a math major.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That brings us to Tour Divide and <a href="https://childrensnational.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaignDonations&participantID=31929" target="_blank">Children’s National</a>. The
Tour Divide Race is going to be an incredible adventure. I’m quite sure it will
be the most challenging undertaking I’ve ever attempted. However, as with
Burning River I would like to use this adventure to help a
positive cause.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve partnered with my
employer to use this race to raise money for the Children’s National program
which will help families going through childhood cancer and cardiac birth
defects. The program is supported 100% through donations. My employer, <a href="https://www.plus3it.com/" target="_blank">Plus3 ITSystems</a>, will generously contribute a matching donation for the first $2,500. We
have set up a <a href="https://childrensnational.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaignDonations&participantID=31929">donation
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As far as training goes, this past week has been a recovery,
or I like to call it “recharge” week. I essentially cut my training down to
about half and slept in till 5:00 or so to recover from the previous three-week
build-up. This week, the three-week cycle starts all over. Although training was
reduced, there were still some highlights:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">After a morning run in 4 degrees Fahrenheit, I got to work and there was no hot water. The shower was much more challenging than the run!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">It was incredibly windy this week.
Sunday’s ride was 5+ hours of battling side winds than forced me to put my foot
down several times to keep from being blown over. Head winds that had me pedaling
forever and going nowhere. And of course, tail winds that were effortless.
Through it all I just told myself “this is good training, there will be entire
days like this on the Divide”. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">The highlight of the week however,
was when I stopped to piss, dropped my glove, and peed all over it.</span></li>
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Anything can and will happen, except hopefully, peeing on gloves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-2724376960634334232018-02-18T20:41:00.001-07:002018-02-18T21:00:41.735-07:00Wow What a Week! Tour Divide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: center;">I don’t think training for Tour Divide could be going better
at this point! My training plan, which is pretty standard in endurance
training, is to progress intensity and quantity over three weeks, recover and recharge
for a week, then start the cycle all over again at a higher level. I know I’m
on track when I’m still strong and enthusiastic going into the third week but
also looking forward to the recovery week.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the "Boys" out for a good ol fashion hammer fest</td></tr>
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It seems during this 3-week phase I had the perfect mix of
high intensity, recovery, and endurance. Hit some of the highest power numbers
in a couple years and got in some great 8+ hour rides. It’s a mix of fun and
work. Getting out with the boys (ranging from mid 40s – 60) each Saturday, we
hammer each other like we are still in High School. These rides remind me so
much of my high school track and cross-country days. I’m <b><i>SO</i></b> thankful that I can
still go out and play, just like back in high school. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday Morning Run/Hike with Max the Dog</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Rocks on Saturday</td></tr>
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This was the third week of the latest cycle. It was brutal
but extremely rewarding. Core strength training Monday, long 2 ½ - 3-hour
morning commutes Tuesday and Thursday, High Intensity Intervals Wed morning,
evening commutes, recovery day Friday, Runs with Max, 4.5 hours Saturday (including 2-hour hammer fest
with the boys), then 11 hours Sunday with almost 9,000 feet of climbing. This
ride also included hooking up with Kevin Cahn and Tom Turney after six hours in
the saddle. For 2 ½ hours I hung on for dear life following them
through fast technical single track in Ute Valley and steep climbs in Red
Rocks Canyon. For 2 ½ hours they chewed me up then spit me out, and then went home,
leaving me with another 2+ hours to ride.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday - Good Morning Colorado Springs!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking at Pikes Peak from 9,500 Feet </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back Down in Town at 6,400 feet</td></tr>
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Needless to say, I was a hurtin puppy those last two hours.
My butt hurt (I’m still wearing in the new saddle), my feet hurt, and my wrist
hurt. The wind picked up and I struggled. But guess what, this is just a small
taste of what the Tour Divide is going to be like every day. I couldn’t help
but be thankful that I was suffering those last couple hours. Great training!<br />
<br />
There’s also lessons to
be learned here. One; I need to come up with a better handlebar setup. Need
more than just one position for my wrists all day. Possibly bar ends or aero
bars or both. Two; hammering for 2+ hours in the middle of a 11-hour ride may
be good for training, but it is definitely not something I want to do during
the Tour Divide. I need to find my 3,000-mile intensity and stay consistent.
That will come as we get closer to the race. The nearer the race the more race
specific the training.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin and Tom Came to Chew me up and Spit me Out</td></tr>
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<br /></div>
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For now, I’m really looking forward to “Recovery and
Recharge” week.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Happy Trails!</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
-larry<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><u>Week Summary</u></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><o:p><br /></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Monday:</b></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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PM - Core Strength Training<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday:<o:p></o:p></div>
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AM – Run with Max the Dog 2.5 miles, trainer + morning
commute 3 hrs (with flat) 52 miles<o:p></o:p></div>
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PM – Evening commute 40 minutes 7.3 miles<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Wednesday:</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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AM – High Intensity Intervals (14 x 1 min uphill sprints)
warm-up, cool down 1.2 hrs, 12.4 miles, morning commute 39 minutes, 7.2 miles<o:p></o:p></div>
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PM – Evening commute 41 minutes, 7.2 miles<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Thursday:</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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AM – Morning Commute 3.2 hrs, 36 miles, 2,500 feet climbing<o:p></o:p></div>
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PM- Evening Commute 42 minutes, 7.4 miles<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Friday:</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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AM – Recovery/Recharge high cadence spinning on trainer 1
hr, 17 miles<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b>Saturday:</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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AM – Hike/Run with Max the Dog, 6.1 miles. Hard, fast, high
intensity mountain bike ride 4.6 hrs, 35 miles, 4,800 feet climbing<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b>Sunday:</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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All Day - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MTB Ride – 11:03
total time 9:37 moving time, 93 miles, 8,700 feet climbing<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><u>Total:</u></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://davidgoggins.com/" target="_blank">David Goggins</a>, as
far as I know, is the only human to successfully become a Navy Seal, an Army
Ranger, and an Air Force Para Rescue. On top of all that he has completed almost
all of the toughest ultra-endurance events on the planet. He’s a bad ass;
period. I’ve heard him talk, and the question he puts out to anyone who says
they would like to do this or that is “How bad do you want it? What are you
willing to do to accomplish it?” <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8 Hours, 140 Miles, and a Very Sore Butt</td></tr>
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I just finished out the week with an eight-hour ride in the
basement on a stationary trainer. After about four hours I had to ask myself “How
bad do I want this? What am I willing to do to finish the Tour Divide?” One of
my goals for The Divide is to ride at least 15 hours a day until completion of
the race. To get to that level, my plan is to increase my long rides each
weekend until I can do back to back 15+ hour rides. Last Sunday I rode seven
hours in freezing fog where the temperature dipped below 20 degrees F. This
Sunday, an 8-hour ride was in the plan. A snow storm and single digit
temperatures made riding 8 hours outdoors next to impossible (unless you're <a href="http://www.jilloutside.com/" target="_blank">Jill Homer</a>). How bad do I want this? Answer: At
5:30 am I was in the basement on my bike for 8 hours of suffering. It was tough, but in reality, I loved it!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early Morning Rides in Garden of the Gods</td></tr>
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How bad do I want it? For several months now, I’ve been
getting up early, sometimes as early as 3:45, for interval workouts, long
rides, strength training, or whatever it takes, before going to work. The funny
thing is the more I do it the more I appreciate it. I find myself riding through The
Garden of the Gods at 4:30 in the morning filled with gratitude. Grateful that I want this bad enough to get up and put in the work. Grateful that my wife supports me on these adventures. Grateful to work for a company that supports me on this project. And lastly, that at my age, I am still healthy enough to pursue such a quest. Yes, it's sometimes tough getting up so early, but once I'm on the bike I feel nothing but gratitude.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking Down On Colorado Springs after Early Morning Climb</td></tr>
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When I did the <a href="http://questforleadman09.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Leadman in 2009</a>, the first six months of that year I was working a project which required me to work 72 hours a week; 12 hours a day, six days a week. I wanted not just to finish Leadman but to win it. How bad? 3:30 AM runs, quick hard lunch time rides, and all day rides and runs on my one day off. </div>
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I guess the lesson here is, if you have a goal, no matter
how big or small, it comes down to you. <i>How bad do you want it and what are you
willing to do to accomplish it?</i></div>
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Happy Trails</div>
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-larry</div>
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<b><u>Week in Review</u></b></div>
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<b>Mon AM:</b> Jog/Hike with Max the Dog. </div>
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<b>PM:</b> Core Strength Training</div>
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<b>Tues AM:</b> Morning Commute 2hrs 31min/51 miles </div>
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<b>PM: </b>Evening Commute 42 min/7.4 miles</div>
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<b>Wed AM: </b>Hill Repeats 1hr 5 min/13.4 miles </div>
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<b>PM: </b>Evening Commute 40 min/7.4 miles</div>
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<b>Thur AM:</b> Morning Commute 2hrs 43min/30.6 miles </div>
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<b>PM:</b> Evening Commute 42min/7.4 miles</div>
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<b>Fri AM:</b> Morning Commute 38min/7.1 miles</div>
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<b>Sat AM: </b>Hike with Max the Dog (6 miles) then High Intensity Intervals 2hrs 22min/45 miles</div>
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<b>Sun AM:</b> Endurance Ride on Trainer 8hrs 5min/140 miles</div>
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<b>Total: </b>19hrs 22min/308.7 miles</div>
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Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-9050684239349539372018-01-28T19:38:00.000-07:002018-01-28T19:42:39.178-07:00My New Tour Divide Race Bike<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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First piece of Tour Divide Race equipment – New Bike! Took
it on its maiden ride today. I think it’s going to be awesome. My butt sent me
a note after about four hours though, “You really should have broke in this new
saddle before going on a seven-hour ride”. </div>
<o:p></o:p>Larry DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679293259492922382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789633640962585620.post-58351212647089840842018-01-27T22:01:00.001-07:002018-01-27T22:30:19.007-07:00My Next Big Adventure<div class="MsoNormal">
Several years ago I read a book by Jill Homer called “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Be-Brave-Strong-Journey-Across-ebook/dp/B004ZMSCQ8">
be brave be strong: A journey Across the Great Divide”</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill Homer, in my opinion, is an incredible writer
(and rider). She makes you feel like your right there on the trail with her and
I couldn’t put the book down. She wrote about her experience racing arguably
the hardest and longest mountain bike race on the planet; 2,740 miles from
Banff, Canada to Antelope Wells, USA, ending at the Mexican border. It crosses
the Continental Divide “…no fewer than 30 times”, there are no stages, no support crew, and no aid stations. You ride from the start to finish completely self supported along the Great Divide Trail as fast as you can get there.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Great Divide Trail 2,740 Miles</td></tr>
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This planted a seed in the back of my brain to someday ride
this race. However, with job, responsibilities, commitments, and other excuses,
it became nothing more than a bucket list item that would probably never
happen. The race was a great conversation piece even if I didn’t believe I
would ever actually do it. Of course, the number one excuse was getting the
time off from work. I expect it will take upwards to a month to pull off such
an endeavor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, all of my excuses are
gone and my employer, <a href="https://www.plus3it.com/" target="_blank">Plus3 IT Systems</a>, is not only giving me the time off to
take on this adventure, but is a big source of encouragement and enthusiasm!<o:p></o:p></div>
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With a green light I started training just after
Thanksgiving. Since the end of Noveber, my training has been focused exclusively
on this race. Get up at 3:45 – 4:00 am to ride 2 – 2.5 hours before work then
ride another hour or two after work has become the routine. All day rides on
the weekends. Obsessing over equipment, maps, and training. Even sleeping in
the back yard to get used to sleeping on the ground and getting up in the cold
to go ride. I have to admit that’s a bit extreme, but this race is extreme, and
now that I’m actually going to do it, I’m pretty scared and excited. This will
be by far the toughest and most extreme adventure I’ve ever attempted. It’s
ironic that at 60 years old I’m taking on the most physically and mentally
demanding adventure of my life. But I ain’t getting any younger, and this is a
once in a lifetime opportunity. It’s time to put-up or shut-up. I’m going to do
everything I can to put-up!<o:p></o:p></div>
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