Boulder Peak training

Unfortunately, I'm out for both. Gone over the 4th and first tri on the 10th. I doubt Old Stage Hill would be a good pre-race ride. But it's definitely a fun one. Just watch out for the deer than started out in front of me on the way down the backside. I was still gaining speed, at about 35 mph, and saw it making its way toward the road. A quick panic attack later, it stopped to eat some grass. Have fun!

Joey,  What's the plan for Saturday?  Meet at that little parking area at the Res where we met to ride the sprint course?  If it's just you and me - how about EARLY?  And, do you want to tack on lefthand canyon at the end?

Actually, I have to do a little work from home, so I'm considering keeping it closer to home on Saturday.  (Our LV office is moving, and I have to copy some files that we'll need for Tuesday morning since their network will be down all weekend.)  Would you want to come up to the Louisville Legacy course?

Brett....I'm riding 4.5 hours in boulder beginning 6 am, but I'm not sure you want to ride with the "slow group"

Cathy - if it's just us, we'll chat.  Anyone else, post here soon to join us!

OK, Macdaddy is IN for Saturday the 9th.  Not me though....I'll be with the babe.  Erik is making the Peak ride as part of a 5 hour ride, if anyone wants to join him early or late.....

Is there a time planned for Saturday?

Mike

8:00am Saturday morning.  Meet at the Boulder Res, as before.

Since I didn't go on the previous Boulder Res. ride, could you tell me exactly where we're meeting?

Before you go through the gate, there's an area of cars on the north side of the drive....it's free there.  Sometimes it is full and people park on the street across from the Rez.

I'll be there 8 a.m. Boulder Res. I'd be up for a 5-hour ride as well. Need more distance. Woo Hoo. See ya July 9th right? O.

OR - try a differenent ride.  Meet in Evergreen at 5:30 Saturday morning.  We'll do some hills.  he he                          Dinner in Vail

OK is there ANYONE WHO LIVES SOUTH that wants to do more than 20 miles? I still don't know of a 40+ mile route down south besides heading east towards Kansas. Help!!!!!

So is it Joe, Ovetta, Erik and me tomorrow morning?

And MikeColorado...

See you guys in the morning it's going to be hot hot!

Ovetta, there are some nice long rides down here with some great hills. Here are two that I enjoy:
1) I start out from work (by the pro rodeo hall of fame) and go up and around Rockrimmon, then up Woodmen, which turns out to be about 7 miles uphill. Woodmen turns into Centenial at the top and I ride down to where Vindicator and Flying W Ranch meet. I turn right there, and go up a nasty little hill on Flying W, then head back down to Garden of the Gods and do the big loop there, then head back out towards Centennial and over to Vindicator, down to Rockrimmon and back to work.

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2) You can also ride north from Colorado Springs, which is what I could do from my house. I ride up Powers from Research. It is nice because there is a wide shoulder and once you hit Briargate, it is closed to automobiles. It goes all the way to highway 83 by Interquest Parkway. I turn left on 83 and go down to Voyager which takes me up to Northgate. I turn right and then left on Rollercoaster. I ride up to Baptist and then take that whopping hill down accross I-25 to Old Denver highway, turn left on 2nd and go out by Monument lake to Hwy 105. Now we are heading up into Palmer Lake. When you get there, you could have ice cream, or you could ride more! I normally cut it short, take county line accross I-25 to Rollercoaster and follow it back to Northgate and home. For a really long ride you can add in some mileage by riding up to Larkspur, or further if you wish. That road is freshly paved and there is no traffic. In Larkspur, I turn left at the center of town, which takes me back out to Hwy 105, back to Palmer lake and then pick up the route accross I-25 on County Line Road. I don't have a profile for this one, since I have not done that whole ride in a while and I had a hardware failure with my laptop and lost the data. I do have a map for you though! The shortened loop is about 45 miles, the long loop is almost 70.