Never Too Old To Be A Kid

Photo taken with the iPhone Photosynth app, and edited with Camer+. Who needs a point-and-shoot camera these days?!

Heat Index = 116

Heat index of 116, and I decide to go for a mt. bike ride. I don't so much mind the heat, but today was brutal! Saw just one other hardcore person on the trails, which made sense I guess. However, I think riding 23 miles in this heat made me a better rider. That's what I'm telling myself anyway. It may have also served as preparation for the Maah Daah Hey In A Day mountain bike race in August. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to enter, but the opportunity to ride the entire 105 miles of the trail is very enticing...and scary!

Almost forgot. The reward for my Sunday ride in the 'HOT AS HADES' heat....

Hill Repeats

I was looking forward to a relaxing ride tonight, but seven miles out I discovered someone decided to lay down a layer of gravel on 1804 South. Those rat bastards! So, my original plan of an EZ 20 on nice rolling hills, quickly turned into a suffer fest of junk miles mixed in with three MARY HILL REPEATS. At 3/4 of a mile with a gradient anywhere from 5% to 8%, the Mary Hill puts a serious burn to the legs and makes the heart feel like it's going to explode...if you hammer it.

I'm actually happy my ride turned out the way it did though -- I believe rides like these make me a better rider. Good thing I enjoy climbing!  

Oh, the photo below is my latest gadget. Cool, huh? You can see what it does here.