In college I was an English Major, with a writing focus. Over the past few years I haven’t spent much time writing; however, recently I've been reading a lot. This reading has rekindled a desire and gotten me started writing again. Essays mostly (in the past I fancied myself a poet), some of them posted here, most of them not. Anyway the links below are the essays I like, read them or reread (if you’re one of the three people who regularly reads the blog) them if you like. Feel free to leave comments, open discussions, and start debates on the topics. They are not anything more than my thoughts and your thoughts may differ.
Raced the Firecracker 50 up in Breckenridge today. 50 miles 10,800 vertical feet of climbing. A long day on the bike but finished which was the main goal for the day 5:31 on the bike.
The altitude is tough, even coming from Denver at 5280 up to Breckenridge and a low point in the race of 9500 makes it hard going. I think the key is to stay in an aerobic heart rate and pace yourself. I've spent a lot of time riding in my tempo zone, high endurance heart rate, and think that helped make the race possible.
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The Firecracker 50 is a goal of mine for next year. I haven't figured out how to train for it since I only live 400 feet above sea level.
The altitude is tough, even coming from Denver at 5280 up to Breckenridge and a low point in the race of 9500 makes it hard going. I think the key is to stay in an aerobic heart rate and pace yourself. I've spent a lot of time riding in my tempo zone, high endurance heart rate, and think that helped make the race possible.
Thanks!
All I want to do is just finish and live to enjoy some other trails while I'm in Colorado.
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