On the LT 100 Course

Hello from Colorado.  All is going well here and I am hoping that my training and preparation is hitting "peak" at the right time.  Alec and I drove up to Leadville and rode 24 miles on the course.  Poor Alec is a true "Flat-Lander"...the slightest hills are avoided and those that he can not avoid are dreaded, cursed, and hated.  So, he enjoyed a part of the ride...the downhill part!  Ha-Ha!

We had a riding companion from New York with us.  This is his first time in the LT 100, drawn from the lottery.  Later in the day, while hanging out in Leadville, we ran into Mike and his family at the local bike shop, Cycles of Life.

We had six more members of the "Krew" arrive today...Jim, Dawn, Celine, Jenny, Ken, and Jandy.  We all headed out to dinner and now we're resting up for a busy day tomorrow. 

With the legs feeling good and as we are only a couple days from the race, the "training" will taper to some fun time on the bike...tomorrow we ride the gondola up to the top of the Vail Ski Mountain and then ride the tech trails down.  And we may possibly be hitting the tech trails located not far from the condos. 

We have gained another member of the "Challengers" team...
Joe Klinger
Thank you Sir!  Very much appreciated!

Here's a quick picture of Alec and I when we stopped along the course...how could you not stop to take in the scenery, huh?  Okay, when the clock is running against you I suppose!









Until my next "Post", Saddle Up, Dig Deep, and Ride Hard! 
TNT OUT-