August 2008

Another Tough One

Heather and I rode did another mini-group ride with some of the same folks as last week. Today we headed out at 7:30 AM with

Not-So-Great LTs

I wanted to ride all of Bogus today but my legs were screaming at just the Forest Service sign, so I ended my first lactate

Super-Hard Ride

Heather and I headed out with a small group of neighbors and friends today for a long ride. We rode with Dan, Brent, Don, Kurt

Day at the Fair

My sister and her kids are visiting us from from New York so that’s why Heather and I took the day off work. After our

Playing Hooky

With family in town, Heather and I decided to play hooky today. We’re planning to go to the Western Idaho Fair with my sister and

Hot Bogus

I rode Bogus after work today and it was a hot one. Thermometers in Boise were reading in the triple digits but that didn’t bother

Early Ride

Heather and I went for an early Emmett Horseshoe Bend Loop and it was great. We left at 7:00 AM so there was little traffic

Norm Buster

I did a quick workout today with 30-second sprints every 5 minutes. Power was much better than when I did them back in July, but

Another Half-Bogus

I did another half-Bogus Tuesday Nighter tonight and it went fairly well. I was really dragging yesterday, tired from my weekend workouts, but today I

88-Mile Century

For some reason I thought I’d have no problem doing the Blues Cruise Wheels for Wellness century the day after a little hill climb. Was

Mount Harrison Hill Climb

With 4,500 feet of climbing in 16 miles, Mt Harrison Hill Climb is tougher than Bogus. Not only that, but the steepest parts come in

Photos of Tour de Park City

A couple photographers have posted pictures for the Tour de Park City. Cruxphoto – Nate Young Photography has some shots featured in his blog post on

2 x Forest Service Signs

Even though I’m not fully recovered from the Tour de Park City, I wanted to do some LT work today. The Mount Harrison Hill Climb

Tour de Park City

While Heather has a tendency to write a dissertation for her race report, I’ll try to make mine shorter. We drove to Park City on

Heather’s Tour de Park City

This is the first year of the Felt Tour de Park City, which has a 170 mile USCF race and different tour options (52, 108,