Monday, June 2, 2014

May 2014 Training Wrap

Great  Month, I put up some fairly big totals for me anyways.

Highlights...
Sweet backpack trip in Capitol Reef National Park ending with an unplanned 20-mile run to get help @ Lake Powell after my battery died in the backcountry and was inaccessible due to muddy roads. Trip to St. George / Hurricane, Utah to MTB Gooseberry Mesa, Hurricane Rim, and several other trails. Hiked Angels Landing in Zion NP one morning. First MTB ride in Eagle. First ride @ Hartman Rocks in Gunnison. Several big rides on the roads and rec path around Summit County to get some good miles in. Even hit the weights in the gym 4 times in the last 10 days. Several good days running to keep the soreness worked out.

Totals...
Hit 27 total days with a workout... 111.5 miles on feet, running, hiking, backpacking... 475 miles on the bike (330 on road, 145 MTB)... 50,600' climbing vert from all sources.... 81.5 hours

Got my weight down from 168 to below 163 during the month, so that was solid too. I might have a little trouble getting to my goal weight of 157.5 by the end of the Fat Cyclist Weight Loss Contest on June 21, but I'm not concerned.

I've dropped about 25 pounds since February 6th, so I'm extremely happy with that. I'll get these last few stubborn pounds off slowly as I need to fuel myself for some of these big rides I've been doing.

Goals and Cool Stuff for June???
I've penciled-in Friday June 20 for a Waterton Canyon to Frisco bike-packing dry run on the Colorado Trail. I'm anxious to see if I can reach the Stagestop Saloon in Park County in time to get a hot meal and resupply for the CTR.

Headed to Vancouver and Whistler and expect to ride the Comfortable Numb trail next Saturday.

May try to ski Quandary peak on the 11-13 weekend somewhere.

Its been warm lately, so perhaps the high trails will melt out soon and we can start doing some killer rides around home.

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