Get Off My Trail
With beautiful weather comes slightly warmer temperatures and the trails are starting to melt just a bit. To take advantage of the winter beauty while it’s here I ran three laps. The ride – Providence Canyon The bike – Salsa Beargrease
I didn’t have a lot of time today and but I managed to squeeze in a few moments on Zwift. There are some really great groups to join up with pretty much any time of the day. In that sense there isn’t a better cycling community than this virtual one. The ride – Zwift The bike – Trek Madone 6.9 on a Wahoo Kickr Smart
I finished up the last of the stages today. My victory shall be another virtual jersey. Looking forward to riding outside again. The rides – Zwift The bike – Trek Madone 6.9 on a Wahoo Kickr Smart Trainer
I missed a couple of the weekend Tour de Zwift rides while I was outside loving the snow. With a bunch of meetings and obligations my riding pretty much sucked but I checked a couple of stages off the list. The ride – Zwift The bike – Trek Madone 6.9 on a Wahoo Kickr Smart Trainer
I don’t know that there has ever a year gifted with so many days of perfect trails. A large part of that perfection is due to the constant work of a lot of volunteers working hard to maintain that perfection. I feel guilty any day I don’t indulge in the perfect winter rides in these perfect winter trails. The ride – Green Canyon The bike
In the summer I typically ride a several loops at the top of Providence Canyon. The trail was perfect and I even though most of the feeling in my hands was we gone I took advantage of the perfect conditions and made a second loop. Then I climbed up the road for a while which would usually be miserable but with the cold temperature was
rm today having been lovingly groomed by local volunteers. The sun reflected beautifully off the snow. The trail past the upper parking lot towards the Mt Naomi Wilderness was also in fine form for a while. The nightmare doesn’t begin for a mile or so. At that point the grooming ends and the only trail left is from hikers that attempted to wade through the
It’s really easy to make excuses for not leaving the house during the winter. It’s cold. The air is frequently bad. It takes less time to jump on the training and do the rounds in Zwift. However, there’s an enormous physical and mental benefit from leaving the house and getting out into nature. Sunny days with perfect trails fill my soul with delight. Today was
When you try to ride everyday you have plenty of time on Zwift in the winter. I try to ride the A, B and C version of the Tour de Zwfit. I rode A and C yesterday. Today I did the B version twice. The rides – Zwift The bike – Trek Madone 6.9 on a Wahoo Kickr Smart Trainer