m i k e b r e v o o r t

Today marks the first time I pre-rode a course at Winter Park and did not get lost! Glorious! I planned to get up there super early, but Jeanie was laid up pretty good after her triathlon yesterday. She felt sick the night before and even worse the morning of, but still did the race. She said she didn’t notice how bad she felt until she got on her bike. She suffered bad for her first Olympic distance tri and spent the rest of the day and night between bed and the smallest room in the house. After a dose of Imodium she started to settle out… OUCH. Anyway, I didn’t get up to Winter Park until 10AM, hoping to catch up with Chris, Bill and Marni who apparently headed up even later because I saw the toaster in the parking lot when I finished.

The entire course (King of the Rockies) took me 2:56 to complete at a moderate pace. My race time should be in the neighborhood of 2:30. My GPS recorded a total ascent of 3314ft, rather than 4000ft that’s stated on the race website. The course is fun, all of the downhills are super fast. Beside the long length the course actually suites me pretty well. The big climb to Morse Pass is steady but not very steep. Here’s the profile I recorded:

Overall I had a good day, though I got dumped on coming down Long Trail and riding back to Frasier. I just can’t avoid the rain this year! In all I did 33mi in 3:25; worth the drive and the mountain traffic on the way home.