So, Last weekend I was at Mt. Washington in Gorham, NH for a bike race, Newton’s revenge. http://www.newtonsrevenge.com/ This race was not sold out if anyone is interested for next year, limit 300 riders. This is the bike race up the mountain with the worlds worst weather. Check out their website, http://www.mountwashington.org/  It is the highest driveable peak in the east. The bike ride is 7.9 miles with over 5,000 feet of gain. Unfortunatley, this years race was cancelled due to weather. On Saturday it was 70 mph winds and on Sunday the two dirt sections of the road were impassable because it rained all night. Caesar Grajales was the pro who was going to try to break Tom Danielsons record of 49 minutes. Which was set on a perfect day, not a 50-70 mph wind day….

For fun, check out this page: http://www.northeastcycling.com/Global_Climbs.html   I did the Whiteface Climb in June.

I borrowed my friends mountain bike, because mine is so old it only has 7 cogs on the back. Not 10 like new bikes, so I couldn’t put a larger casette on the back. On my friends bike I had a 22 (smallest gear in front on the cranks) and a 34 (largest gear in back) I test rode the bike up Platte Clove Road in Saugerties, NY. Also better known as Devil’s Kitchen. The headwalls on this road are 18-25% I went up the first 3 headwalls (it was pouring out and I didn’t want to go down the road) which were all 20%. I was able to spin pretty well. Her bike doesn;t have a computer, so I don’t know how slow or fast I was going. But it was pretty slow.

This week, I am in Phoenix on business. OH MAH GAWD is sooooo hot. Jess, I have no idea how you live here! The pools at our resort are pee warm…. you HAVE to finish your run by 6am or you will melt. Literally.

I have seen humming birds and a jackrabbit! The resort borders some wild horse range and I can’t wait to go run at 5 am and see them at the watering hole.

Tapering for IMLP….see you in Placid!

Keep on….