Hi folks,
The last day of Chez Ollie in Tucson, Arizona, included a long climb up Mount Lemmon, with a 2.5-hour cutoff time before descending back to SagMonkey, and the ride home. This is a beautiful climb, with cacti everywhere, and breath taking views, whilst the climb goes on and on and on at a 3-8% grade all the time. Great training!
At 6000 feet up Mount Lemmon for breathtaking views followed by a great descent.
As one climbs for a long time like this there is a lot of brain-body talk going on. Legs complain, and then they settle down, only to complain again, with the whining coming from slightly different muscle groups each time. Sometimes 170 watts feels fine, and at other times 110 watts feels irksome, to say the least. All very odd, but you keep turning the cranks, grinding your way up, and believe it or not it is very enjoyable.
Partway up Mount Lemmon, Tucson, Arizona you see plenty of Saguaro Cacti and remarkable rock formations.
Then an exhilarating descent followed by a post-Training Camp reward.
After hundreds of miles of riding, swim workouts, and runs, at the Spring Training Camp, FitOldDog was ready for a beer, not that I look as though I need it (have to get rid of some belly fat!). Photo by Kara Teklinski (fellow athlete).
Great people! Great training! Great beer!
-k @FitOldDog
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what kind of beer has a slice of orange in it? I would have thought you would go for English “bitter”!
He’s American now…It would not surpriase me to see a cherry on a stick or paper umbrella. It will be COLD as well…
He has wandered far from Real Rle, from Somerset Cider and from Mead.
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http://www.exmoorales.co.uk
This could explain the lack of a beer gut.
Hi Trevor,
It’s true, I am somewhat American, but would I trade a Blue Moon for a pint of local draught in Somerset? – ABSOLUTELY! I also like cider, but I find mead a little sweet, but very refreshing.
Nothing really beats an English pub with draught bitter!
-kevin
Economics is cruel.
Sadly pubs are going bankrupt at an alarming rate at present. Fortunately my favourite ones have survived.
Love the picture of the cacti “forest”.
Hi Trevor,
It has ever been thus, since the whole thing started in deep-sea vents, survival of the fittest in a constantly changing environment. Glad your pubs are still around.
These cacti are remarkable, giving the landscape a very primitive aspect, which I enjoyed. I wondered what they might be thinking about. Water and other cacti, probably.
-kevin
Hi Pauline,
Wheat beers, including Blue Moon, which this was! This was the best they had, and as I don’t want Miller Light or PABS, I went the closest thing to real beer. I don’t know why they put a piece of orange in it, but it actually tastes pretty good.
Looking forward to meeting you in NYC for the Marathon, and I hope your toe is OK.
-kevin