Over the past weekend I took part in a few exciting events. It started off with a 6 person ride around Fort Collins hitting up the local breweries on Friday. Adam, Eric (networking post-doc), Doug, Kate, Jesh, and myself took part. We started off by stopping by New Belgium but it was a bit too busy for our tastes. We skipped out there and headed straight to Odell’s. We had a few interesting conversations over a few beers (Nukes!) and then headed off to Fort Collins Brewery. Again, as is usual with our group, interesting conversations ensued. We ended the touring at Coopersmith’s with food and more beer. The night wound down at Adam’s by playing a telephone-like game that uses small drawings/descriptions on post-it notes. Adam’s crazy (but cool) neighbor stopped by and played some songs on guitar for us. It was a good start to what turned out to be a great weekend.
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I decided to attempt Rist today after getting some code written. I left a bit later than I would have liked (~4:45), but the sun is setting around 7:15 now so I figured I would have enough time. I have been using MapMyRide for about a year, and here is the route I took:
I’m definitely not ready for a full ride up rist, but I did pretty well considering this was my first attempt this season. My legs started cramping towards the place where I turned around. I felt like I was out of energy (only my legs though, my lungs were great) and didn’t want to push myself past what I was comfortable with, so I decided to turn around. The descent was cold, but the temperature differential between start and end was enormous, and I warmed up quick. My legs were cramping on and off the whole way home.
Overall though, I’m pleased with how I did. I think I will finally hit the top after a few more attempts.
