Nine days ! Leadville 100 MTB

I have been busy enjoying Colorado and training.  This will be my first mountain endurance event over 50 miles and I have never ridden a mountain bike 100 miles.   I have met so many new friends here.

I miss my family and my dog very much!   The altitude is very tiring, but I think I am finally adjusting.  Today I rode up Columbine, which was my third time.  It's a grueling 10 mile climb up to nearly 13K feet.  The air is cold and crisp.  The clouds are something I cannot describe.  Every morning when I wake up feeling nervous, I remind myself of how lucky I am to be alive and have this experience.

I also seem to have collected much more "stuff" than I brought.   So moving from place to place is exhausting, to say the least.  Nutrition is something I still struggle with.  It's just nearly impossible to know what's going to work and how much I can eat while riding 100 miles and climbing 13K feet.

Here are some photos from today.

                                                  TOP OF THE WORLD - COLUMBINE