Donna's Route 🔁

 Today's ride was wonderful. The weather was sunny and warm. My legs where well rested and pumping out wattage like a finely tuned machine. 

Introducing Happy Marmot. 

The Up Date Post

 I put blogging on the back burner for awhile. This is the up date post. 

This is the first ride after the May Climbing Challenge. I was riding with no thought of climb hills for the sake of getting elevated feet. It was relaxing not having the pressure of trying to complete a challenge.  

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This ride was short. I'd like to say it was because I was short on time. That's not true. I was short on energy.

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This ride I was felling a lot better. My time on Swede Hill is the best of the year. 

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I hadn't been out to Freeland in awhile. 

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Here again short on energy resulting a short ride. 

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Campbell’s Glendale Triple Loop

 This route is the queen’s stage for the May Climbing Challenge. It has 28.56 miles and 2478 feet of climbing. With six serious hill climbs including Campbell road, Humphrey road climb, Heggenes and Scatchet Head road this ride is brutal. I was hoping to cap off the climbing challenge with this ride putting me over the top. However, because of gout and the weather, I didn’t get in enough rides to obtain the necessary vertical feet to receive the May climbing badge for my trophy case. Although I am slightly disappointed I feel the climbing challenge was a success helping me find my climbing legs early this season. If you are inclined to try this route or any part of it do so pronto because they will be paving the road surfaces soon.

Great Climber.

Julian Alaphilippe