#mancamp Day Two Blog - Over 12,000 feet
Monica suggested that I emphasize photos over text but Petro said that he likes my thoughts. Â So I'll keep rolling with the blogs.
Today was our first really big day of training. Â JD suggested that we roll at 6:30am to avoid the road works on Trail Ridge Rd -- very good call and we were over 12,000 feet before 9am. Â As you'll see in the photos the views were spectacular.
The pace was solid on the way up the climb and I manage to keep my power average rising from 30-120 minutes on the ride, which isn't easy when you're topping out over 12,000 ft. Â JD and I worked together really well on the climb (a lot better than BoCO camp when I blew myself up with attacks on Mt Evans).
Petro has decided that we need to sprint for every city limits sign in Colorado -- that takes it toll after a while but I did manage to get over 1,000 watts for the Granby sprint. Â It was downhill from there for me but I hung on for 2nd on the stage (JD won).
We had a long regroup at the motel then checked out the brand new rec center here in Fraser/Winter Park -- big improvement over Snow Mountain Ranch. Â JD suggested Monsy 100s (24x100 on various splits) so I ended up with ~3400yds. Â We squeezed in the run before the swim.
I had a blog in my head about the why of triathlon for me. Â However, I'm pretty beat and Monica told me to keep it short. Â So that's it for today!
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Ride over Trail Ridge Rd -Â http://tpks.ws/FHt1
Grand Lake to Winter Park -Â http://tpks.ws/OljOÂ