RECAP: April 9th Look Out.

I'd say we had a pretty good inaugural ride on Saturday, with a group of 11 riders ready to tackle Look Out Mtn.  We had a really nice day with cool temps at the beginning of the ride but then things warmed up nicely while we were out on the roads.

Things started out with a busy trip down the Cherry Creek trail due to many runners and walkers out in the morning.  Every one made it through the obstacle course safely and with out incident.  Tom kept up a really strong pace on the way down to REI and then once we got on the open roads every one shared in the pace making.  We made our usual stop at the Sinclair gas station for some liquids, food & bathroom break before heading up Look Out.

The group before heading up Look Out.

Every one made it up Look Out with Jim from IC3 making up first.  Kurt's brother got a little sick on the way up due to a bad gel experience.  We all regrouped at the top and then headed down the back side of Look Out for a change where we were treated to some nice descending but due to some high winds we had to work for it.  There was quite a bit of drafting and passing back and forth which was a lot of fun.  We rode around the side of Look Out which put us back on 19th which is where we started our climb.  David (aka Paul) had some severe cramping so he stopped back at the Sinclair gas station to get some more fluids and food.  The rest of us continued back to the shop and picked up a few other riders along the way and had some discombobulated pace lines going.

I'd say every one was a little pooped after arriving back at the shop after putting in 65 miles.  I know my legs were a little sore...  Dave did make it back to the shop ok so it was good to see him and know that he was ok.  Thanks for an awesome first Advanced ride every one and I look forward to many more.

Chris :)

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I'd like to congratulate Solomon for being the first rider (as far as I know) that has collected his first prize for attending the most rides!  Way to go Solomon!