Enjoy this clip with HP Yogi Gaige Sippy, Director of The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic – one of the Three Sacred Sweat Pilgrimages of Wholistic Fitness™! (i’m getting a little nervous about riding over that crazy bridge during the mountain bike race!)
rode the passes today for the first time “this spring”…
i put “this spring” in apostrophe’s because there is still 4 1/2 feet of snow lining the road to Silverton, the Finish Line for Memorial’s Day 40th running of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic
today’s workout: 29.2 miles
over Coal Bank Pass (10,640′, average gradient 6.5%) then tag the summit of Molas Pass (10,910′, average gradient 4.9%), turn around and re-climb Coal Bank…start and finishing from Durango Mountain Resort (8,793′).
stats:
conditions: solo with wind…sunny, temp; 49 degrees
43 minutes to the summit of Coal Bank
1:14 to the summit of Molas providing an average speed of 11.8 mph to Molas
2 hours and 8 seconds total ride time back to DMR
total average speed: 14.5 mph
max speed: 45.3 mph
total vertical feet of climbing: 2,171′
here are some pics i took for you…may it help inspire your workout tomorrow and i hope i see you on the Start Line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Race next Memorial Day if not this one…the Iron Horse is one of the Three Sacred Sweat Sport Pilgrimages of WF…
The essence of group road cycling is riding “paceline.” For decades i’ve loved what happens when i am in a Club Ride or in a race and the chosen or evolved Leader of the group (sometimes even myself!) puts his hand up in the air in swirly-q motion which means to all the riders, “Okay guys, let’s paceline!” Pacelining allows cyclists to travel at least 30% faster with less effort while providing a scintillating social experience for new riders and the seasoned cyclists equivalent to ‘aerobic therapy.’ Also, pacelining is a foundation of racing. Like everything in life that is genuinely worthwhile, pacelines do have some inherent danger.
Joy gives a much needed hug to Dewachen moment’s after crossing the Finish Line during yesterday’s “Tri The Rim” triathlon…it was Joy’s first tri ever and her first competition as a mother…and she podium’d! Joy prepared mentally using my Pre-Event Meditation for the week leading up to the race. During the race, she used the the HP Yoga™ PROP WORKOUT mantra; “hum SAH!” to get her through her weakest event; the run. Whenever we apply our minds to confront and transform our weaker areas, therein lies the hidden, sacred kingdom of Wholeness! I grabbed that ever-involved with her baby girl new triathlete and coaxed a few words from her today…enjoy and be inspired by our First Lady of WF once again!!! Congratulations, baby!
Pacelining allows cyclists to travel at least 30% faster with less effort while providing a scintillating social experience for new riders and is really the seasoned cyclists equivalent to ‘aerobic therapy.’ Also, pacelining is a foundation of bike racing…only a small fraction of humanity will ever do what it takes to learn the artistry of riding in a peleton…it requires a yogi’s suppleness, a zen student’s focus, fitness, endurance, power, and most of all; faith in oneself. Can you submit to ilg a Higher church? with over 3 decades of peleton and racing experience, i’ll tell you precisely how to do it with illustration:
i was feeling a little punky about doing a Club Ride this morning…you know, it’s a typical April day in Durango; cold, windy, spitting rain/snow…then, outdoor athlete extraordinaire (Durango is chock full of them!) and devoted HP Yogi Mark Rosenthal sent me the story below…May it also inspire you to keep your Practice strong today…
The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be. Paul Valery those of you who saw my Facebook entry yesterday (*see below) can probably identify with this picture sent to me by HP Yogi MF commenting, “This is what i felt like as the Pro’s rolled up to […]
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