Ride across the USA NYC 2 SF 2018

Hello Everybody! Route: Pueblo to Westcliffe For the non-mathematicians out there: Distance: 56 miles (Total 2,207) Average speed: 9.8 mph Calories: 2,506 Cycling time: 5h 45min Average cadence: 71 rpm Climb: 4,911ft, Descent: 1,965ft Heart (yes I have one): Max 151 Aver 128 Aver Temp: 26C, Max temp 33C Temperament: A bit worried I left Karen’s place around 8.20am and got going fairly well.  There was a climb ahead but I was not too sure what was to come. I cycled through mostly suburban areas until I met a gravel road. A passing driver told me it was 3 miles long and washboard for most of the 3 miles. OK so turn around and find a new route which the Garmin did very well. I got into the Colorado countryside and it started to look like cowboy territory very quickly. It was fairly flat for the first 3 hours at which point I

Hello Everybody! Route: Westcliffe to Salida For the non-mathematicians out there: Distance: 47 miles (Total 2,254) Average speed: 14.1 mph Calories: 1,208 Cycling time: 3h 20min Average cadence: 69 rpm Climb: 1,529ft, Descent: 2.218ft Heart (yes I have one): Max 132 Aver 111 Aver Temp: 29C, Max temp 38C Temperament: A bit less worried Today was a short day due to having to make changes to Blossom. This was to turn her into more of a climbing goddess but before any work could be performed I would need to get her and me to Saldia where a cycle shop was waiting. I set off before 8am and had a blueberry muffin, which was the size of a small cake, and a coffee. I’d also had so some Cherrios back in my room. The first bit was up and down but not with any real intent, just going up, then getting bored of that and then going down for a bit. It then moved into a more down phase and around the halfway mark, i

Hello Everybody! Route: Salida to Gunnison For the non-mathematicians out there: Distance: 69 miles (Total 2,323) Average speed: 10.8 mph Calories: 2,484 Cycling time: 6h 21min Average cadence: 72 rpm Climb: 4,419ft, Descent: 3,717ft Heart (yes I have one): Max 147 Aver 119 Aver Temp: 25C, Max temp 34C Temperament: I think I am beginning to enjoy things here I decided to do an early start just in case the wheels fell off. I was very apprehensive about today. I’ve done a lot of miles but not much going upwards since West Virginia, which was quite a time ago it feels. There was only one climb, up to Monarch Pass, and it would take me and dear Bloss to the highest point in our whole USA journey together. It is not the most we will climb as we are starting at a fairly high altitude already. So my concern was reasonably well founded I think.