After a bad race last week, I was more careful what I ate before I rode on my rides all week this week(I threw up a lot at the Solitude race). I rode a lot on my road bike to work and back and logged in 60 miles(3 days this week). I was able to squeeze in a hard mountain bike ride Wednesday afternoon after work and did 2 laps of the Flume Trail, in 100 degree temperature. I did feel a little dizzy after that ride but I did well. Then this morning, I wanted to do a long hard ride from my house and up Ephraim Canyon and go down the Pioneer and Flume trails. For sure I would go early in the morning when it's cool. I don't want to die of heat stroke or something. Also, I was more careful what I ate this morning because I wanted to do a full ride. When I started about 7:30, I slurped up a Power Gel and ate a half of a banana, then later in the ride I ate a Clif bar. I felt way better I was more relaxed during the climb. I took the new uphill singletrack until Major's Flat then rode up the canyon road until the Pioneer Trail turnoff. It took me an hour and 30 minutes from my house. The Endurolytes I took before and during the ride really helped me keep going(electrolyte pills). Worth taking, and kept my energy going, also slurping another Power Gel after one hour kept me crankin' up. At the top, I was really happy to make it up, it was a great climb.
Going down the Pioneer Trail today was the first time I rode it this year. I could have done it earlier in the year but I had all those races almost every weekend. Anyways, going down the Pioneer Trail, I was really amazed in the conditions, it was really packed down and smooth. I was amazed how many people went down it this year. Really great bike trail and my bridges I built about 10 years ago are still up! It was a nice trail and I am planning to do it again next week! I love the trail! Then I finished the ride on the Flume trail and I logged in 16 miles today. So I got about 29 miles of mountain biking this week.
