Cycling In Belgium

I spent a week in Belgium. I wrote a little about Flanders and the Cobblestone. While I don't mind I don't have to do it again, I someday in my life wouldn't mind trying it again to see if I can beat it!

Cycling is a religion in Belgium. #cyclingisareligon

Cycling Flanders!

This past October I had the opportunity to cycling in Flanders in Belgium. It was an experience like no other. I learned so much about cycling and the love that Belgium has for cycling.

We rode on the cobble stone in as much as 20% grades! My tires slipped and I couldn't seem to get my clips to clip. I was determined, and I did it! Mostly. I struggled through the 20% grade, I was feeling strong while some of the boys were walking. I veered to the right, then turned my wheel left, and with no more strength and momentum, I fell over.

700m Climb - average grade is 11.6% #TheKoppenberg max grade 22%

The guys said the faster you go on the Cobblestone the less it hurts. My brain was hurting from all the shaking. I am quite proud of myself for doing as well as I did. I feel like I tore the bike apart.

The Courage Classic

I registered for the Courage Classic this year and it was awesome, challenging and awesome. I raised just short of my goal of $300 at $270, but am so grateful for all of the people that came through last minute to help raise money for the Colorado Children's Hospital. http://support.childrenscoloradofoundation.org/site/TR/CourageClassic/General?px=1220539&pg=personal&fr_id=1370

MS 150 Ride

Our Team - ROCKED OUR GOAL - Click here

Our Team raised $8085 for research of MS

We rode two days, and


CYCLE METER DAY 1 DAY 1 - MS 150
started Jun 25, 2016, 6:52 AM
activity Cycle
ride time 5:10:08
stopped time 1:58:01
distance 80.24 miles
average speed 15.52 mph
fastest speed 33.31 mph
ascent 1848
descent 2160


DAY 2 CYCLE METER DAY 2 started Jun 26, 2016, 7:22 AM
activity Cycle
ride time 4:33:39
stopped time 1:50:57
distance 68.09 miles
average speed 14.93 mph
fastest speed 33.85 mph
ascent 1912
descent 1577

February ride in Colorado.

One thing I love about Colorado is between the snow storms, you can get a day that is nice enough to go for a ride! I managed to start my year off with a 22 mile ride, kind of trying to discover some new roads and routes and ways to go.

Valentine's Day Ride!

Heading out on a ride, hoping the weather was as amazing as it was yesterday, Christina and I headed South. Knowing we were going to take the Platte trail, but not really knowing our destination.

While a little chillier than I expected and knowing the head winds on the way back weren't going to be fun, we thought about stopping at the Farmhouse at Breckenridge Brewery but decided to ride on even further South to Living the Dream Brewery.

After turning off a little too early, on Mineral, trying to find our way, fighting serious traffic speeding by us, we were able to make our way under C470 and onto Santa Fe, where, while there were still cars, we were on the shoulder and not trying to ride with them.

After a nice hill and a bumpy road leading into such an industrial area, we made our way to Living the Dream - and thank God, it was open! We dismounted the bikes, locked them up and stopped for a brew.

It may always be like, this, but on this Valentine's Day, this brewery was filled with babies and puppies. EVERYWHERE.

Typical Day Self Guided Cycling or Hiking Tour From the Pure Adventures web site How does Self Guided work? Well, you may want to start by reading "What is Self Guided" and then what we describe below might be more understandable. Or check out this blog post that recently appeared in Huffington Post. Also, as Self Guided becomes more prevalent, it is important to compare self guided offers - they are not all equal! We helped write this article for Active Times, which gives some tips about comparing. Click here to keep reading!