After 145+ days without "official" rain, we get a great storm of rain and SNOW in the valley. AWESOME! The mountains surrounding the valley are covered with snow. Something that I have never seen in my 20 years in the valley. We ended up canceling our ride on the new trails on Saturday due to the rain. But, that is OK with me. We needed the rain more than we needed to ride.
Ty got up 1st thing Sun AM and started on the unicycle again. It was freezing cold out at 6AM, but he was out there teaching himself how to ride that darn thing. He can ride it about 30-40 feet now! He is one determined kid!
I still am waiting on my new frame from Trek. Hopefully it will be in this week! I ordered it in flat black with white decals - not real flashy but, very sharp looking. Sunday afternoon, I jumped on my singlespeed and hit the Desert Classic Trail at South Mountain. My legs felt very sluggish and weak the whole ride. So, I decided to give one of Dara's Ice Baths a try.
I filled the tub with cold water and poured in 3 bags of ice. I put my feet and and screamed like a small child for about 5 minutes. I am surprised my neighbors did not call the Police on me. I tried to sit down into the freezing water for about 15 minutes to no avail. I gave up on it and took a nice hot shower. I know - I am a whimp! I decided to give in another try and ran out and picked up 3 more bags of ice (this ice bath thing is starting to get expensive). I fill the tub with cold water, but do not add the ice yet. I get into the tub and get used to the cold water, then I start pouring in the ice. Yea, me! I was able to stay in the icy bath for about 12 minutes. I got out and took a nice long hot shower again. My legs felt like wet noodles the rest of the night. We will see how they feel for tonight's ride.
No races next weekend that we are planning on doing. We might head up to Flagstaff to play in the snow before it is all gone. My brother has talked me into doing the Eipic Rides Whiskey 25 this year. I do not think I am quite man enough for the 50 yet!
2 comments:
Hey - you never did tell us the results? Or did I miss it?
Which results? Thx.
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