Notes
We arrived at the trail a little bit late, but I still wanted to ride 30 miles. I kept at about 15-16 mph on the way to Morrow, and I only had to slow down substantially for other riders a few times. I rode through Morrow and continued for two more miles to reach the 15. The last mile or so was gradually downhill, which felt good, at least while riding north. I rode the first 15 in 59:37, just under my pace. I stopped for a Clif Bar and some water, and turned around after maybe 5 minutes. The uphill section hurt, but it was over quickly. Around the 20th mile, my legs were beginning to hurt, and I was about a minute under pace. The last mile was the hardest; I have never ridden this far or fast before. My computer said I had ridden 30 miles about 100 yards before the final bridge into Loveland/Nisbet Park, at about 1:59:00. I wondered if it was a little off, because it said 1.2 at the Loveland Challenge turnaround and 3.4 at Foster's. Close enough.