Well I'm back west and the temperature is crazy. A high already of 24 C on 8th January! This is a far cry from our recent stay in Pittsburgh, PA, where it was -12 C (10 F). But it's good news for me as I managed to get out in just shorts and a jersey and cycle up both the Tucson Mts, and to Molino Campground on Mt. Lemmon. I set personal bests for each: A 1:02 on Gates and a 2:04 for Molino, smashing my former time of 2:09. BOOM! (That was the sound barrier...)
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| Molino Campgrounds |
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| The bike turning 5,000. Happy Birthday! |
As the title informs, I also passed 5,000 miles. It was somewhere on the climb up to Molino. I was hurting too much to remember / celebrate it though; the side-effect of trying to set personal records. Oh! And you know what else is cool?!? Over the winter break I got a verbal invite to a race team: Syncardia Racing. I can think of no better team to race for outside of Collegiate. They're a company that provides artificial hearts to those who are not fortunate enough to receive a transplant in time; a situation that the majority of patients face. While the company is small, and only a limited number have had the operation, the impact is great. More can be read about the company here: http://www.kgun9.com/news/local/135518003.html
I hope the invitation turns into me racing for them in 2012.
