A little delayed update but better late than never. Our 4th of July weekend started Saturday with a drive to Steamboat to stay with some of our good friends and their two little boys who escaped the heat of Tucson to the more reasonable climate in Steamboat. Saturday and Sunday were spent with a little bike ride around the Stagecoach reservoir, Smores around the campfire (it's pretty entertaining to watch a 4 year old make their first Smores), a failed fishing trip and lots of playing with Legos and blocks. A little more on our fishing trip. Our friend Jamie assured us we would catch trout at this great lake above Yampa, "yeah my brother caught like 6 fish in 6 casts". Sounds great right! Well, after about 60 casts Doug, Jamie nor I had caught a single fish. The 4 year old was not impressed by our returning home with no fish.
Monday we got up early and drove to Breckenridge for our annual 4th of July tradition, the Firecracker 50. We race this the "more fun way", as a team with each of us doing a 25 miles lap. This year it was each of us doing a 27 mile lap due to some course changes. I debated between riding my S-Works 29er and my Era and ended up opting for the 29er. I was worried I would take a beating on the hardtail over some of the rocky parts. Some parts were a little rough as I expected but in the end I think the 29er was the fastest choice given the climbing and long road sections. I had a smooth ride and felt fast the entire race, except on some tight singletrack sections where I was stuck behind men who were doing the whole 50miles and weren't going as fast as I wanted to. We took the Coed Team title for the 3rd year in a row. No big money or prizes but simply our fun 4th of July tradition.
This weekend is the Xterra Mountain Championships and I'm excited to be healthy and ready for this race. The course is great for me, climbing, climbing and in case you didn't get enough a little climbing at the end.
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