I binged a TV show until 5AM on Saturday, woke up at noon on Sunday and decided to go for a ride to get the cobwebs out of my brain.
I didn't eat a thing and biked from the Dome, up to see the Last of Us shooting, to Foothills hospital, bonked out on the benches behind the hospital completely and had to lay down for 30 minutes.
I didn't expect this as often I'll do fasted rides in the morning but maybe my crazy sleep schedule messed something up. I've never experienced a total drop in blood sugar like that, my body just wanted to go to sleep and I almost couldn't get off the bike.
I finally made it to Market Mall at a snails pace and consumed coffee and carbs. Nothing has ever tasted more delicious!
Bonking sucks! Next time you do fasting ride, make sure you at least have a bar with you.
Cool sunset colors over the mountains this eve as viewed from the SW slopes of Nosehill… followed not that much later with watching the orange moon rise from the NE section of Nosehill. What great fall riding… might be a little chilly but no bugs and no crowds. Gotta remember to bring adequate lighting cos those twisty downhills are a real blast after dark.
Good times.
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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Just a head's up- the pathway is closed going north from Lynnview down into Beaverdam Flats. Which isn't so bad if you discover the closure when going north. It might be a bit of a longer detour if you hit it going southbound.
I know they closed it once before to fix that ugly bump near the top of the hill. Hopefully they actually fix it this time.
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Slightly off topic, but I was thinking about biking the road too Moraine Lake, I know the road is closed but does anyone know if there would be a bunch of snow on there already?
Judging by the webcams, I'd think not. It's much lower elevation than the top of Ptarmigan that looks to have a small amount. The forecast doesn't look ideal, though:
Lachlan Morton's Alt Tour documentary has been posted on YouTube. If you didn't hear about it, he attempted to ride, and complete, the entire Tour de France route and the transfers between stages, before the Tour finished.
The documentary is really good and shows what a down-to-earth guy Lachlan is. Pretty rare for a pro-athlete.
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I was out at West Bragg today. The last few hundred metres of Kestrel was finished and it now connects with Tom Snow. They did a great job. It was a tiring but fun ride.
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