50 miles! Hooray!

I did it! I cycled to C470 and back!

I went for a high gear this time to build muscle. I found I was at least 1mph slower with bigger gears as I couldn't get the cadence up. You can't use bigger gears if you don't practice using them! When I got home I found out the entire trip was uphill to C470, I also got tricked by the wind. I started with a nice breeze in my face and thought I would be able to go for it on the way back but around mile 20 the cycle suddenly got easier and at the turn at mile 25 the wind was in my face. It got stronger and stronger as I headed back.

I blew up at mile 45 and had to use low gears and just get through the last 5 miles. I was definitely a hard last 5 miles. It was a very enjoyable ride till then there are a ton of cyclist, walkers and runners on the trail so its very cool. There was also a Coffee Shop near the end. I think its called Hampden garden center but I couldn't find it on the web.

I have looked up some trails I can connect to on http://connect.garmin.com. If I start at REI and do Cherry Creek trail, C470 trail and up Platte River its 55 miles. This is good to know, I cant figure out where the Cherry Creek trail starts so if I start on Platte River and loop to the start of the Cherry Creek trail I should be able to figure it out.