I heart Saturday!

Last weekend we took Charlie to Stanford to let him run around. He loves it so much. He'll lay there and eat the grass. Then, every once in a while he'll run a give either me or Mr. P a kiss. I think it's his way of saying thanks. 

 

We are so lucky and blessed to have such a sweet little dog. He's the best. 

Grizzly Peak Century - 1 Me - 0

We made it!!!!
 
Mr. P did so wonderful and rode all 109 miles along with our friend G. On the other hand, my lame ass did only did the 118 km route or 73 miles.

I felt pretty good through the first two rest stops, but immediately after the second rest stop was this wicked climb, McEwen. I think this was the beginning of the end. I had to stop 5 times up this mountain. However, the other riders were so kind and were offering me encouragement along the way. Then, we had to tackle the Three Bears, not as steep as McEwen, but definitely a climb. By the time I reached the third rest stop (61 miles), I had lost most of my steam. I strongly considered taking the metric route, but after I overheard some really legit looking cyclists saying they were going to do the shorter route, it was a done deal for me. Ha!

Of course, taking the shorter route didn't mean taking the easy way out. There was a huge climb right before we finished, which I had to walk up because there was just nothing left. The food at the finish was wonderful and it was a beautiful day. Mr. P and G showed up a few hours after me. They looked great and totally killed it. Not only did they finish a 109 miles, but they climbed over 8500 ft! So proud of them!!!

So when everything is said and done, the next time I attempt a century, I think it will have a little less climbing.

Hats off to you, GPC; you're one hilly bitch.