Saturday, May 29, 2010

DM & SB Training Ride: Downtown Phoenix to North Scottsdale and Back

Scotty and I went out for the first of three consecutive training Memorial Day weekend rides today, completing a 65 mile loop from Downtown Phoenix to North Scottsdale via Tempe and back. It was really nice when we left this morning, but warmed up quickly to nearly 100'F.

Today's route was more or less an extension of our usual 40 mile Greenbelt route, tacking on a couple laps around Tempe Town Lake and riding the distance from Phoenix to Tempe and back. Here's the elevation profile and map:



Since it was pretty warm - and dry - out today, we had to make sure to stop to hydrate EXTRA. I made sure we stopped for lots of water... But I hadn't really stretched much before we set out, so I made sure to get a little stretching and hydrating in at the same time. It's an efficiency I've been working on for a little while. What do you think?


For as hot as it was, it was an absolutely beautiful day in Phoenix. Scott and I made sure to take some photos up in Scottsdale. In a week, we'll be able to start posting some beautiful ocean shots. Stay tuned!


Scott blew a flat on one of our final laps around the lake and I decided that I'd let him try to change it on his own. Turned out to be a cactus spine through his tire and tube. Scotty made a couple "rookie mistakes" but did a pretty good job of changing his tube altogether.


Tomorrow: Downtown Phoenix to South Mountain, up to the summit, and back home!

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