Afternoon Ride

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Catching up w Ty!

Surgery and clinic … 15 miles apart.

Morning Ride

For the latest big goofy adventure thing I wanted to see how fast I could bike & climb “sea to summit” for Rainier. It turns out there is a whole culture around the Fastest Known Time (FKT) and there are records set for women/ men/ non binary and supported or unsupported. 
On the day of the ride, Claire informed me I was to eat a total of 4.5g carb per lb so I spent the day making steelcut oats and eating bagels w banana 🫣 and trying to nap. Colton and I managed to pack full summit gear in small packs (a running vest for me!). I got myself new mountaineering shoes for my birthday (with help from monilee) which are trail runners that take crampons and have an external gator. Light fast and fun!
Claire law and I rode from Tacoma at 9:41p under a frightening amount of very loud firecrackers. I had picked the “supported” option and Claire pulled me to Ashford and then we started to climb together. It was surreal to go from dusk to firecrackers to the quiet mountain road going up to paradise. I know those rivers and roads so well and it was extra special to ride and smell them by headlight. We rode the 75 miles with 7k climbing in under 5 hours.
Colton dropped 2 more bike bottles for us in Ashford and met us in Paradise with climbing gear ready. 
I ate 1400 calories to stay topped off for the climb (4 bottles w skratch, 3 plain bagels and a tube of shot blocks). In retrospect, I am pretty sure that was too much food for my stomach because I wasn’t able to eat much the rest of the day. 
At paradise, Claire climbed in the back of the truck to snooze and stay warm until the sun came up and she could ride down. 

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