I headed back to the rocky mountains to what I had last year come to call my "home away from home". Unfortunately this year it is no longer a home for me, though I do still have an affection for Boulder. This year my new home is to be in Richmond, VA, despite not having been there after arriving back in the US over a month ago. I visited Boulder primarily to pick up and send off my stuff from last year, but thought while I was there I should have some fun.
In Boulder I had the same problem I had a camp, I still didn't have a bike. Only at camp there where a few spare bikes floating around. I arrived in Boulder not really sure what to do. I started off by asking a few bike shops how much it cost to hire one for a few weeks, but decided $160/week for the cheaper option was a little to much. Luckily, after sending out a few emails, I was offered a bike by my team Allison. it was very kind of her, and i had a bike to use. The bike pictured below confused a few people with the name tag.
Of course the weather here was a colder than Santa Barbara, and a lot colder than New Zealand right now. The temps even got colder here in Fahrenheit than it was at home in Celsius. But at least the snow in Boulder was nice and dry and fluffy. Most of the times there were blue skies. With enough layers on training was never a problem.
I was reunited with the old scooter as well. It took a little kick starting to get going again in the cold, but it drove like a champion still. Only driving it this time of year was cold; very cold.
Still, it did at least mean I could go skiing. Though it was good altitude training, i did have to take it easy. The video shows my view on the last bit of the last run of the day. pretty unexciting, i was more playing with the camera than trying anything fun.
If I had have ended up like this guy it would be much more exciting.
But after almost 3 weeks it was time to pack my bags and head out. Say good bye to my friends and look to the future for something new. It's hard when you finally settle down somewhere, meet friends, discover good training roads and learn how to get what you want in a town, just to then have to move somewhere else. Though in saying that, it's also cool to check out a new place and I'm defiantly looking forward to the opportunities that Richmond will provide for me. I've just got to make sure I take full advantage of that.
p.s. Sorry for ending on something so cheesy, but it is true.
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