This summer we’ve incorporated cycling into our formal training routine, and we capped off many weeks of training with a 38 mile ride this morning. Now 38 miles might not sound like all that much, but we did climb App Gap which means we had approx 3000′ of vertical amidst the 38 miles.
We had a huge group of riders — over 20 in all — that made the summit. Of that number, I believe 7 or 8 of them were “first ascents” of the Gap. It was a really impressive sight to see so many fit kids out on the bikes. Applause goes out to Amy Bruce for cranking up that whole darn climb and dealing with the frustration of being stuck with me for many miles! Also to Will Solow and Ben Carnahan for being the “young bucks” and sticking with the old-farts. We were lucky to have a few of the GMVS athletes join us, as well as Hallie Grossman (Bates / Stratton), a couple parents, and a friend Michael who is a triathlete who attends St Olaf college with Liam and Sam. Great day and we even finished before the rain!
Jake leads the boys on our Monday ride
A huge group on the summit of App Gap today!
Amy grinds up the final pitch while being cheered on by Tony Julianelle
