Epic Bike Ride - Alright, not really epic, but it was cool. Parked at the corner of Left Hand Fork and Blacksmith Fork, jumped on the bike and followed the road up the mtn. for 15 miles. Things started out fine until the cows took over the road and I was forced to play rancher for the next 3 miles. It was not fun. Too many stupid cows refusing to walk 10 feet out of the way and instead running for miles up the road. I would get around some and then there would be more waiting up the road. I ended up following the road until it met up with the top end of Richards Hollow. 15 miles and 3000' vert in 2 hours. Time for a jog now. Ditched the bike and headed down Richards Hollow. The trail was pretty muddy and the stream was running high. 4 miles round trip of blissful trail running. No issues with the leg today. Could have been the stream crossings kept things icy cool. 4 miles in nearly 40 mins with 800' vert climbing. Back on the bike. This time rather than re-visiting the cows, I went for the awesome trail down Richards Hollow. The stream crossings make the bike all squeaky and muddy, but the flowers were out in force. 10.5 miles back to the car in about an hour. It was a blast coming down that trail on a bike. Nearly as fun as running, and much more dangerous. I nearly killed myself a few times. Too many rocks and blind corners combining forces. Finished this up with a dip in the stream and a shout out to Paul P. who was running up the canyon on my way down. Go Paul. Took the family to Minnetonka Cave near bear lake and it was a hit. We even went on a hike while there and the kids wanted to trail run with their old man. What have I done? Total - 3 hours bike - 40 min run - 3800' vert Weekly Summary- 73.5 equivalent miles - 15.5 miles running - 12,750' vert - 94 bike miles - 720 Mins - Highest Volume week of the year. Leg is marginally better, but not much. Enjoying the short runs, much better than nothing.
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