On last Tuesday, June 30th, I finished my June climbing challenge with a total of 7,652 meters. The highest mountain in the world is Chomolungma (Mt Everest) at 8,848 meters. Looking at the tallest peaks of each continent, South America comes in 2nd with Aconcagua at 6,962 meters. Exceeding 8848 meters is a challenge called “Everesting”. I didn’t quite make that. But I did do a bit more than “Aconcagua-ing”, which feels pretty good.
Having a challenge makes training fun, so moving on to July I’ve signed up for the 800 km distance challenge. I’m actually shooting for 1000 miles which is a little over 1600 km. This requires a bit over 2 hours of riding on average at 15 mph (24 kph) or more, which seems doable. In the first 4 days I’m ahead of schedule with just over 111 miles so far. I’m enjoying this one more than the climbing one because speed on the flats is my recumbent’s forte a lot more than climbing.
Last Sunday I did a long cruise through the mountain roads northwest of Morgan Hill.
Starting Up Willow Springs Road Last SundayOne of the Steep Parts of the Willow Springs ClimbBlasting Down the back side on Willow SpringsTurning On to Casa Loma RoadAt the end of Casa Loma, the parking lot for Rancho Canada Del Oro Open Space is on the leftOn Tuesday my Group Ride Went out to Croy Road where I used to live. This is one of the many climbsJust under 2 miles up the road is 7025, my old house, behind the gateNear the end of Croy is the entrance to the Swedish American Community Sveadal. This is a private road but the County has an easement through it to get to Uvas Canyon park. The road gets narrow at this point.Note to Self: Never again up Croy road on a recumbent! A car crested the hill as I was slowly climbing it so I had to stop. No way to get going up a steep hill on a recumbent so I had to walk upI call this “Ranger Hill” because the ranger station at the entrance to the park is just over the top. I just barely made it on my recumbent with all the assist my little motor could give.It’s a lot more fun going back down Croy road!Uvas ReservoirApproaching the entrance to the rest stop at Uvas ReservoirThere is a long fast fun downhill after passing the dam
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I am a Mechanical Engineer born in 1953, Ph. D, Stanford, 1980. I have been active in the mechanical CAE field for decades. I also have a lifelong interest in outdoor activities and fitness. I have had both hips replaced and a heart valve replacement due to a genetic condition. This blog chronicles my adventures in staying active despite these bumps in the road.
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