Leadville 2013 Begins

Well I have been here since Saturday now.  We are leaving in an hour for the first qualifier of the summer for the mountain bike.  This one is in Wilmington, NY.  Google it, and see what kind of drive we are about to embark on.

On the drive in, I had to pull over to take a picture of this mountain showered in sunlight.  I am not sure which one it is, but it is in the Spanish Peaks.

The first thing I noticed, is that the altitude does not seem to be affecting me as much as last year.

Over the course of Sunday, I got packed, and settled in.

This morning, I got up, and went for my first "run" it was really more of a hike/run.  It took me 1hr and 56 mins to run 9 miles.  I was happy that I was able to do some actual running for part of the time, and to get some miles in at altitude before hitting the road for this mountain bike race.

Pics from this morning:

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I am leaving the house now.  The descriptions, and pictures will get better when I am more settled.