{"id":2049,"date":"2011-04-26T21:28:11","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T03:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.starfirefarm.com\/ride\/?p=2049"},"modified":"2011-04-27T21:55:15","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T03:55:15","slug":"late-nuggets-win-early-commute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.starfirefarm.com\/ride\/2011\/04\/26\/late-nuggets-win-early-commute\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Nuggets Win & Early Commute"},"content":{"rendered":"

Garmin Data:\u00a0 http:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/activity\/81908163<\/a><\/p>\n

I surprised myself by getting up at 5:45am after less than 5 hours of sleep! Beth and I took advantage of an opportunity to attend the Denver Nugget’s playoff game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Had I known the game wasn’t going to start until 8:30 pm, I might have passed. Fortunately, the Nuggets managed a win. It was a pretty ugly win, but a win none the less. It took them until about midnight to get it done though and by the time we got home it was a tad after 1:00 am !!! Waaaaaay past MY bedtime.<\/p>\n

As my head hit the pillow, I remember doing the math and thinking how silly I was to leave my car at work because it was going to be a very short night. When I got up, I felt pretty good. Not great, but not awful. I went through my now normal preparations on ‘auto-pilot’. I was ready and riding before I even realized it.<\/p>\n

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My legs went around without complaining and as Scooter and I headed south down our road, I felt alert and alive. Kinda surprised myself actually. There was little or no breeze initially. It was clear and crisp out. The recent snow was visible on the nearby peaks.<\/p>\n

Over the course of the ride, there was a slight tail\/cross wind but nothing to write home about. What was noteworthy was the fog we encountered about 45 minutes into the ride. As we approached Hwy 119 \/ E. Cty Line Rd intersection the world started to disappear.\u00a0 I was thankful that I thought to put my red blinky light (Cherry Bomb) on the back strap of my helmet before I left the house. I was also wearing a new “Screaming Yellow” Pearlizumi barrier jacket.\u00a0 Scooter had his rear triangle 5-LED blinky light on as well. We were visible — I know this because cars slowed down and gave us a wide berth as they passed us.<\/p>\n

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The fog remained for several miles — until we got to CO-7. It was noticeably colder while we were in the fog. And damp. It was the only time during the ride that I felt a bit chilled. Then it slowly cleared and by the time I got to work, it was just a normal cloudy morning. I was no longer chilled and I was glad (as I usually am) that had gotten up early and ridden in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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