October 9, 2003
Dr. Pruitt is an internationally known Athletic Trainer, Physician Assistant and educator with 30 years of sports medicine experience. He is best known for his expertise in cycling and running. His previous appointments have included Medical Director for USA Cycling ‘92-‘96 including the Atlanta Olympics and Tour Dupont. He is the author of Andy Pruitt’s Medical Advice for Cyclists, which can be obtained from RoadBikeRider.com (see URL at end of notes).
Notes by Janet Slate of HRCC
Ankling – Elite cyclists lift their heels on the upstroke. “Tourist” cyclists keep their feet flat throughout the rotation.
Pedal Force Vectors – For most of us, the pedal is parallel to the ground (3 o’clock) in the neutral position.
Muscle Firing Pattern – Ideally, no force is applied during backstroke. Most of us apply negative force on the backstroke.
Forefoot Varus – Causes the knee to move to the top tube during a pedal stroke. Collapse of the longitudinal arch causes loss of power. The foot functions like a leaf spring during walking—storing and returning energy. Not so during cycling—with a resulting loss of power. Specialized makes the “biowedge” shoe to help the knee behave like a piston—from hipbone through knee to second toe.
Neutral Position
Key Considerations for Bike Fit
Relation of Ball of Foot to Pedal – The neutral position is such that the ball of the foot is over the axle of the pedal. If shoe size if greater than 42, the ball of the foot will likely be forward of the axle. If shoe size is less than 40, the ball of the foot will likely be aft (or behind) the axle.
Toe In/Toe Out Considerations – Float is good; less than 10º is best. Pedals that fit these criteria are: Look, DuraAce Lance, SpeedPlay Zero, and Campy 30.
Calorie Needs – during training: 600 cal/hr; during racing 1000 cal/hr.
Hydration – importance cannot be overstated.
Training
Parameters – volume (time and/or distance), intensity, frequency,
recovery, and life stress.
Neal
Henderson, M.S. CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist), Coordinator of Sports
Science, Boulder Center for Sports Medicine
Neal is an exercise physiologist, USA
Triathlon-certified expert coach, and professional triathlete. He coached the CU
Triathlon team to record 4th and 5th consecutive USAT
National championships, and coached the junior and collegiate national teams at
the USOC in Colorado Springs in 1999. Neal’s education in exercise science,
coaching experience, and background as a professional triathlete give him a
unique understanding of the physiology of exercise and its application to
performance. Neal has recently been selected to USA Triathlon’s National
Coaching Committee.
Exercise Physiology 101 – The more oxygen you can take in, the more energy you can produce, and therefore the more work you can do. Response to exercise can be measured by heart rate, O2 consumption, blood lactate, and respiration.
Basics of Metabolism – aerobic vs. anaerobic pathways. Lactate threshold is the point where production of lactic acid exceeds removal and recycling.
Metabolism and Energy Production – During aerobic exercise, burning carbohydrates in the presence of oxygen (i.e., breathing) results in energy (ATP) produced (along with carbon dioxide and water). The fat-burning metabolic pathway produces four times more energy! Anaerobic (non-oxidative) metabolism is an inefficient means of energy production. The pathway taken depends on the exercise intensity and energy available—how hard you’re going. Exercising longer and at lower intensities enhances the aerobic capacity of the muscles and results in reduced recovery times.
Training Zones
Periodization
– refers to cyclic training in order to optimize training schedules for
maximum performance. Base period: to improve aerobic fitness; Build period: to
increase muscle strength and LT power; and Peak/Taper/Racing: the period of
maximal performance.
Websites Boulder Center for Sports Medicine: http://www.bch.org/sportsmedicine/
Mountain Fitness Training Center: http://www.mftrainingcenter.com/
RoadBikeRider.com (which sells Andy’s book): http://www.roadbikerider.com/
2003 ARock Ride: Started in 2001, the HRCC has an alternative to ERock that we call the ARock ride. On a route scoped out in north Boulder by our famous 4-time Marquis de Sade Winner, the ARock offers a harder route than the ERock with lots of climbing far away from the maddening crowds of ERock. This ride is unsupported and only for the hardiest of nut cases looking for adventure that only another ride with the Marquis himself can provide. Here is the report from the 2003 ARock: If you read the 2002 ARock report (now in the HRCC News Archives) you know that we pray for clouds on the ARock ride. Well, in 2003 our prayers were answered, so be careful what you pray for. The 2003 ARock dawned cloudy and overcast and cool with rain as we drove from Littleton to Boulder. We started in cool weather and actually rode all the way through Lyons and into Raymond after climbing S. St. Vrain Canyon before the heavens opened up. S. St. Vrain is a beautiful pastoral 20 mile mountain canyon climb that can be a brute. In 2003, we stayed mostly together and regrouped at the General Store in Raymond. Past ARock riders know that this store is right out of Deliverance, but a welcome sight after over an hour of canyon climbing. Well, as we shopped for goodies, the rains fell and then fell some more. The store could make more money if they sold rain and winter gear in the summer. The proprietor even joked about the snow starting to fall. We weren't laughing. They didn't have any jackets or shoe covers or gloves for sale much to Bernie's dismay. Bernie did use an old European trick of buying a newspaper and putting it under his jersey. Since the rain was washing down the road we had a decision to make and our ride leader Len made it for us by saying, "guys we are going back down the canyon " meaning that we couldn't ride up to Happy Valley and take the dirt road over to James Canyon. That's because the road wouldn't have been dirt, but would have been a mud infested quagmire. This is where the ride became very scary. The temperature had plummeted. Rain was falling in buckets, turning to snow up in Ward. Wind gusts over 50mph were raking the canyon and the river was up to the tops of the banks and looked like something out of an Indiana Jones misadventure. So we rode back from Raymond to the top of the canyon and started down. If you ever ride with your hands and fingers totally frozen that's what we got at the start of the descent. Taylor and Len were almost blown off their bikes at one point, with Taylor unclipping and dancing in traffic. Very scary if you were behind them and watched this occur. Taylor slowed down so Bernie got to finally beat someone down the canyon! We regrouped in Lyons where the rain had stopped, but the winds continued to gust out of control. We had our 10 miles back to Boulder, but now instead of the wind pushing us it was in front of us and gusting cross winds to contend with. Contend we did, everyone made it back to Boulder and Lee Hill and the 2003 ARock became just another epic adventure with the Marquis himself once again. What will happen next? Stay tuned.
2003
Elephant Rock Century: Colorado's recreational cycling calendar begins
with the ERock ride a traditional Douglas County ride now drawing over 7000
riders. Commonly beset by traffic problems and conflicts with local
residents, the ERock has lost some luster over the years but is still a good
early season test of your fitness. HRCC will have its usual large team
there to do battle with the maddening crowds. Here is a great report
on the 2003 ERock from Jerry Spight: Rollers,
rollers, and some more rollers! The Elephant Rock Century was a good test of
endurance and strength for me, and some new experiences thrown in for good
measure.
A 5:30 am departure time from the DC Fairgrounds helped me stay away from
the crowds of riders sure to come later. Although the initial 24 miles was
for the most part uphill, a cool and cloudy early morning with slight
winds made the ride to Black Forest relatively easy and pleasant. Great view
of Pikes Peak could be seen coming into the first Aid Station 22.3 miles
out.
That's when the tough work began. The Black Forest portion of the
century comprised some 38 miles of rollers enclosed by beautiful forests,
homes and horse ranches. While the scenery was wonderful, the winds heading
west were not. Steady cadence and lots of self-discipline got me through to
the aptly named Roller Coaster Rd where the 100 mile riders merged with
those doing the metric century. After that the road became much more crowded
with riders.
The route turned back west with an long exhilarating descent into scenic
Palmer Lake at the foot of the Rockies. A much needed rest stop at the Aid
Station suddenly turned into a deluge of thunderstorms and lightning. Rain
poured down on the several hundred cyclists there, many of whom sought
shelter. Since it didn't look like the weather would improve much for quite
some time, I pushed through the wind and rain for the final 24 miles back to
Castle Rock. The rain served to cool me off and the long descent along Perry
Park Rd was quite refreshing after all the earlier hard work.
The refreshing feeling didn't last too long after I began the final long
ascent along Tomah Rd. Several riders could be seen walking bikes up the
hill. Upon reaching the crest it was downhill to I-25 with the remainder of
the ride a breeze all the way into the finish line at the Fairgrounds.
An after ride lunch and a tour of the Expo at the Fairgrounds wrapped up my
first, and a very satisfying, Elephant Rock experience.
2003
ARock Ride: Started in 2001, the HRCC has an alternative to ERock that
we call the ARock ride. On a route scoped out in north Boulder by our
famous 4-time Marquis de Sade Winner, the ARock offers a harder route than
the ERock with lots of climbing far away from the maddening crowds of ERock.
This ride is unsupported and only for the hardiest of nut cases looking for
adventure that only another ride with the Marquis himself can provide.
Here is the report from the 2003 ARock: If you read the 2002 ARock
report (now in the HRCC News Archives) you know that we pray for clouds on
the ARock ride. Well, in 2003 our prayers were answered, so be careful
what you pray for. The 2003 ARock dawned cloudy and overcast and cool
with rain as we drove from Littleton to Boulder. We started in cool
weather and actually rode all the way through Lyons and into Raymond after
climbing S. St. Vrain Canyon before the heavens opened up. S. St.
Vrain is a beautiful pastoral 20 mile mountain canyon climb that can be a
brute. In 2003, we stayed mostly together and regrouped at the General
Store in Raymond. Past ARock riders know that this store is right out
of Deliverance, but a welcome sight after over an hour of canyon climbing.
Well, as we shopped for goodies, the rains fell and then fell some more.
The store could make more money if they sold rain and winter gear in the
summer. The proprietor even joked about the snow starting to fall.
We weren't laughing. They didn't have any jackets or shoe covers or
gloves for sale much to Bernie's dismay. Bernie did use an old
European trick of buying a newspaper and putting it under his jersey.
Since the rain was washing down the road we had a decision to make and our
ride leader Len made it for us by saying, "guys we are going back down
the canyon " meaning that we couldn't ride up to Happy Valley and take
the dirt road over to James Canyon. That's because the road wouldn't
have been dirt, but would have been a mud infested quagmire. This is
where the ride became very scary. The temperature had plummeted.
Rain was falling in buckets, turning to snow up in Ward. Wind gusts
over 50mph were raking the canyon and the river was up to the tops of the
banks and looked like something out of an Indiana Jones misadventure.
So we rode back from Raymond to the top of the canyon and started down.
If you ever ride with your hands and fingers totally frozen that's what we
got at the start of the descent. Taylor and Len were almost blown off
their bikes at one point, with Taylor unclipping and dancing in traffic.
Very scary if you were behind them and watched this occur. Taylor
slowed down so Bernie got to finally beat someone down the canyon! We
regrouped in Lyons where the rain had stopped, but the winds continued to
gust out of control. We had our 10 miles back to Boulder, but now
instead of the wind pushing us it was in front of us and gusting cross winds
to contend with. Contend we did, everyone made it back to Boulder and
Lee Hill and the 2003 ARock became just another epic adventure with the
Marquis himself once again. What will happen next? Stay tuned.
2003 TourdeCure: This fun climbing ride benefits the Colorado Chapter of the Diabetes Society. You never know who you might see on this ride, from Ron Kiefel to Bruce Schwab, this ride offers some great climbing, some great food and a fun day in the sun (unless its raining.
2003 MS 150: This great two day ride is the HRCC's signature event. Colorado's longest running recreational cycling event, it is also the best. The HRCC boasts past winners of this great ride as members and has won the team competition as well. Many pictures on our picture page are from the MS 150, take a look and see how much fun this ride is. Also, the HRCC was honored for 2002 by being named the host team for the 2002 MS 150 High Rollers Ride held in June. Here is the report:
The
2002 MS150 the day began by being picked up by Tad and Wolf at 4:30AM.
Just imagine what you need to have done to be ready at that time.
We arrived in Louisville at the Storage Tech facility and it took a
while to find parking because in the dark we didn’t realize that we had a
reserved spot. We got going and
enjoyed some cool weather until lunch which was at the traditional start of
the TourdeCure. Nothing much
occurred before lunch except one guy who flipped himself off his bike right at
the turn off to Carter Lake. He
was uninjured, but it was interesting to watch.
After lunch Tad went on the Century loop and Bernie and Wolf continued
on up Big Thompson Canyon. Climbing Big Thompson was a kick since we had a major tail
wind. If you haven’t climbed a
mountain canyon in your big chain ring, you are really missing something.
We were flying and only a Euro pro from Domo Farm Frites and the
motorcycle patrol could get by us, what a rush.
We flew through Drake and Glen Haven, topping up our water bottles at a
water stop at the Post Office to begin Devil’s Gulch.
Devil’s
Gulch is a nice little climb approx. 1 mile in length and with grades up to
16%--its wicked steep. We passed
a poor woman who made the really bad decision to get off of her bike in
cleats. As she was walking, she
would take one step and her foot (in cleated shoes) would then slide back the
same distance. She was really upset. Devil’s
Gulch is one of the few things steeper than Lee Hill Road which we rode at the
A Rock. At the top, they handed
out medals for those who rode up and then we had a nice little 40mph+ ride
down into Estes Park. Not a bad
day at all with over 31 miles of climbing.
The
overnight was uneventful, with a little rain and some cool breezes.
One fun thing was watching all of the people jammed into the beer tent.
We decided that those folks were sagging on Sunday except for Tad who
needed the beer for recovery.
Sunday
dawned cool and sunny in Estes Park, but the amazing thing was all of the
riders who decided not to ride. They
actually got stuffed into buses and taken to the second rest stop (our
breakfast stop) where the bus actually disgorged (no kidding) them.
Anyway, we skipped breakfast due to the long lines.
What a mistake if you normally eat breakfast.
Bernie spent the rest of the day eating anything he could get his hands
on. The ride was great, just a
five mile climb out of Estes to the Peak-to-Peak Highway.
A very fun descent down S. St. Vrain canyon took us to Sunday’s lunch
in Lyons. Now it was getting hot.
Bernie did a funny interview with the V3S film crew, funny because as
they asked questions, he had no idea what he was saying, but they said the
answers were perfect. When the commercials come out, we will see.
Tad
went to the front after lunch and rode tempo that was fantastic and brutal.
As soon as riders would join us, they got spit out the back.
One set of women racer types tried to attack repeatedly, but as soon as
they got out of the train, the wind just hammered them.
You have to give them credit for trying to attack the Tad train, but
man they were just frying their brains out and by the time we made the turn
for Louisville, they were hammered to smithereens.
That wasn’t so bad, but so was Bernie who limped home a few minutes
after Tad and Wolf and immediately began looking for some more food.
By
the finish, the temp’s were approaching 101 and Tad’s camp shower was very
warm but it felt great. All those
walking by Tad’s car got a show, but hey, it was time to take the kits off
and get into some shorts and sandals and eat some more food.
The 2002 MS150 was one of our fastest ever due to favorable wind
conditions and by going into the mountains instead of another ride into summer
hell, was one of the best ones ever.
2003 MS 150 High Rollers Ride: HRCC hosts the 2002 High Rollers Ride. Open only to qualifying riders, this ride is a honor ride for the top performers from the 2001 MS 150. The 2002 High Rollers Ride takes starts at Bike Source where the fun and festivities will occur. Prizes, food and a catered lunch are only part of the benefits of being an MS 150 High Roller. The HRCC is proud to have many high rollers in its ranks and honored to be the host team for this great event. On June 9th, our ride started hot and promised to get much hotter. Instead it just got weird due to the approaching Hayman fire and an absolutely incredible smoke plume that covered the entire front range. Len, Wolf and Bernie finished 1-2-3 and got in just as the ash started to come down. Riders finishing later looked just devastated by soot and ash from the Hayman fire. Our route was a familiar HRCC ride as we rode through Chatfield to Titan to Roxborough Park Road to Wadsworth to Deer Creek with a full loop of Ken Caryl and then back to Bike Source. We were greeted by the wonderful staff of V3S handing out some much needed EForce and the great buffet provided to the riders by the National MS Society. This ride is wonderful event and a great way to honor the big producers in the MS 150.
2003
Triple ByPass: From
Ed Wolph: We had a good Triple; we started at dawn and beat the early heat.
No rainthis year but it did get hot from Keystone to Avon.
The highlight of myride was 55.7 mph down Loveland pass.
It made up for all the 6-8 mph lowgear grinding.
I sure could have used Tad's wheel to follow.
Our total"ride time" was 7:45 for 120 miles.
From Fran Summerhill: Daniel
and I had agreat time and he finished with energy to spare - all the
encouragement he got from folks at the rest stops really spurred him on!
From Chris Sandalcidi: This was my 1st
Triple and I must say it was wonderful. Good support and incredible
good weather – sunny and very little wind – most of it being a tailwind!
It was great to see Ed Wolph during the ride. The fact that I had no flats or
mechanicals certainly added to this great experience!
2003
Ride the Rockies: People have asked me
what I like about Ride The Rockies—why I do it.
I like to ride my bicycle—a lot.
I like to think I’m suited to such endurance events.
I enjoy the camaraderie of the other cyclists and support staff. The scenery is spectacular and makes me feel lucky to live in
Colorado.A group of us from the U.S. Geological Survey (where I work) ride and
present information about the geology along the ride route.
(This is the “busman’s holiday” aspect of the ride, but if you
are acquainted with any geologists you know that’s just how we are.)
Our Regional Director gave a talk complete with slides during the Cycle
Seminar at the end of our 102-mi day. We
distributed brochures that described day-by-day highlights of the geology and
featured a simplified geologic map with the ride route superimposed.
This year we were fortunate to have a support person who set up a
canopy in virtually every town where we displayed posters of the simplified
geologic map and a Landsat 7 satellite image on a shaded-relief base as well
as CDOT’s Colorado Bicycling Map. CDOT
provided 2000 of these maps for distribution and they were a hit.
All of the information we presented can be viewed and downloaded from http://www.cr.usgs.gov/rtr.htm
We got some press coverage this year as well; if you want to read the
article, it’s online at http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E53%257E1461480,00.html
I wore my HRCC jersey on Day
1 and the long day (Day 4), but I didn’t meet any other HRCC riders.
If you were out there, I’m sorry I missed you.
If you didn’t ride this year but you think you might like to give
Ride The Rockies a try, I highly encourage you.
I plan to go again next year!I mostly rode with a colleague from
California; we determined ahead of time that we probably rode about the same
speed. Not only did we ride at
about the same speed, we also had a similar riding style.
Made for a ton of fun and a lot easier ride. I’ll recap the days below.
Day 1 – Cortez to Telluride (Lizard Head Pass – 10,222 ft)A beautiful day. I rode this leg on my first RTR in 1999 when it rained/hailed/snowed at the top of Lizard Head Pass. I remembered the “extra” uphill after the pass and I was ready for it.4:58:19 76.19 mi (77 mi) 15.3 mph 44.1 maxmy time my mileage (RTR’s) my average my maxDay 2 – Telluride to Montrose (Dallas Divide – 8,970 ft)Couldn’t have been better. From Ridgway to Montrose, we had the “USGS train”; three of us pulling (we don’t know how many) at a blistering pace up to 33 mph. Don’t think I’ve ever had a faster average speed for a ride ofthatlength.3:03:2464.29mi(65mi)21.0 mph 46.8 maxDay 3 – Montrose to DeltaFun—takin’ it easy before the long day. I thought this day’s ride would be boring, but I was wrong. We had several hills and wound in an out of the river valley, up and down terraces. I was surprised at my average speed when we reached Delta, because we were conscientiously trying to conserve for the next day’s ride.1:35:13 32.19 mi (32 mi) 20.3 mph 39.2 max Day 4 – Delta to Gunnison (featuring 7,000 ft of elevation gain)Much easier than I thought it would be. We rode so conservatively that once we reached the highest point of the ride (at about the halfway point) with the majority of the climbing behind us, we were all smiles and high-fives. We came across wet pavement at about mile 80 where there had clearly been a cloudburst, but I wouldn’t say we rode through rain.6:29:46 101.33 mi (102 mi) 15.5 mph 40.9 maxDay 5 – Rest Day in Gunnison
First time in my five years of participating in RTR that we’ve had a rest day, and I believe only the second time in the history of RTR that they’ve had one. Earlier I had suggested that we all ride to Crested Butte for the day—only 27 miles up the valley. But we heard from a local that the road above Almont was in terrible shape and there was a lot of construction; so we gratefully opted out of that. We had a lot of fun nevertheless.Day 6 – Gunnison to Buena Vista (Cottonwood Pass – 12,126 ft)One of the most beautiful passes in Colorado. I rode most of this leg two years ago when the ride started in Crested Butte and went over Cottonwood Pass to end in Buena Vista. Then, the weather was unimaginably perfect. Not the case this year. We saw the dark clouds building early. When we saw the first crack of lightning at Aid 3 (34 mi), we hightailed it out of there. In 2 mi, we hit the dirt (oh yeah, the western side of Cottonwood is unpaved for 14 mi) and it began to rain. It was 9:30am! The rain subsided by the time we reached Aid 4 (43 mi), but were we ever muddy! Wiped off our little USGS pins affixed to our bike bags and we were on our way. Clouds were building again when we were at the pass. A long line of people waited to get their bikes power-washed, until one of the staff people shut it off and told us all to head down. Using our water bottles, we squirted off our rims and brakes quickly and tried to leave before we got into a mass-descent situation. All went well (maybe we got ahead of the crowd). Entirely under my own power (no drafting), I set a new max speed record for myself.4:48:38 68.65 mi (69 mi) 14.2 mph 56.1 maxDay 7 – Buena Vista to Copper Mountain (Fremont Pass – 11,318 ft)Perfect finish to an excellent tour. After quite a bit of rain overnight in Buena Vista—unusual for the “Banana Belt”—the morning dawned clear. Three of us rode together most of the way and had a blast. The ride down Fremont Pass is a straightaway made for high speeds. The finish in Copper Mountain wrapped through the village and was filled with well-wishers—made you feel as though you’d finished some big race in Europe. Alas, I did not win the Serotta, but there’s always next year!3:35:30 58.67 mi (59 mi) 16.3 mph 52.6 maxTour statistics24:30:50 401.32mi(404 mi) 16.3 mph 56.1 new personal max speed!If you have questionsorcomments,please feel free to get in touch with me.
Santa Fe Century 2003: We arrived in Santa Fe on May 17th, Friday and had a great dinner at the Blue Corn Brew Pub. When you go to Santa Fe be ready to eat SW style for the duration. Its great fuel for cycling and beer has good carbs so I’m told.
Saturday morning we met at the Fairfield for the HRCC group ride as we scouted the start of Sunday’s Santa Fe Century and part of the out and back loop that most were riding. We had a group of about 12 and all those HRCC jerseys were a great site riding up Zia road to the Capshaw School. Melody was graced with two flats and promptly committed to sliming her tires. Everyone went back to their hotels and then some touristy stuff at the Plaza, Jackalope and the outlet mall. As an example of SW style dining, at lunch on Saturday, a simple turkey and swiss was SW’ized with a green chili glaze. It was actually very good.
Saturday evening was the HRCC dinner at the world famous Garduno’s, who claims to have the best margaritas in Santa Fe. Several of those attending tested this thesis and seemed to agree. This restaurant overlooks the famous Santa Fe Plaza. It is an interesting spot, but don’t think “piazza”, you’d be disappointed.
Sunday brought the traditional opening of the recreational cycling season, the Santa Fe Century. Dave, Mike, Ed, Jack and Melody set out on the 100 mile route. Wolf, Dave, Chenille, Cathy, Bernie, Neil and Jane did the out and back. Dave, Chenille and Jane rode 60 miles and the rest rode the traditional 82. For some wonderful reason, this was the first Santa Fe ride in many years where we enjoyed some great tail winds for most of the ride. Those experienced Santa Fe riders were wonderfully and pleasantly surprised. We cruised to Galisteo and the only mishap to that point was Bernie’s flat tire 5 miles into the ride. Now the ride from Galisteo to Stanley is a grind, uphill the whole way and this year into a headwind. But the last section run in to Stanley was a gas as Neil took the bit in his teeth and pulled us in to Stanley. Now here is the fun part: from Stanley all the way back to Santa Fe, 41 miles was with a major tail wind. Major sections of the course just disappeared as we were spun out in our biggest gears. Mike, Dave and Ed absolutely hammered the 100 mile course. Jack and Melody completed their first ever century and were gushing. We hated to tell them the tail winds were the exception and not the rule. Wolf and Bernie both rode their fastest ever rides in Santa Fe. Neil was flying the whole day, just tearing everyone’s legs off. Unfortunately, less than a mile from the finish, Neil suffered a terrible accident. He caught his front wheel in a lip in the pavement and crashed at over 30 mph. He suffered a broken left hip, covered himself with an interesting red road rash and had emergency surgery that evening.
After
making sure Neil was settled and appropriately drugged, we had our Santa Fe
closing dinner at the Blue Corn. Except
for Neil’s crash, this was a great Santa Fe and well attended by the HRCC.
We have some changes in mind for next years ride, so stay tuned.
Thanks to the HRCC members who made Santa Fe possible and a speedy
recovery to Neil.