I started the day by banging out a high tempo to Poo Poo point to take advantage of the clear skies and catch a nice view of Mt. Baker to the north. Poo Poo is where the paragliders launch to glide down to Issaquah below.
I followed up Poo Poo by heading out to West Tiger and on the way I got some good peak-a-boo views of the Olympics.
Last, I started up towards the main Tiger summit before turning around and heading back to the car. On the descent, I caught a glimpse of Mt. Rainer before it was engulfed in clouds as a low pressure cell moved in.
Back at the trail head, the Garmin registered over 5k feet of climbing in three hours of riding.
A solid day of training. I was definitely feeling the strain of the vertical gain later in the ride.
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Beautiful mountain photos! I definately need to add that to my itinerary when I finally go to Washington.
How do you like the Edge 305? I thought about it but opted to wait.. partially hoping they come out with a new version with GPS mapping features and a color screen. Wishful thinking perhaps.
The Edge is a solid piece of equipment that provides a lot of good training data. The GPS works well even under heavy tree cover. The mapping capabilities are limited, but it does provide a sufficient track to navigate where you came from. Also, you can upload courses into the unit to follow and race against yourself.
All that being said, I would much rather have a Powertap. However, Cycleops has not developed a hub that is disc brake compatible yet. Power is the ultimate training tool.
Wanna get together and go hang gliding ? A little risk-taking ? I'm up for it.
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