southern UT spring centuries

[Lifesgreat]

Hey there!

I am the friend Sulis speaks of. Yes! There are several of us Utah County folk planning on the Cactus Hugger. I am going to do the 45 mile and I am not sure what the others are doing. I am actually a triathlete who really focusing on the running right now, so I am not doing any biking I am planning to really get biking in early March.

[sulis]

Yes...there is a life here.
I'm not riding tons either...I'm with you yellow...its just too cold and windy.
I'm riding a bit on my trainer about 2x a week and hit a heavy spinning session on Saturdays.
I met LifesGreat through a tri board we both frequent. I too am doing alot of running this winter. But it sure does help improve cardio endurance, which can only be a plus for riding.
I will do a few tris this summer, hopefully. But find that my heart is really being pulled towards biking more. We'll see what happens.

As for the Ghost Century, I believe it said its around the Tooele area...around the old mining tows. I'll do some recon though and let you know what I find out.

[yellow]

Sulis--check your PMs!

And Lifesgreat...as long as you're doing SOMETHING you will be fine for CH. My fastest century last year was my first one (in March) for which I had completed very little on-road training, but I had been skiing a whole lot and was religious about doing pushups and wall sits. My butt complained a little bit as I hadn't spent 5+ hours in the saddle since the previous year but other than that I survived just fine.

I'm still leaning toward the Zion Country ride as the CH may interfere a teeny bit with my schedule. Not certain yet. In any case, if it looks like I can do the CH, I'll PM you and perhaps we can meet!