On the road again!

After Mango, I took a month off cardio to focus on strength training and relax a bit, on the advice of friends Adam and Joe.

Exactly a month later, Kona buddy Bree calls for a scenic ride through Kilauea Volcano Park. I'm down for that!

Riding the Volcano...

Bree's version of the story is a lot more pretty.

What a ride! The sun was out in full force... and WOW that's a tough climb. Not the ideal ride to start the year with, but no regrets! No way! I didn't tell Bree and Pablo this was my first ride in a month. Yeah... I got to ride with them! :P

24 miles down a 4500ft descent... then back up!

Muscle cramps. I've never seen my legs flex and twitch like that before! lol

Pablo and Bree had to come back to find me laying on a cool bed of grass in the shade, about 10 miles and 1000ft of elevation left to travel. And they basically pushed and pulled me the rest of the way. Riding in a car was not an option. I couldn't have done it without such great friends.

I wanna do it again! (after I get more training in, of course)