LEADVILLE, AUGUST 9TH 2008
Dinner the night befoer the race.
Dinner the night befoer the race....
The Leadville 100 is a mountain bike race in Leadville Colorado, the highest city in the country. It was my dad's 5th year racing.
We woke up at 3:30 am Saturday. We were in Leadville by 5:00am.
It was still dark and really cold when we arrived.
My dad, Chloe, me
Lance Armstrong raced this year, so there were bigger crowds than ever. It was amazing to see what an athlete he is.
The life of the pit crew: a lot of waiting to see your rider for 30 seconds. However the excitement and intensity make it a lot of fun. 
When Lance was riding by he threw his snack right in front of us. 
Chocolate frosting with a banana on a roll.. who would have thought?
The temperature was up and down. At one point it was 90 degrees and burning and then towards the end of the race the clouds came in and it poured on us.
We woke up at 3:30 am Saturday. We were in Leadville by 5:00am.
It was still dark and really cold when we arrived.
My dad, Chloe, me
Lance Armstrong raced this year, so there were bigger crowds than ever. It was amazing to see what an athlete he is.
The life of the pit crew: a lot of waiting to see your rider for 30 seconds. However the excitement and intensity make it a lot of fun. 
When Lance was riding by he threw his snack right in front of us. 
Chocolate frosting with a banana on a roll.. who would have thought?The temperature was up and down. At one point it was 90 degrees and burning and then towards the end of the race the clouds came in and it poured on us.The rain and mud just make everything so much more difficult.
We had to wait a few more hours for him to get to the finish line. After a long, grueling day, I had to sit, even if it was in the middle of the road.
After 11 hours and 07 minutes it was all over. Even though he wanted to finish an hour and twenty minutes earlier, we were all so happy. Just finishing this race, (especially when you're nauseated and not feeling well) is an amazing accomplishment.
After the race we spent a few days in the Vail village.
Grant, me, Chloe, Wyatt & his girlfriend Lindsay.
my mom & dad
Grant, me, Chloe
Chloe was interpreting the bronze animal statues.
The last day we found a french bakery with the most amazing gellato... I'm already thinking of what flavor to try next year.
We had to wait a few more hours for him to get to the finish line. After a long, grueling day, I had to sit, even if it was in the middle of the road.
After 11 hours and 07 minutes it was all over. Even though he wanted to finish an hour and twenty minutes earlier, we were all so happy. Just finishing this race, (especially when you're nauseated and not feeling well) is an amazing accomplishment.
After the race we spent a few days in the Vail village.
Grant, me, Chloe, Wyatt & his girlfriend Lindsay.
my mom & dad
Grant, me, Chloe
Chloe was interpreting the bronze animal statues.
The last day we found a french bakery with the most amazing gellato... I'm already thinking of what flavor to try next year....
We had an awesome trip. Sad that it's over.
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4 comments:
I can really appreciate the promptness of your blogging Hay!! I bet you are so relieved Larry made it through another year--Lance was there so it was all worth it. How long are you going to keep the snack he threw your way? Cute pictures--we need to get together before the summer is over.
Such cute photos...can't believe you brought the roll home. That's too funny, have you posted it on e-bay yet?
Looks like you had a fabulous time.
Wow, your dad is awesome, so great that he did that. And are you serious about the chocolate frosting on a roll, your right, who would have thought.
i hope i'm as cool as your dad when i'm that age.....heck, i wish i were as cool as him now!
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