What goes up can be really hard...

Tuesday John had the day off so we decided to get an early start, beat the heat and ride to Henefer. We needed to get a long training ride in so this was the perfect plan. Part of the plan was to get to bed early on Monday but that didn't happen. We didn't even finish swimming our 72 laps until 10:30 PM Monday night...so much for getting to bed early but it didn't really matter, there was no way to beat the heat. It was already over 70 degrees at 6:30 AM. By 7:30 AM we were on our way....to Henefer. I had no idea where Henefer was but I knew we had to go over several hills to get there...First we had to go up the Old Mill hill which at this point is just a good warm up to get my heart pumping. Next, we headed up to Emigration Canyon, then UP Emigration Canyon, then UP Big Mountain, then a little break DOWN to East Canyon...But we weren't finished yet..we headed UP to Henefer..but the nice thing was that I knew what goes up must come down, right? But what came down must go back up...And we started our long ascent up The backside of Big Mountain at noon! Nothing like 100 degree temperatures to make us work a little. Honestly though, I felt pretty strong. We had one last hill back UP to the top of Emigration Canyon and then it was smooth sailing all the way home. It was a really hard ride...6700 feet of elevation gain in 100 degree temperatures but I felt good which was great for my confidence. I even had enough energy to push it at the end of the ride....but to be really honest, I pushed it for one very important reason; I didn't want to wait another second for my nice cold Diet Coke.