Yeah, I got my first "color" of the year on Sunday. I'm having a tough time dressing with this recent spate of more seasonable weather. I ended up forgetting my arm warmers and going with a short-sleeved jersey with a vest over it- cold on the descents but perfect for the climbs. After 46 miles (5100 ft.) and a couple of 20 minute chunks Saturday, I figured I'd up the ante a bit for Sunday despite having to go out for a surprise birthday party at a piano bar in New Haven the night before. I had hopes for about 70 miles (~4 hours) but getting to bed at 1:30 a.m. had me rethinking my intentions. I was by no means hung over (3 BLs over 6 hrs but who's counting) but instead of getting my usual 8-9 hours, I got maybe half that. I modified the route on the fly because when it becomes a sufferfest, really what's the point? I guess we learn to listen to our bodies as we age, huh? It did however end up being a proper ride afterall and I'm not in the hurt locker today though I did get a solid 10+ of shuteye last night: 
Weekend totals: 104 miles, 11220 ft. vertI guess I suffer from the same disease as hilljunkie.
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I love finishing rides with a long, run-out descent. So where do you get a net 1200ft drop?
That 1600+ peak elevation is at a point in South Sandisfield, MA just over the border from CT. So it's ~17 miles to come down roughly 1200 feet- Saweet. There are a couple of kickers in there but once you get to Sandy Brook Rd. in Colebrook you're golden. Sandy Brook is nice- you can hold 30 mph with minimal effort on it's steady -2-4% bias. Not to bite off you, but how do you drop your routes onto those 3D maps? If you tell me how and I do end up posting it, I'll footnote you.
What GPS are you using? There's different ways to do it. First, install the free version of . Google Earth. If you are using a Garmin athletic GPS device, it probably came with Training Center, or I think you can download that for free from Garmin. Download your workout into Training Center, then there is menu button in there to view in GE.
Other non-Gramin ways are to upload your track file to Motion Based, then download the GPX file to your desktop, open GE, then drag the GPX file into GE window an it plots automatically.
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