Thanks Adrenaline Tri-Sport...

Thanks to Roger and Gail at Adrenaline Tri-Sport in Niwot, CO for letting me preview the IM CDA course on their compu-trainer.

I got to ride the first 36 miles of the 56 mile course, which, come J22 we will do twice. The compu-trainer perspective was really sweet...it had cars in the road, fans cheering, other cyclists, spray painted encouragements along the course in the road (which IM officials and host cities have seriously frowned on, particularly as of late), and possibly some milestones that I may look for on race day...Like the huge log cabin on the left side of the road after what is a long and steady climb for about 10 miles, between miles 15 and 25 (maybe 3-4% grade).

Other stuff worth sharing includes a few short 10+% short climbs with 12.3% being the biggest I can recall. The bulk of the course appears to be in the 6-8% range with continuous rollers that gradually descend on the other end. The two major climbs are a little over two miles in length each. Mile 45 to 56 (completing the first loop) looks to be a steady decent, though I didn't ride it.

11 days 8 hours and counting...before we know it, race day will be here...