Riding was a little limited in December. We got a bit of rain in So Cal - actually - cold rain - cold enough to leave some snow at some lower elevations. The snow and the wet conditions ended up temporarily closing some of the more popular local trails.
I’ve been messing around with a new [...]
Continue reading about Mountain Bike Log - December 2008 - Year End Wrapup
November 2008
Total Distance - 262.93 miles
Total Time - 29:55:18 hours
Total Ascent - 30,064 feet
Total Calories Burned - 19,509
2008 YTD
Total Distance - 2898.37 miles
Total Time - 306:41:21 hours
Total Ascent - 294,752 feet
Total Calories Burned - 230,907
Here’s how my weekend went at the season finale of the 12 Hours of Temecula. There were at least 14 Beginners pre-registered, but I’m not sure how many more registered the day of. I had a goal in my head of 8 laps (each lap being ~10 miles with approximately 1300 feet of elevation gain).
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Another month come and gone. I’m two weeks out until the season finale for the 12 Hours of Temecula series. I don’t feel like I’ve been serious enough about my training but I guess we’ll see how it goes.
Oh, I managed to finally upgrade to a Garmin 705. The bigger screen makes it [...]
September 2008 is in the books. Here are the numbers. My Garmin Edge 305 has been acting up lately and shutting off mid-ride. That sometimes causes data corruption and I end up losing data sometimes, so the stats for September are probably about 25-30 miles & 3000-4000 ft short.
Pretty frustrating. I think there’s a [...]
This past weekend, Bommer Canyon had one of it’s Wilderness Access days. Basically, they open to the public for a few hours each month.
I wish they would be open everyday, since it allows me to ride all the way from Irvine to the ocean on pretty much all dirt. Bommer Canyon can be accessed [...]