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).
2008 [...]
I spent the past weekend racing at the 24 Hours of Adrenalin @ Hurkey Creek. I got invited to join a 5-man team in the middle-age category (combined ages 200+) that formed just a week or two before the event - thus the team name “Just In Time”.
So basically what you’re supposed to do is [...]
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My quest for a stiffer bike for endurance racing has led me to a Turner Sultan 29er. More details after I get a few rides in.
Frame: 2008 Turner Sultan, Medium Bronze with High Volume RP23
Fork: Fox F29 F100
Hubs: 2008 Shimano M975 XTR
Rims: Stan’s Arch 29er 32h
Spokes/Nipples: DT Competition 14/15/14 Spokes w/ DT Alloy Nipples
Front Tire: [...]
I subjected myself to another day of hot weather racing at the 12 Hours of Temecula @ Vail Lake this past weekend. This was also an opportunity to camp out with some friends that were racing as well. That always makes for fun times.
I was so afraid of cramping, that I think I may have [...]
Shortly coming off my completion of the Counting Coup, I decided to give The Traverse a try, which is a mountain bike race that consists of 46 miles and 8000+ feet of elevation gain across the Santa Ana mountains.
I heard it was supposed to be a little tougher compared to the Counting Coup. [...]
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Last October, I signed up for the 2008 Warrior’s Society Counting Coup. It’s a 44 mile mountain bike race with a bit over 8000 feet of elevation gain.
So after a a few months of limited training due to fires, forest closures and above average rainfall, March 1st came faster than I would have liked.
My [...]