Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Weekend Wrapup



MORF had a presence at several races this weekend -- Greg placed 3rd in his age group at the Loveland Lake to Lake tri, and Justin, Ryan, Debby, Erin and I raced the Winter Park mountain bike SuperLoop. It was super indeed -- for the promised 18.1 mile race, Justin had a good position in the pro race, and around mile 16.1 each MORFer dug in deep for the final two miles... except... the race didn't end. Nope! The race had unannounced bonus miles for a total 23.8 mile race with 2,680 feet of climbing! Luckily, that just meant more time to enjoy the sunny warm weather and bike hard. Justin and Ryan raced on fully rigid bikes because they are ridiculous, while Debby, Erin and I enjoyed our more-plush full suspension bikes. Justin also raced without water, but that's another story....

The top 5 things about this race:
1. PERFECT race weather!
2. Awesome mountain biking!
1. Moose tracks on the trail... and I was pretty sure they were new, given that I wasn't exactly in the top 10 (or 100) across the finish.
4. No moose sightings!
5. I was also SUPER impressed by the race etiquette I experienced -- every single person who passed me called their pass and was friendly, nobody was rude or impatient, and nobody called me pumpkin.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

See part of my favorite local trails

Hey folks, hope all is well. This past Saturday I was lucky enough to be able to do a local XC race called the "Flagstaff Frenzy." Then on Sunday there was a Super D race. I didn't get to do the Super D but the XC race the day prior utilized the same trail.

Anyway, on to the point of this post. I want to show you some of the great trail we get to ride here in Flag. While perusing the web I came across a couple of videos that a guy shot with a helmet cam during his Super D run. I think the short section of trail is captured pretty well. Those helmet cams have really improved and produce some cool video that makes me want to get on my bike! The guy in this video got a flat but seems to have otherwise had a fun ride



Sunday, June 5, 2011

Xterra Moab

Here is my recap of Xterra Moab (a little late!)