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Desert RATS 100k Classic and Lunch Loops

wattsup — Fri, 13 May 2011 14:01:43 +0000

Yay, today Ryan and I leave for Fruita, Colorado. The Desert RATS 100k Classic Mountain Bike race is tomorrow. We are not riding this year but giving back! We will be working one of the aid stations and doing a ~16 mile sweeper ride on Saturday then we will be exploring the famous Lunch Loops outside of Fruita! Look for tasty helmet cam footage in about a week.

Here is a very nice trail system map for the Lunch Loops: lunch loops trail system

Post Ride: Laramie Enduro 2010

wattsup — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:47:00 +0000

The 2010 Laramie Enduro is over. It was a fantastic race. Hundreds of riders gathered at the Hidden Valley camp ground and listened to Richard Vincent, the race director, tell past stories of broken bones, future warnings of hawk attacks, and reminded us that it is all about having fun… and survival.

This is my second Enduro so my race was against my time from 2009, a painful 9:02. I scorched in at 7:46 this year and am already plotting my attack next year. The first place time this year was an amazing 4:49 by Jay Henry.

I’m not sure if the second time through is easier because when the pretty volunteer at the top of the hill tells you that you are only 14 miles from beer and food, this time you know, those are 14 of the toughest miles in the course. However, the Enduro doesn’t get easier, you just get faster. On that note, thank you to all of the volunteers, the racers, the sponsors and RV.

I rode back to camp that night and after my third beer and third dinner I crawled into my hammock. As I lay there, almost paralyzed, I drifted in and out of sleep. I could still hear rubber rolling on single track and freewheels gliding as the wind rushed through the trees.

1/2 Enduro Training Day

wattsup — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:43:31 +0000

The Laramie Enduro is a week away. 70~ miles of mountain biking in the Happy Jack/Vedauwoo area of Wyoming.

mtbguru.com has shared this map of last years race:

Looking at the map was about all the training I did last year. This year I have been training on road and mountain with proper nutrition. My “1/2 Enduro Training Day” took place last Saturday. Starting at Devil’s Backbone, through Blue Sky to Soderberg, following Towers Trail to Mill Creek, taking Lower Valley back to Blue Sky, and finally back to the Devil’s Backbone trail head. This is a 30.5 mile ride that I would recommend for an Enduro prep or just a good way to kill a Saturday morning

Happy Jack Weekend Bachelor Party-o-rama

wattsup — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:31:52 +0000

That’s right! Bachelor Party-o-rama. Sure it’s just me and a best man camping and mountain biking in Wyo just like any other weekend but this is the last time I’ll do it as a Bachelor! Next biking/camping trip I’ll be a married man.

Anyway, enough about me.. the Laramie Enduro 75 mile mountain bike race takes place August 1st and I am no where near ready! So.. this weekend we will be scouting the route and perhaps partying a little bit in the woods.

Pics to come!

Course Map here