CX Sims #1

Tonight was the first night of CX sims.  Frickin' blast!  We hightailed it down to the BLM land west of Grass Valley and put together a very challenging .6 mile course shown below (ignore section that connects in the center).  We ran this clockwise.  One run up section, one big puddle you had to run around, one big big dip that was a thrill on a cross bike, some muddy spots, berms, jumps, baby heads, you name it!  The fellas that won tonight were on single speed mountain bikes.  As I said, this was a very challenging course.  We'll head there again next week.

Basic V - 2 1/2 Hours - Scott's Drop

Up Dieter's Trails
Up Snow Mountain Ditch
Up Willow Valley Road
Up Lone Grave
Down Scott's Drop
Along Scott's Flat Lake trail
Down to Lower Scotts Lake
Up Scott's Flat Dam Road
Up Scott's Flat Road
Down Pioneer Trail
Down Miner's Trail
20.27 Miles
2566 Feet Climbing
2:36 Hours
2040 Calories
123 Average HR
173 Max HR

All of us were on singlespeeds. Tired from weekend of lots of riding and racing. Accompanied by The Believer, Raphael, Trucker and The Teacher.

Basic V - 1 3/4 Hours - Pioneer Trail

Up Uren Street
Up Snow Mountain Ditch
Up Willow Valley Road
Up Pioneer Trail
Down to the Rock Creek Nature Trail
Up Rock Creek Road
Down Pioneer Trail
Down Miner's Trail
Down Uren Street
12.95 Miles
1729 Feet Climbing
1:38 Hours
1212 Calories
132 Average HR
164 Max HR

On the singlespeed 29er accompanied by Trucker, The Believer, Billiam & Raphael.

2009 Prairie City Race Series #2

2009 Prairie City Race Series #2
Four laps at Hangtown Moto Trails at the Prairie City OHV Park.
13.51 Miles
1031 Feet Climbing
0:58 Hours
765 Calories
HR Monitor not working
No cadence sensor on singlespeed

Raced in the expert category on my singlespeed.

Basic IV - 6 Hours - Singlespeed

Up Cement Hill
Across Wet Hill Ditch
Across Airport Ditch
Down Lake Vera Purdon Road
Up Round Mountain Flume Trail
Down Round Mountain Switchbacks
Up South Yuba Trail
Up North Bloomfield Road
Down North Bloomfield Graniteville Road
Up and down Rim Trail
Down the Vonnegut trail
Down Graniteville Road
Down Missouri Bar Trail
Down South Yuba Trail
Down North Bloomfield Road
Up North Bloomfield Road
40.91 Miles
6884 Feet Climbing
6:13 Hours
4011 Calories
142 Average HR
188 Max HR

On the 29er Singlespeed. Accompanied by Trucker & Twyla.

Twyla pushing up a steep piece of singletrack on South Yuba.

Trucker pushing up the same section.

Lunch break on South Yuba. Amazing weather!

Twyla & Trucker riding up North Bloomfield Road.

Daffodil sculpture in what was the town of North Bloomfield.

Twyla & Trucker arriving at the Missouri Bar singletrack.

Twyla coming down the South Yuba trail.

A showy Mimulus on the South Yuba trail.

Basic IV - 2 1/2 Hours - Singlespeed

Up Deiter's Trail
Up Snow Mountain Ditch
Up Willow Valley Road
Up Pioneer Trail
Down Pioneer Trail
Down Miner's Trail
Down Deiter's Trail
17.85 Miles
1954 Feet Climbing
2:22 Hours
1900 Calories
131 Average HR
174 Max HR

On the singlespeed 29er.

Spin Basic IV - 1 3/4 Hour - Singlespeed

Up Uren Street
Up Snow Mountain Ditch
Up Willow Valley Road
Up Pioneer Trail
Down Pioneer Trail
Down Miner's Trail
Down Uren Street


14.00 Miles
1461 Feet Climbing
1:50 Hours
1333 Calories
127 Average HR
169 Max HR

On the singlespeed. Ended up being a relatively short ride. Accompanied by Raphael, The Believer, Super Girl and we caught and rode with Trucker.

Basic IV - 2 1/2 Hours - Singlespeed

Up Cement Hill
Across Wet Hill Ditch
Across Airport Ditch
Down Lake Vera Purdon Road
Up Round Mountain Flume Trail
All or upper Round Mountain Trails
Up Rector Road
Up Rock Creek Road
Up Atolia Road
Down Coyote Street
12.93 Miles
2106 Feet Climbing
2:27 Hours
1277 Calories
120 Average HR
210 Max HR (WRONG!)

On the Felt Nine Solo singlespeed. Accompanied by the Teacher & Raphael.

Race - TBF Mountain Bike Challenge #2

25.48 Miles
2439 Feet Climbing
2:08 Hours
2884 Calories
178 Average HR
191 Max HR

I have raced at Folsom Lake four times now. Two times (including this one) I have had serious breathing issues. Some people, including my doctor, says it sounds like exercise induced asthma. I have only had this trouble at this location.
I had breathing issues and felt like I was going backwards on the climbs. I feel good about my descending during the race. First and fourth lap it rained. Overall it was a very muddy and fun race. Rode the Felt Nine Solo and it performed flawlessly, however I could have used a smaller gear. Ran 32/17 but due to the mud should have had a 32/18.

Expert Men - 4 Laps
8th Place of 8 Entries
19:08 behind race winner.

Basic III - 3 Hours - Aliso & Woods Canyons

From Aliso & Woods Canyons Wilderness Park
Up Rubber Ridge Trail
Up Vista Trail
Down Stair Steps Trail
Up Willow Canyon Road
Up Bommer Ridge Road
Down Pacific Ridge Trail
Up Deer Canyon Trail
Down Rattlesnake Trail
Down West Cut Across
Up I Think I Can
Up Moro Ridge
Down Bommer Ridge Road
Down Old Emerald Trail
Up Emerald Canyon Road
Down Bommer Ridge Road
Down Big Bend Trail
Along Stagecoach Springs South
Up Stair Steps Trial (!!!)
Down Rock-It Trail
Up Woods Canyon Trail

24.08 Miles
4416 Feet Climbing
2:52 Hours
2235 Calories
152 Average HR
191 Max HR

On the Felt Nine Solo singlespeed. Warm weather, green grass and lots of climbing. Great ride.

Basic I - 1 Hour - Aliso & Wood Canyons

Down Aliso Canyon Creek
Up Wood Canyon Trail
Up Cholla Trail
Up West Ridge Trail
Down Rock-It Trail
Down Wood Canyon Trail
Up Aliso Canyon Creek
10.56 Miles
1079 Feet Climbing
1:01 Hours
681 Calories
141 Average HR
190 Max HR

On the Felt Nine Solo singlespeed. Broke one plate on my chain about half way in the ride. Had to cut the ride short to go buy a new chain.

Basic III - 2 1/4 Hours - UnNamed Trail

Up Cement Hill
Across Wet Hill Ditch
Across Airport Ditch
Down Excelsior Ditch Camp Road
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South Yuba

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Down JB Trail
Up Jones Bar Road
Up New Town Road
Up Champion Road Ditch
Up Champion Road
Up Old Downieville Highway
Back to Nevada City
20.51 Miles
1924 Feet Climbing
2:17 Hours
1748 Calories
120 Average HR
159 Max HR

On the singlespeed. Underdressed and lost feeling in my fingertips. Was able to warm my fingers up by the time the ride ended. Accompanied by Raphael

Race - TBF Ice Breaker

19.18 Miles
1771 Feet Climbing
1:31 Hours
1169 Calories
177 Average HR
191 Max HR

First race of 2009. Showed up just to have fun and to remember what it's like to race. It hurts. I raced Expert Class on my Singlespeed. Singlespeed only did two laps and I wanted to race longer. First really fast miles on the Felt Nine Solo singlespeed. It was great, held corners well, maintained speed well, climbed well and even took a 30" drop by accident well. Lost one place at the finish to a guy that had gears. Lost quite a few places at the start because of the long flat road start and a bottleneck turn. Even if I had gotten a good start position I would have lost it in the long flat road. Great race, had a blast.

Expert Men - 3 Laps
7th Place of 11 Entries
2:28 behind race leader. Pretty damn good for racing a singlespeed agains all geared racers.

Basic I - 2 1/4 Hours - Scott's Drop

Up Uren Street
Up Snow Mountain Ditch
Up Willow Valley Road
Up Lone Grave
Down Scott's Drop
Along Scott's Flat Lake trail
Up Scotts Flat Road
Down Scotts Valley Road
Down Willow Valley Road

12.21 Miles
2409 Feet Climbing
2:08 Hours
1741 Calories

On the singlespeed. Didn't have HR monitor on. Supergirl's light died early so we came down the road instead of trail. Accompanied by Raphael & Supergirl.

Moderate Intervals - 2 1/4 Hours - Scott's Drop

Up Uren Street
Up Snow Mountain Ditch
Up Willow Valley Road
Up Lone Grave
Down Scott's Drop
Along Scott's Flat Lake trail
Down to Lower Scotts Lake
Up Scott's Flat Dam Road
Up Scott's Flat Road
Down Pioneer Trail
Down Miner's Trail
Down new trail next to Hwy 20
20.86 Miles
2460 Feet Climbing
2:19 Hours
1994 Calories
141 Average HR
180 Max HR

On the singlespeed. Did two 17 minute intervals, one going up Willow Valley, one going up Scotts Dam Road. We caught Paddy climbing up Willow Valley Road, he rode with us for the Scotts Flat Loop will we ran into Peeps. Accompanied by The Believer.