Rundle's Revenge MTB XC Marathon Race 2016 @ Canmore Nordic Centre

Saturday June 25th, I finished 14th place out of 21 in Solo Open Men Results, Overall I was 28th out of 48 for solo open and master open men category. It took me 3hrs & 55mins, (Lap1= 57mins) (Lap2= 56mins) (Lap3= 1hr) (Lap4= 1hr & 1min) It was a total of 50 Kms. Total elevation gain 4,324 Feet. My average heart rate was 169 bpm and max was 187 bpm. Check out my garmin data Here.

I took Friday the 24th off work so I could get in a pre lap and it was pouring rain when I had arrived. It rained hard until 6:00am two hours before our start. It was a mass start and there was over 270 racers. The first three laps the course was wet and the roots & rocks were very slippery so you definitely had to be careful. I am so happy with how well I road on lap one and fore sure my second lap because it was my fastest. My last two laps I just road consistent. I am also so happy how I handled my riding on the wet conditions.

The temperature was 7 deg C for the 8:00am start and when I finished it was 15 deg C. A huge thanks to Transrockies for putting on the race and all the volunteers for all their effort to help make this a great event to participate in.


Mass start of all categories & over 270 racers. I'm by second pylon on the right. Pic by Raven Eye Photo

I'm Charging hard up the mountain on lap #1 and leading this pack. Pic by Raven Eye Photo

The course was pretty slick and wet. Pic by Raven Eye Photo

Pic by Raven Eye Photo

This was taken thirty minutes before I finished. Sun came out. Pic by Raven Eye Photo
 

Deadgoat Giver6er MTB XC Marathon Race 2016 @ Canmore Nordic Centre (Alberta Cup XCM) #2

Sunday June 5th, I finished 25th place out of 26 in Solo Open Men Results. It took me 5 hours & 16 minutes and I completed four laps. I went a total of 48 Kms. Total elevation gain was 5,154 Feet. My average heart rate was 154 bpm and max was 183 bpm. Check out my garmin data here.

The format of this race is easy complete as many laps as you can in six hours. I paced myself really good on the first lap. I was about to head out for lap two when I felt something loose in my front wheel. I stopped at the Juventus tent where Tracy S put my bike on the stand and tightened the front brakes. Everything was tight and he was thinking it was a bushing in the fork. It took about twelve minutes and that was a really nice thing he did for me and he said I could keep racing. I had a good second lap. It was strange because I felt my front fork rattle a bit. Then things went downhill because my stomach started to hurt. I didn't feel like I was going to get sick. My legs felt o.k. On lap four was a really big struggle as lots of times I just wanted to quit because my stomach hurt going over every bump and I even had to get off the bike a couple times. I managed to push through in the heat and a sore stomach and I am very proud I did not quit.

The temperature was 30 deg C. A huge thanks to Deadgoat Racing for putting on the race and the BBQ chicken sausage hotdogs were fantastic and all the volunteers for all their effort.

Mountain Maiden MTB XC Race 2016 @ Canmore Nordic Centre (Alberta Cup) #1

Saturday June 4th, I finished 25th out of 28 in Sport Results. It took me 1 hour & 16 minutes. It was three laps and a total of 18 km's long. The total Elevation gain was 1,348 feet. My average heart rate was 174 bpm and max was 190 bpm. Check out my Garmin data Here.

I had a good start for the first five minutes. From there on this was one of my worst races to date. I didn't have good legs and my lungs were feeling it today. The results showed all three lap times were 25 minutes and I felt like I was faster on lap two and three. I did not want to quit and instead just wanted to press on and finish because that is the most important thing to me. I really enjoyed the course because it had a great long climb in it and there was a fast and flowing decent that was not overly technical as they cut out some features that normally are in the race.

The temperature was 27 deg C and perfect. I would like to thank all the volunteers and Spin Sisters for putting on the race.

June 2016 Training

Sun 26th, MTB ride @ Canmore Nordic Centre for 1hr 20mins, Elevation gain 1,204 feet. Kms 16

Wed 22nd, MTB group ride to Mackinnon Ravine for 1hr 45mins, Average heart rate =151 Max =191, Elevation gain 1,119 feet. Km's 25

Sun 19th, Road ride in Millwoods for 1hr 30mins (Zone's 1/2) Average heart rate =108 Max =172, Elevation gain 407 feet. Km's 31

Sat 18th, MTB ride Terwillegar Park to Patricia Ravine for 3hrs (Zone's 1-4) Average heart rate =148 Max =190, Elevation gain 1,798 feet. Km's 32

Thu 16th, Road group ride to Legislature Grounds for 1hr 40mins (X13 Hills), Average heart rate =155 Max =193, Elevation gain 1,821 feet. Km's 35

Wed 15th, MTB group ride to Emily Murphy Park for 1hr 22mins, Average heart rate =149 Max =189, Elevation gain 755 feet. Km's 15

Wed 1st, MTB group ride to Whitemud Park for 1hr 40mins, Average heart rate =125 Max =178, Elevation gain 725 feet. Km's 20