June 2019 Training

Sun 23rd, Road ride @ Colchester Hall with parents for 1hr & 52mins (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =118 Max =154, Elevation gain 472 feet. Km's 37

Sat 22nd, Road ride @ Colchester Hall for 1hr & 33mins (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =133 Max =160, Elevation gain 407 feet. Km's 40

Wed 12th, MTB ride @ Golden BC for 3hrs 20mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =138 Max =177, Elevation gain 2,136 feet. Km's 24

Tue 11th, MTB ride @ Golden BC for 4hrs 21mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =141 Max =177, Elevation gain 3,009 feet. Km's 33

Sun 9th, MTB ride @ Bragg Creek for 2hrs 11mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =151 Max =183, Elevation gain 1,916 feet. Km's 20

Thu 6th, MTB ride @ Bragg Creek for 2hrs (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =144 Max =182, Elevation gain 1,000 feet. Km's 21

Tue 4th, MTB ride @ Canmore for 3hrs 12mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =136 Max =179, Elevation gain 1,883 feet. Km's 21

Sun 2nd, MTB ride @ Bragg Creek for 3hrs (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =143 Max =181, Elevation gain 2,874 feet. Km's 24




12th, Golden BC Moon Raiker Trails



12th, Golden BC Moon Raiker Trails



2nd, Bragg Creek 3/4 the way up Snakes & Ladders Climb

Royal River Valley Rumble MTB XC Race 2019 @ Sun Ridge Ski Hill (Alberta Cup XCO) #1

Sunday May 26th, I finished 10th place out of 12 in the Expert Men category Results, It took me 1 hour & 38 minutes to complete 3 laps and I went a total of 18 Kms. Lap 1 = 33 mins, Lap 2 = 32 mins, Lap 3 = 33 mins. Total elevation gain was 1,437 Feet. My average heart rate was 181 bpm and max was 193 bpm. Check out my garmin data Here.

A huge thanks to my friend Howard C & his wife and my parents for coming out to watch me and provide some motivation for me to push to my full out maximum effort. I finished -1 lap as it was a four lap race. I started out really fast as for the first couple km's I could still see some racers and then I blew up as I went out to fast. I recovered ok for lap two & three. I am thrilled with this result because I have been pretty sick since January 2017 and this shows that my programs from my coach Heather K and the hard training that I have put in that I am trending upwards again. The temperature was 25 deg C & sunny.

Alberta Bicycle Association had a new regulation for this season allowing MTB XC racers to select what category to race in and no down grades are allowed. If you earn enough points or wins you will be upgraded to the next category. I selected Expert (4 laps) over sport (3 laps) because for nine years I have been racing three laps so I wanted more bang for my buck when I travel to race as I do better in longer races.

Thank you Kurt M, and Hardcore Bikes for putting on the race & all the volunteers for their efforts along with cheering us on. Geoff I rocked it on the mic again as the DJ for the event and it definitely helped to pump up my energy levels during the race.




Post race protein bar. Pic by Parents.
 

Fat Tire MTB XC Race 2019 @ Sun Ridge Ski Hill #1

Tuesday May 14th, I finished last place in the four laps group. It was 7 kms long and it took me 34 minutes. My average heart rate was 165 bpm and Max 193 bpm. Total elevation gain was 696 feet. Check out my Garmin data Here.

I did a cool down ride with Cory D to Gold Bar Park and went a total of 13 kms and road for 1 hour & 23 minutes. The course had lots of climbing and fun twisty technical sections. It was great to get out and have fun tonight. It was 13 deg C and perfect for the race, then it rained on my way back from Gold Bar Park. Thanks to the crew @ Hardcore for putting on the race.

May 2019 Training

Fri 31st, MTB ride @ Cochrane for 1hr & 40mins (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =124 Max =170, Elevation gain 886 feet. Km's 22

Tue 28th, Road ride @ Mill Creek Ravine with Geoff I for 4hrs & 8mins (Zone 2/3) Average heart rate =151 Max =189, Elevation gain 1,483 feet. Km's 76

Sat 25th, MTB ride @ Sun Ridge Ski Hill for 1hr (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =163 Max =190, Elevation gain 276 feet. Km's 10

Wed 22nd, MTB ride @ Tiger Gold Stick Park for 1hr & 36mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =164 Max =191, Elevation gain 978 feet. Km's 17

Sun 19th, MTB ride @ Mill Creek Ravine for 3hrs & 10mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =144 Max =184, Elevation gain 1,722 feet. Km's 23

Sat 18th, MTB ride to Kinsmen Park for 1hr & 40mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =151 Max =180, Elevation gain 1,138 feet. Km's 16

Fri 17th, MTB ride @ Tiger Gold Stick Park for 2hrs & 9mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =159 Max =195, Elevation gain 1,053 feet. Km's 15

Sun 12th, Road ride @ Colchester Hall with parents for 1hr & 51mins (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =134 Max =173, Elevation gain 502 feet. Km's 33

Fri 10th, MTB ride @ Mill Creek Ravine for 1hr & 21mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =157 Max =181, Elevation gain 830 feet. Km's 13




12th. Pic by Mom.


 

12th.