2019 Mountain Bike XC Marathon & MTB XC Racing Season Recap


Marathon MTB XC
  1. Golden two four @ Golden BC June 15th = 42nd out of 60 in the solo open men category 
Alberta Cup MTB XCO 
  1. Royal River Valley Rumble @ Edmonton AB May 26th = 10th out of 12 in the Expert men category 
  2. Mountain Maiden @ Canmore AB June 1st = 21st out of 22 in the Expert men category
  3. Fluffy Bunny Provincial Championships @ Bragg Creek AB June 8th = 5th out of 5 in the Masters Men 30-39 category   


This was my tenth consecutive season of mountain bike racing, and sixth with coach Heather K. I did one fat tire Tuesday MTB XC race. I went a total of 1,512 km's training and racing on the road and trails along with indoor spinning and cross country skiing.

August 2019 Training


Sat 17th, MTB ride @ Mill Creek Ravine with parents for 1hr & 40mins (Zone 2/3) Average heart rate =133 Max =186, Elevation gain 689 feet. Km's 16

Sun 4th, MTB ride @ Gold Bar Park with parents for 2hrs & 30mins (Zone 2/3) Average heart rate =144 Max =194, Elevation gain 1,155 feet. Km's 22

Fri 2nd, MTB ride @ Kinsmen Park for 1hr & 9mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =159 Max =196, Elevation gain 486 feet. Km's 13



4th. Pic by Mom.