Rundles Revenge Trail Run Race 2023 @ Canmore Nordic Centre

 

Sunday June 25th, I finished 5th place out of 9 in the Men aged 40+ category Results. It took me 53 minutes to complete 1 lap and a total of 7 km's long. The total Elevation gain was 719 feet. My average heart rate was 167 bpm and max was 180 bpm. 

The course was so much fun because half of it to start was all up the mountain for a long climb and then the rest was all downhill from there. My legs were sore from yesterday’s 50km MTB race. I had a great time racing.

The temperature was deg 15 C. I would like to thank all the volunteers and Trans Rockies for putting on such a great event.

I’m on the very right in the yellow shirt. Pic by https://johngibson.smugmug.com/

Rundles Revenge MTB XC Marathon Race 2023 @ Canmore Nordic Centre

 

Saturday June 24th, I finished 43rd place out of 47 in the Men aged 40+ category Results. It took me 4 hours & 57 minutes to complete 2 laps and a total of 50 km's long. The total Elevation gain was 4,140 feet. My average heart rate was 167 bpm and max was 194 bpm. 

It took me 2 hours to complete lap one and then 3 hours to complete lap two. On the start of lap two my legs started to really cramp up including not even able to stand up. The course was awesome because there was really long climbs with awesome fun down hill sections. I was really proud of myself for finishing the race. 

The temperature was deg 23 C. I would like to thank all the volunteers and Trans Rockies for putting on such a great event.

I’m on the very left side. Pic by https://johngibson.smugmug.com/

Canmore Canada Cup MTB XC Race 2023 @ Canmore Nordic Centre (Alberta Cup XCO)

Saturday June 17th, I finished 10th place out of 10 in Expert Men category Results. It took me 1 hour & 14 minutes to complete 3 laps and a total of 13 km's long. The total Elevation gain was 1,230 feet. My average heart rate was 181 bpm and max was 193 bpm. I finished -2 laps because it was five laps total.

This was my first MTB race in four years. My mom came to watch & cheer me on and it gave me a huge boost of energy that I would not have had. The course was very technical with black and blue trails. There was lots of shorter really steep climbs and overall lots of climbing. There was no really long climbs. There were a couple of black diamond down hill sections that a couple I could ride and a couple I had to jump off and run down a tiny bit.  I had lots of fun.

The temperature was deg 20 C. I would like to thank all the volunteers and ANMBRA for putting on the race. My mom took the videos and 3 pictures and the other 3 pictures were from https://www.codyshimizu.com/clients 

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June 2023 Training

Fri 16th, MTB ride @ Canmore Nordic Centre for 1 hr & 12 mins with Mom Average heart rate =153 Max =189 Elevation gain 646 feet. Km's 12

Sun 11th, MTB ride to Millwoods Ravine (Zone 3/4) for 2 hrs & 20 mins Average heart rate =158 Max =185 Elevation gain 627 feet. Km's 20

Sat 10th, CX ride to Jackie Parker Park (Zone 1/2) for 1 hour Average heart rate =132 Max =160 Elevation gain 243 feet. Km's 16

Thu 8th, MTB ride to Millwoods Ravine for 1 hr & 40 mins Average heart rate =155 Max =188 Elevation gain 456 feet. Km's 18

Sun 4th, CX ride to White Mud Drive for 1 hr & 43 mins Average heart rate =136 Max =169 Elevation gain 289 feet. Km's 30

Sat 3rd, Run to school field for 43 minutes with Mom Average heart rate =138 Max =173 Elevation gain 20 feet. Km's 5