Jeff's Sporting Life: June 2025

Organ Grinder MTB XC Marathon Race 2025 @ Bragg Creek

Sunday June 29th, I finished 15th place out of 16 in the Men aged 35 to 44 category Results. It took me 2 hours & 44 minutes to complete 1 lap and a total of 30 km's long. The total Elevation gain was 2,861 feet. My average heart rate was 168 bpm and max was 191 bpm.

I did not finish the full marathon because my legs started to cramp up really bad and it was hard to ride. I did the 1 lap 45 minutes faster than last year in dry conditions where as today had some muddy sections. The minimum elevation was 4,642 feet and the highest was 5,653.

The temperature was 24 C. I would like to thank all the volunteers and Cyclemeisters/bow cycle for putting on such a great event.

Provincials MTB XC Race 2025 @ Bragg Creek (Alberta Cup XCO)

Saturday June 28th, I finished 8th place out of 9 in the Men aged 35 to 44 category Results. It took me 1 hour & 22 minutes to complete 3 laps and a total of 18 km's long. Lap #1 = 26 minutes, Lap #2 = 27 minutes & Lap #3 = 28 minutes.The total Elevation gain was 1,378 feet. My average heart rate was 181 bpm and max was 193 bpm.

I finished -1 lap because it was 4 laps. I was 13 minutes faster than last year in the same dry conditions and same course. I peaked for today’s race. I felt strong on the climbs. I’m extremely happy with my performance today.

The temperature was 20 deg C. I would like to thank all the volunteers and C4XC for putting on such a great event.

Canmore Classic MTB XC Race 2025 @ Canmore (Alberta Cup XCO)

Saturday June 14th, I finished 17th place out of 19 in the Expert Men category Results. It took me 1 hour & 20 minutes to complete 3 laps and a total of 12 km's long. Lap #1 = 24 minutes, Lap #2 = 26 minutes & Lap #3 = 29 minutes. The total Elevation gain was 1,352 feet. My average heart rate was 182 bpm and max was 193 bpm.

I finished -2 laps as it was 5 laps. This was an extremely difficult & technical course. There was lots of climbing every lap and really steep sections. There was a couple of black diamond downhill sections.

The temperature was 17 deg C. I would like to thank all the volunteers and ANMBRA for putting on such a great event.

Start - Pic by Uncle Tony

I’m in the middle - Pic by Uncle Tony

Pic by Uncle Tony

Finish - Pic by Uncle Tony

5 Peaks Trail Running Race 2025 @ Whitemud Park

Sunday June 1st, I finished 14th place out of 21 in the Men aged 40-49 category and overall 116th out of 232 Results. It took me 1 hour & 5 minutes to complete 1 lap and a total of 8 km's long. The total Elevation gain was 486 feet. My average heart rate was 182 bpm and max was 196 bpm.

I felt good today and did my best. I really enjoyed the course because in the first 3.5 kms it was on the gravel trail so it let everyone spread out before we did the black diamond single track trail. At the 6.3 km mark there was over 100 hundred stairs to climb up.

The temperature was 15 C. I would like to thank all the volunteers and 5 Peaks for putting on such a great race.