Jeff's Sporting Life

5 Peaks Trail Running Race 2023 @ Goldbar Park

Sunday July 23rd, I finished 8th place out of 26 in the Men aged 40-49 category and overall 40th out of 239 Results. It took me 45 minutes to complete 1 lap and a total of 7 km's long. The total Elevation gain was 413 feet. My average heart rate was 186 bpm and max was 202 bpm.

The course was awesome because it was on my favourite MTB trails with lots of climbing. I had a really fast start and held that pace until about the five km mark then I walked a little bit and recovered enough to have a really good finish. I had a great time racing today.

The temperature was deg 26 C. I would like to thank all the volunteers and 5 Peaks for putting on such a great event.

July 2023 Training

Sun 30th, MTB ride to Millwoods Ravine for 2 hrs & 10 mins Average heart rate =153 Max =185 Elevation gain 410 feet. Km's 20

Sat 29th, Run @ Millwoods Park (hill repeats) with mom for 40 minutes Average heart rate =150 Max =184 Elevation gain 200 feet. Km's 6

Sat 22nd, CX ride to whitemud drive for 1 hr Average heart rate =126 Max =154 Elevation gain 210 feet. Km's 18

Sun 16th, MTB ride to Sun Ridge Ski Hill for 2 hrs Average heart rate =139 Max =179 Elevation gain 1,020 feet. Km's 24

Sat 15th, Run @ Goldbar Park with mom for 53 minutes Average heart rate =150 Max =189 Elevation gain 384 feet. Km's 6.5

Fri 14th, Road ride to Collingwood Cove with Mom for 2 hrs & 11 mins Average heart rate =111 Max =135 Elevation gain 459 feet. Km's 43

Tue 11th, MTB ride @ Terwillegar Park for 3 hrs & 20 mins Average heart rate =149 Max =187 Elevation gain 1,381 feet. Km's 35

Sun 9th, MTB ride @ Mill Creek Ravine for 2 hrs Average heart rate =150 Max =187 Elevation gain 1,073 feet. Km's 22

Sat 8th, Run to Millwoods Ravine for 1 hour Average heart rate =153 Max =182 Elevation gain 243 feet. Km's 7

Mon 3rd, Run to school field for 37 minutes Average heart rate =170 Max =185 Elevation gain 59 feet. Km's 5

Sat 1st, MTB ride to Millwoods Ravine (Zone 2/3) for 2 hrs Average heart rate =136 Max =172 Elevation gain 548 feet. Km's 18

@ Millwoods Park

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

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

Run For Women Race 2023 @ Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park

Saturday May 27th, I finished 53rd place out of 1,305 overall & 3rd place out of 47 in my category age 40 to 49 Results It took me 29 minutes for a total of 5 kms. Average heart rate =186 Max =200 The total elevation gain was 128 feet.

This was my first running race since grade eight. My mom came out to cheer me on and it gave me a huge boost of energy. It was sunny & 26 degrees C beautiful day for a race. I emptied out the tank and gave it everything that I had today. I had a great time today.

A huge thanks to The Running Room and all the volunteers for putting on the race

May 2023 Training

Sun 28th, MTB ride to Millwoods Ravine for 2 hrs Average heart rate =155 Max =182 Elevation gain 584 feet. Km's 18

Mon 22nd, Run to school field for 35 minutes Average heart rate =164 Max =185 Elevation gain 59 feet. Km's 5

Sun 21st, Worked out at home for 1 hour on core, arms, chest & legs.

Sat 20th, Worked out at home for 1 hour on core, arms, chest & legs.

Sun 14th, Run to Millwoods Ravine for 1 hour Average heart rate =154 Max =187 Elevation gain 95 feet. Km's 7

Sat 13th, MTB ride @ Gold Bar Park for 2 hrs & 6 mins Average heart rate =161 Max =190 Elevation gain 1,020 feet. Km's 20

Sat 6th, Run to school field for 43 minutes with Mom Average heart rate =135 Max =166 Elevation gain 69 feet. Km's 5

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