Training Log Archive: Carbons Offset

Headed to the Nordic Centre with Carbon and Jenn but met up and tagged along with Greg and his buddy Andrew who were pre-riding the course for XCO Nationals. Got worked for the next couple of hours trying to keep up with these two xc racers but was matching the one guy later on the second lap as he faded. A couple of the harder technical drops are not the kind of thing I would want to be rushed through with other racers on my tail. I have ridden Eye Dropper before and bottomed out my suspension with a hard clunk; decided not to do it again. I haven't ridden Organ Donor and don't think I want to go off the 1-foot step in the middle of such a steep slope. These sections have been in previous races and even had to be removed after two bone-breaking crashes. That said, only the pros/elite will have to do the A-lines I think. The new B-lines looked fine. Thanks to hosting this race, they have built a couple new sections of trail (including a cool pump track where I expect some of the pros will show off some big air) and an over/under feature that will be permanent.

Stanley Glacier trail with our own Group of Seven. Looked awesome in all of our Canada gear.
Hiked past the end of the maintained trail, up to the glacier, then had some good boot ski glisading on the way down.

15.3

Beer Mile with Bow Valley Dirtbags
Brought non-alcoholic beer because I didn't want 4 beers in me. I soon realized that the carbonization and the volume of liquid in the belly are the real challenge, so I should do it again with real beers just to prove I can. Had decent drinking times and decent running, finished third in 9 minutes 19 seconds. Batgirl Slice was top female and second overall at about 9 minutes, and also won best costume.

Group ride with Rebound Cycle. Out on Lowline and back on Midline. Near the end of the ride we got caught by the rain and got soaked. Rode down a wet log unexpectedly but it seemed like no big deal now that I have West Coast skills :)

17.0

Had a surprise burst of rain around 6 pm, so waited for the trails to absorb it. Got out 2 hours later and the trails were good.
Rundle Riverside with Carbon, out and back. It felt good to move after three days off. Bike suspension and tire set up felt quite good on this very rooty trail. Suspension was in the typical set up, and usually ran the rear suspension open on these roots. Didn't top up the tires, so the pressure might have been just a little lower than usual.
Lots of shouting to warn the grizzly in the area. Saw a couple of scats but no bear.

C • Rundle Riverside 2