Training Log Archive: Carbons Offset

Quebexican trail, out and back. Practised using the brakes less on the corners.... I figure that I over-brake and this contributes to many of my wipeouts. I need to let the tire roll more, trust it, and get more comfortable with the speed and letting it roll.
Ran into Sheri Foster (former adventure racer) and Craig Stappler (uber ultra rider, Tour Divide winner etc), had a long catch up with Sheri and swapped a couple stories with Craig.
About 15.4 km out and back total on Quebexican, then rode home via Three Sisters, Main Street, Benchlands.

C • Corner braking 4

16.7

Highline out and back with Carbon
A nice day with no smoke in the air. Trail was a little more loose than usual.
Then rode over to the Nordic Centre to watch a perfectly executed race by Emily Batty who stayed on Catharine Pendrel's wheel for 5 laps and then turned on the extra jets and jumped 30 seconds ahead for the win.
Ran into Myka and Amik for some good visiting, race watching, and burger eating. Life is good :)
A nicely laid out race course where you could see a lot of it from the stadium including two technical descents, a flow section, and could easily walk to the rest of the course quickly. Lots of flat tires.

17.3

Big fun group ride with lots of Canmore peeps. Mixed group, so several stops to regroup but still felt like I got a good ride.
Rode backward on some of the nationals race course, up Killer Bees, then jumped off and over to EKG east, Odyssey, Terminator, lower Odyssey, Flying Squirrel (why is it rated as Black?), No Homers, Long Road to Ruin, Orchid. Then a couple of laps of the bike park.
Terminator and No Homers were great for practicing threshold breaking after feeling like I didn't know how to modulate the brakes on wet Pirates last night. No issues tonight. Practiced some cornering and pushing down the inside bar, also need to remember to lead with the belly button more.
Then out to The Tavern for good food and socializing.

Highline, then Pirates, with Carbon, Peter, Vince, Matt and Steph. Walked most of the descents on Pirates except the first steep drop. Wasn't feeling 100% on my game, even on the Highline. Then the rain made the roots on Pirates slippery and made everything a little more challenging.

Nice to have the air clear up and be able to go outside and be active. Then pizza and lots of socializing at Pub Night at the Nordic Centre after. The Nordic Centre is looking exciting with all of the tape in place to mark the race course for the Nationals this weekend.

Was hoping to do the group ride tonight and finally get out for some activity after a couple of needed rest days, but it is still smoky from the forest fires and I'm nervous about it bothering my lungs.

C • Rest Days 8