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Barnburner Training Bonus #1 16 May 2013 | 03:28 am
We broke from our usual Sunday training for an "if-you-can-make-it" bonus ride on one Friday. Drafting This day was all about drafting and learning some of the skills to do it effectively. There were ...
Barnburner Training #5 16 May 2013 | 02:58 am
This week we focused on actual race speed over a small loop while incorporating some cross training. Lap Repeats Our coach brought us out to the desert to work on lap repeats but with a twist. Every l...
Barnburner Training #4 26 Apr 2013 | 04:09 am
We may not have the elevation of the race in Flagstaff but according to our coach, the trail from the Ranger Station past Cave Creek to the campground of 7 Springs is a good approximation of the cours...
Barnburner Training #3 17 Apr 2013 | 05:49 am
Hill Repeats Our third training brought us out to a bit of Trail 100 for some hill repeats. Parking at the first trail head south of Thunderbird on 7th street (there are 3 places to park in this area,...
Barnburner Training #2 12 Mar 2013 | 12:05 am
Trail Ride For our second training we went out to the McDowell Mountain Regional Park. Even the desert gets cold sometimes and when we started it was a brisk 29º! Not something we Arizonans are used t...
Barnburner Training #1 9 Mar 2013 | 02:30 am
Here is my first post on how I'm training for the Barnburner 104. The Barnburner is a 104 mile race in Flagstaff broken into four, 26 mile laps. You can do it in a 4 person team (one lap each), a 2 pe...
2013 Barnburner 104 6 Mar 2013 | 01:24 am
With my first foray into the world of moutain biking I have signed up for the Barnburner 104. Yes, that's 104 miles of racing. Having just gotten my bike in April of 2012 I've been riding mostly for...
Thunderbird Conservation Area North 5 Mar 2013 | 01:16 am
Thunderbird Park is an 1,185-acre park in an area called the Hedgpeth Hills named for Robert Hedgpeth, one of the earliest homesteaders in the area. There are about 15 miles of trails in this system. ...
Reach 11 Full 3 Jul 2012 | 03:00 am
Reach 11 is a 1,500-acre City of Phoenix, Parks and Recreation district park. This 7 mile long preserve runs east-west right along the CAP Canal and has a great, flat, bridle path that walkers, runner...
Shadow Mountain Total 12 Jun 2012 | 04:11 am
If you have seen my other Shadow Mountain posts you'll know that I took some time to track EVERY trail on the mountain which you can find here: Shadow Mountain Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3. Now this...
