Community Ride
Thursday’s Community Ride will be hosted by Wendy Cope and K.C Holley. We will meet at the Orem Mad Dog Cycles at 5:30pm then carpool/drive to the trail head. We are going to ride some of the trails at the mouth of Provo Canyon above Timpanogos Park. We have not solidified the route yet, but the options are endless in that area. So invite your friends, neighbors, co-workers etc. and join us.
Group Ride
Thursday’s weather is looking good again. The plan this week is to ride Whiting Trail in Mapleton. Meet at Mad Dog Cycles in Orem at 5:30 pm then we will carpool/drive to the trail head.
Invite your friends and join us!
This again is open to one and all. But there will be a female contingency as part of the advanced Ride Like a Girl. So if you know of a girl who has been riding for a bit, has some base fitness and skills then be sure to invite her along. This will be less instructive and more like a group ride, but pointers may still be passed along.
Scott and Kendra will be leading the ride. According to Scott, the gate will likely not be open (no water access) so we will meet at the base of the road and climb it car free.
Directions: Exit I-15 at Springville (Exit 260). Head East 2 miles to intersection of Main Street and 400 South. Turn right (South) on Main Street, staying in the right lane toward Highway 89/Price. Continue approximately 2.3 miles to Maple Street. Turn left (East) on Maple/State Hwy 147 for approximately 0.9 mile to Main Street in Mapleton. Turn left (North) on Main Street. Turn right (East) on 400 North. Drive East on 400 North for approximately 2.7 miles until you reach Whiting Campground.
See you there.
Invite your friends and join us!
This again is open to one and all. But there will be a female contingency as part of the advanced Ride Like a Girl. So if you know of a girl who has been riding for a bit, has some base fitness and skills then be sure to invite her along. This will be less instructive and more like a group ride, but pointers may still be passed along.
Scott and Kendra will be leading the ride. According to Scott, the gate will likely not be open (no water access) so we will meet at the base of the road and climb it car free.
Directions: Exit I-15 at Springville (Exit 260). Head East 2 miles to intersection of Main Street and 400 South. Turn right (South) on Main Street, staying in the right lane toward Highway 89/Price. Continue approximately 2.3 miles to Maple Street. Turn left (East) on Maple/State Hwy 147 for approximately 0.9 mile to Main Street in Mapleton. Turn left (North) on Main Street. Turn right (East) on 400 North. Drive East on 400 North for approximately 2.7 miles until you reach Whiting Campground.
See you there.
Cholla Challenge
I had a good warm-up--better than normal. I got to the start line right as the first group was about to go. That gave me just a couple of minutes before our start. I sucked down my PowerBar Gel. I lined up on the far left side. This was a mistake as this pushed me into a bad bit of trail off the start. I slowed up just a bit to ensure I got a good line. This put me at the back of the group for the second consecutive race. I did let this bother me though as there was plenty of racing to come. I settled into fourth position. This was a fair spot. Second and third, Kathy and Sarah, had a pretty good gap. I thought I might be able to close it but they continued to pull away. I kept hydrated with PowerBar Endurance. My legs felt like they might fail--cramp--but this must have just been fatigue. The electrolytes from my bottles kept any cramps at bay. Jen was close I kept trying to lose her. But she kept coming back; she was riding strong. About half way through the second lap I decided to let her get in front for a bit and let her pace me and maybe catch a bit of a draft. She was going at comfortably quick pace. As a couple of guys came by, I jumped on with them. Jen didn't make it and I was able to get some decent time on her going into our last lap. I was able to hold her off to the finish. I felt like I had race smart and finished fairly well, even if it was mid-pack.
-- K.C. Holley
More pics form the race
Team Points
-- K.C. Holley
More pics form the race
Team Points
