| Oct 4, 2008 |
Back again this time slated for the cooler weather of fall, this event will feature live music, food, cycling vendors and more. Free ride and BMX demos, bike demos by local dealers and the ever popular 6HR Curse of the Crab Endurance Mountain Bike race. Visit the Triangle Off-Road cyclists site for more details.
| Oct 25, 2008 |
The Bitch is back for 2008….the 2nd Annual Off-road Assault on Triangle Trails is slated for October 25th. Start location North Cary Park off Norwell Blvd in Cary. Mileage expected to hover around 40 miles of greenway, road, singletrack and gravel road.
Race starts promptly at 9am with race briefing and maps distributed sometime before that! Remember no prizes, no organization, no waivers, no hassles.
Cold beverages on the house…yeah that’s right…FREE…. to start or follow depending on your tolerance level
Our Adventure Racing site of the week features the US National White Water Center in Charlotte NC. Located just minutes from I85 South, this venue features miles of singletrack riding, three man-made white water rafting/kayaking runs, multi-faced climbing walls, zip-lines, bike rentals and restaurant. Seeing the Center in person puts it all in perspective of the effort that was undertaken to build this facility. If man-made isn’t your deal there are miles of trails and boating available at the nearby Catawba River. Be sure to top your day off with a cold beer at the on-site restaurant and bar!
I Competed in the USA Cycling SE Regional Marathon Championship on Sunday at the USNWC (http://www.usnwc.org/) The trails there are absolutely outstanding and very well maintained…talk about dishing it all up on one venue….tough climbs….brake screeching downhills….fast doublewide sections and rooty/rocky techical drops. If you haven’t been out there to ride/raft/climb you really should try it out. Seeing it in person really gives you a perspective of the work. To top the day off the race was sponsored by http://www.widmer.com/Default.aspx man that was real good after a hot, dusty ride!!
6 Laps of the 8.5 mile course for a total of 51 miles landed me in 25th overall and 12th in the masters. There were some pretty serious riders there with it being a SE regional so it was interesting tangling with the big dogs and their matching lycra. The course was 90% singletrack with a bit of gravel road near the lap pits.
Laps 1,2 and 3 went by fairly easily with no major issues…lap four I suffered through, lap five I backed off the throttle a bit to recover and then made a push for lap six….I felt like I was in slow motion but was still able to pass four riders. Prettty sore the next day, hands..wrists…back from the beating.
Check out the news story, wish we had this coverage locally for endurance sports:
http://news14.com/content/top_stories/599055/bike-race-highlights-sport-s-growth/Default.aspx
Few Pics from various laps: http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=0NR8001E000122&po=0&c=&e=
CheckpointZERO Newswire
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