East Canyon Road Race April 21, 2012

Ryan, Jacob and I did the East Canyon Road race yesterday near Henefer. We raced in category 4. This is the first time we've done it since the switched the course and started with the climb to East Canyon Resort. That one change made it a much more intense race. Despite occasional break-ups, the group ended up mostly intact as we passed through Henefer towards the finish line atop Hogback summit. Shortly after Henefer things really broke up. I finished 11th with Jacob and Ryan about a minute behind. I recorded most of the race with a helmet cam and it can be found on my YouTube site (the link is at the top of the page).

South Fork. February 11, 2012.

Lacey and I biked up South Fork (just past Bridal Veil Falls) earlier today. Normally this time of the year it wouldn't be very bike friendly, but given the weak winter that it's been, it's clear all the way to the top. The weather was great too (>50 degrees).

First longer ride of the year! February 4, 2012

As the title already indicates, today I went on the longest ride I've been on this year. Other riders were leaving from Noble Sports at 11:00 to ride around West Mountain but I left late and tried to find them but was unsuccessful. Wonderful riding conditions though. Very little wind and it felt like the temperature wasn't far from 50 degrees. From home I went out just past Lincoln Beach at Utah Lake and back, which ended up being nearly 60 miles. My thighs feel a little sore and I can tell I haven't been on any long rides for awhile. This has been the first winter I can recall where you can comfortably ride nearly any day.

Frozen Hog Pictures. January 30, 2012.

The Frozen Hog. January 28, 2012

The first race of the year is over! It was cold this morning (about 17 degrees or so) but warmed up enough to the end to create a little mud. We raced for just over an hour and went about 15 miles. I felt like I ever really got a good chance to take a breath. A good deal of the trail was iced over with plenty of fishtailing going on. Noble Sports had 3 racers show up (Me (Todd), Jacob and Ryan) and we did pretty well. I ended up getting 6th place in Expert Men. Jacob and Ryan got 5th and 6th in Sports Men. It feels good to be racing again even though at the very end I though I was going to have some kind of medical emergency.


The official race results are available here-> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ao4PwrbDFL99dFhOUkQ0WS1SQXZDcV94S3RGend4NGc&hl=en_US#gid=0


There were a fair number of people out taking pictures. I'll post some if I find any.

Welcome 2012! January 21, 2012

Hello 2012! Even though it's only January, the new year makes you think about all the cycling events that will be happening in 2012. My first race will be The Frozen Hog next Saturday, the 28th of January. Last year was my first time doing it and I really enjoyed it. It beats nearly everything you could do in January aside from skiing. It looks like we'll probably have 3 Noble Sports guys doing it (Me (Todd), Jacob and Ryan). Their official website is here http://www.frozenhog.net. They also have a Facebook page. It's only $25 which is cheaper than most any other event you'll find. There hasn't been any snow at Lambert Park but we have snow/rain forecasted for the next two days. It should be cold (high that day of 36). The race has a friendly environment so everyone come out and have some fun!

Reason 2 Ride. August 20, 2011

The ride started out with lots of fun things. Jacob slept in and we really had to bike hard to try to arrive at Payson High School for the beginning of the ride. We arrived at the train tracks just prior to going under the freeway before entering Payson. As Jacob went over his tire immediately hissed and we knew he had a flat. Jacob's pretty darn at fixing flats (he gets a lot of them) so it didn't seem like the end of the world until we couldn't get the new CO2 device to work. I ended up using my little hand pump, which took awhile. After getting it to proper PSI, Jacob noticed that the tire itself was torn and the tube was protruding. We decided that I would head back to Noble Sports for a new tire but just then a slow, long train began came along the tracks. I got to Noble Sports and got the necessary stuff and Jacob's wife, Melissa, drove me back to him. Jacob had placed his tube over the rim without the tire in the meantime, just to hold it. He set it on the ground where a puncture weed pierced it. I got my spare and then we finally set off. By the time we reached the beginning, we were nearly 2 hours behind the start time of 8:00.

The first couple of feed zones were empty but by the end of the Nebo Loop we caught up to the last rider, after which the feeding zones were all occupied. It was a great event and very supported with very friendly volunteers. I'm sure we'll plan on doing it next year.