9 Miles on a Mountain Bike October 23, 2009
Posted by AR Guide in Adventure Recreation, Mountain Biking, trails.Tags: Brownlow Trail, mountain bike, Mountain Biking, mtb, Pioneer Park, Prescott, single track, trails
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I just got back from an afternoon ride. I am not a fan of riding alone, so I went to Pioneer Park to ride some of the single track in the Brownlow Trail system thinking that if something happened and I needed assistance that someone would be close by and I could get their attention. According to my bike computer, the temperature when I started riding was 71°….perfect!
The 3 mile loop that rode was about 2.5 miles of single track and the other half a mile of the Brownlow wide track. It was so much fun, that I decided to just continue to ride the same loop. In the 9 miles that I managed to put in before it was getting dark, I only saw 4 people on the trails.
Date Set for the 2010 GORD October 23, 2009
Posted by AR Guide in Adventure Recreation, Events, Mountain Biking, Trail Running, extreme sports, trails.Tags: 2010, Arizona, Brownlow Trail, duathlon, Go Off Road Duathlon, GORD, multisport, Prescott
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We have just finalized dates and permits for the 2010 Go! Off Road Duathlon to be held once again in Prescott, Arizona in the spring.
The race date is March 20, 2010. Race registration will open on November 15th, and will close when we have 150 entries or on race day whichever comes first.
For all the information about the GORD visit the race web page. You can also look in the tag cloud to the left and click on GORD to see all the posts that have the race tagged in them. This includes results from the 2009 event so you know what to shoot for!
The morning after 12 Hours At Night July 19, 2009
Posted by AR Guide in Adventure Recreation, Events, Mountain Biking, extreme sports.Tags: 12 Hours At Night, Adventure Recreation, Arizona, Brownlow Trail, Prescott
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We put on the 12 Hours At Night mountain bike ride last night, and it went so smoothly that it was scary!
The riders seemed to have a great time, we have the best volunteers you could ask for, and there were no injuries.
Results will be posted in the next couple of days, but I can tell you that the top lap count was 17 laps at 8.2 miles per lap…..yep, that is riding 140 miles on dirt trails on a mountain bike…AT NIGHT!!
Congratulations to everyone that came out and raced.
Thank you to all the super volunteers that made it happen.
Course is Marked for the 12 HAN July 10, 2009
Posted by AR Guide in Adventure Recreation, Events, Mountain Biking, extreme sports.Tags: 12 Hours At Night, Adventure Recreation, Arizona, Brownlow Trail, mountain bike, Mountain Biking, mtb, Prescott
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I went out this morning and lightly marked the course for next weekend’s 12 Hours At Night mountain bike ride.
The course is marked with white sprayed chalk arrows on the ground. Feel free to pre-ride it to get a feel for the flow, although it is a whole different animal at night with only headlights to show you the trail!
On race day night, we will mark it with much more authority. The chalk will be flowing, and we will also have white flagging along the course.
Temps should be about 80° to start, and then cooling to 60° through the night……….summertime perfection!
12 Hours At Night Gaining Momentum June 2, 2009
Posted by AR Guide in Adventure Recreation, Events, Mountain Biking, extreme sports.Tags: Adventure Recreation, Arizona, Brownlow Trail, Mountain Biking, mtb, Prescott
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Entries are coming in……..
Sponsors are signing on……..
Things are shaping up for the………..
12 Hours At Night Mountain Bike Ride
I am pleased to announce that in addition to REI and CLIF bar, our newest sponsors are Road ID, and Honest Tea.
Riding not Writing April 18, 2009
Posted by AR Guide in Adventure Recreation, Events, Mountain Biking, trails.Tags: Adventure Recreation, Aspen Creek, Brownlow Trail, mountain bike, Mountain Biking, mtb, Outdoor Adventure, Prescott, trail 393, trails, Whiskey Off Road
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I have been doing quite a bit of mountain biking this week, and conversly have not been doing much writing on this blog.
Short recap, with some photos to be posted soon:
Thursday evening, Kent and I braved the super cold and windy weather to ride out behind Thumb Butte. It was snowing on us at one point! My front tire threw a rock that went into my rear spokes, and broke yet another of them. Another trip the the bike shop for repairs.
Whiskey Off Road Newbie Jennifer and I rode two loops of the Camp Perlstein/393 /Copper Basin Rd. from the Aspen Creek trail head on Friday afternoon. She did much better on the switchbacks the second time, and will do just fine in the Whiskey 15.
Saturday morning, I met up with Jonea who was up here from Phoenix to pre-ride the Whiskey 15. We rode the 19.5 miles and 2500′ of climbing that is called the 15 mile “fun” ride. The trails are in pretty good shape, with lots of water crossings because of the spring storms we have had. I am sure she will do fine on the 15 next week too.
Saturday night, Jonea and I went and did some night riding on the single track trails out at Pioneer Park / Brownlow Trail. Man, it is a whole different world riding at night, talk about tunnel vision!
Seven Riders then Burritos March 10, 2009
Posted by AR Guide in Adventure Recreation, Events, Mountain Biking, Trail Running.Tags: Arizona, Brownlow Trail, Go Off Road Duathlon, GORD, Mountain Biking, multisport, Prescott
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On Monday morning a group of folks who will be racing in the GORD came up to pre-ride the course. Rick, who runs Sierra Adventure Sports was among them, however he won’t be racing. Instead Rick is going to be a volunteer and help with the timing.
The fact that he is helping and not racing didn’t keep him off the bike though. In fact he almost looks like he is having too much fun in this photo!
We rode at a leisurely pace, just enjoying a day on the bikes. It was windy as all get out though, and that kept it pretty cold out in the open or on exposed ridge lines.
I certainly didn’t want to run the running legs, so the six of them and I rode all three legs of the Duathlon course. When it was all said and done, we stood talking in the parking lot about the course, and the day’s ride. Kim kept shaking her head and saying that it hadn’t been a good day for her, but I thought that she did just fine for being a flat lander and suddenly finding out what riding a hill at altitude feels like.
We packed up our gear and loaded the bikes then decided to head into town for some mexican food. I called Tracie and asked if she wanted to meet us, and happily, she agreed. Kent also came to lunch.
That made 9 of us: Rick, Kim, Dave (not me, a real athlete), Georgie, Lisa, Laureen, Kent, Tracie and me.
We had a nice lunch and a better visit, and then they headed back to Phoenix with a good idea of what they are in for on Saturday when they arrive to race the GORD.
Four Old Guys and Their Bikes March 8, 2009
Posted by AR Guide in Adventure Recreation, Events, Mountain Biking, trails.Tags: Adventure Recreation, Brownlow Trail, Go Off Road Duathlon, GORD, mtb, Prescott
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Saturday morning Hal, Kevin, Michael and I met out at the Brownlow Trail to pr-ride the entire Duathlon course.
The trip was dual purpose (how perfect is that for a duathlon?), Michael and his daughter are going to race as a relay team, so it enabled him to get more accustomed to the route, and Hal is going to volunteer for me, so I was able to show him where I need him this Saturday during the event.
Kevin was there just to join us on a nice morning ride.
After riding, we all had time to stop for lunch in town. Thanks guys!
Day Hike on the GORD course March 5, 2009
Posted by AR Guide in Adventure Recreation, Day Hiking, Events, Trail Running.Tags: Adventure Recreation, Brownlow Trail, day hike, duathlon, Go Off Road Duathlon, GORD
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This afternoon Tracie and I took our youngest granddaughter, Brynn on a hike.
Yes, it was only a mile and a half, but for her little 5 year old legs it was a good long way. True to form, she was her same happy-go-lucky self the whole way. She carried a ziplock of goldfish crackers, and tried to identify all the tracks on the trail; horses, bikes and shoes.
The three (actually four, counting our dog Gypsy) of us had a nice walk. We walked the first running leg of the Go! Off Road Duathlon, which is a nice mix of smooth wide track and a twisty single track.
I think those of you that are going to race in the GORD next week will really like the variety of trails on the course.
Windy Evening on the MTB March 4, 2009
Posted by AR Guide in Adventure Recreation, Events, Mountain Biking, Trail Running.Tags: Brownlow Trail, duathlon, Go Off Road Duathlon, GORD, mtb, Pioneer Park
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Tim, Kent and I went on a pre-ride of the GORD mtb leg again tonight, and the wind was howling.
If the you are riding into a 25mph headwind and your computer shows 20mph, are you riding as hard as if you were really going 45mph?? It sure feels like it!
We hammered hard tonight, and got it done it right at 45 minutes. I really don’t think that many people will do it faster than that on race day. That doesn’t mean that I think that I am fast or anything, but I know the course and was riding hard. I just can’t imagine anyone doing it in under 40 minutes, so come on you guys…….make me eat my words!
The entries for the event are surprising me a little bit, still zero entries in either male or female 16-18 age group. Another surprise is that one of the divisions with a lot of entries is female 40-49 age group. And in one last statistic that makes me scratch my head is that less than 10% of our entries are local to the Prescott Area……hmmmm.
I was glad that Tim came along tonight, as he and his wife have decided to enter in the Relay division in the GORD.
