12 Hours of Temecula MTB Race #2

Rode on a four-man team along w/ Nor, Mike and a guy named Brett in the 12 Hour race Sat. The layout of the 10+ mile loop was slightly different from the January event. For a sweet course map, description and photos, click here. (Looks like the organizer, Jason, could use a little help with his web design.)

Collectively, we completed 11 laps on what was a friggin' hot day. Everyone (except me) turned sub-hour or hour long laps. Fastest times were around :58. In contrast, my 3rd lap was somewhere around 1:20. Yikes... At least I have an excuse.

Here are a few random pics from throughout the day.









This is an elevation/hr graph of my lap 1 data.



Click on the map for details on MotionBased. Note that the temp was more like 86 than 68.

Westridge Follow-Up

It's a done deal - the remainder of Westridge singletrack went under the blade on either Thurs or Fri. While I understand the need for preventative measures in a drought year, especially after the scary Griffith Park fire, I'm still saddened. The vegetation and trail will come back but it will take years. Here are a few pics from today.

Can't help but think the "Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority" has never been so expeditious in finishing a project.



"Plow King" at rest on the fireroad.



An ugly swath of dirt with the Nike base off in the distance.



With Sullivan singletrack's days possibly numbered, made sure to hit it yesterday w/Mike and Miles. Click on the map for details.

Westridge Singletrack - R.I.P.

On a post-work ride yesterday, was bummed to discover that the top section of Westridge singles had been bulldozed, ostensibly to create a fire-break. Per this thread on MTBR, the whole thing could be gone soon. Oh, the memories...

Here are a few old pics from the trail. The first is a shot of the bay, PV and Catalina taken with an unsteady hand. The second shows a fast section in the afternoon light.





This is a re-post of helmet-cam video shot by Mike back in November.

Elings Park XC Race

Raced in SB on Saturday along with what's become a pretty regular group. The short course was the same as last September except for a different start/finish placement. Improved upon my Firestone results, finishing 17th out of 30 with a time that was just a minute off the average for the class. Here are final results on Geoladders. After Castaic, was generally happy w/the outcome.

Click for an overview on MotionBased...



Here's an hr/elevation graph. In contrast to Castaic, all the climbs at Elings were manageable. (Still ended up using the granny on 2nd and 3rd laps though.) While my avg hr over the course of the race was 168, it never went above 177...



Miles kept his podium streak alive finishing 4th. Two dropped chains interfered w/ what would've been a 3rd. Wonder if he'll get that fixed soon??