It has been 2 weeks since returning from Colorado, where several Team Nebo Ridge members volunteered at the Leadville 100MTB. We spent the week riding the trails around Breckenridge, the Monarch Crest Trail, and Powerline in Leadville. We also hiked Mt. Quandary at 14,256 ft.

Fun times trying to adjust to less O2, the legs felt fine, the heart and lungs working OT. By the end of the week the legs were toast. During the first week back, I couldn't tell if my legs were just tired, or the difference between my heart rate and power was due to my week of altitude training...

Next up is the DINO24. The team is putting together several teams for the event. Last year we had 1 team of 6 riders. I assume we will have more this year. I may end up riding it solo... We. Will. See.

BAMF events, Get em in!

All year I've had a cycling focus on riding longer, endurance type rides, a mix of road and off-road events. A select group of riders from the local cycling team has established the BAMF crew, with qualifying events, and "points" for completion. I nominated myself, unofficial official BAMF event coordinator. Essentially, any ride that puts you in the pain cave for an extended period of time (6 hrs) qualifies. In order to be a member... you must complete 10 events, with a minimum of 3 events being road rides, and 3 being off-road events.

The requirement of doing off-road events has forced several "want-to-be" BAMFs to try out gravel rides and mt. biking, which has been humorous and sometimes worrisome. 

Some examples of events covered by BAMF members so far:

Sub9 Death March (Gravel, Adventure race style, Indiana)

Barry Roubaix (Dirt/Gravel, race, Michigan)

Billy Goat McGruff Ride (Self created, hilly road ride)

Calvin's Challenge (12hr road race, Ohio)

Assault on Mt. Mitchell (100M, road race, North Carolina)

Dirty Kanza (200M gravel race, Kansas)

JAWS (100M, road ride, Indiana)

Lumberjack 100 (100M Mt. Bike race, Michigan)

RAIN (160M, road ride, Indiana)

Metamora 200 (200M road race)

Events coming up on the calendar:

DINO 24hr. 

OJO Birthday Ride

Brown County Breakdown

Iceman Cometh (special inclusion as BAMF event...)

Sub9 Gravel Grovel