A small addition to my last post on the Mud, Sweat, & Gears Duathlon….professional photographers from Sportography were on hand and I broke down and got this one:
That hill was steep!!
–Karen
Entries Tagged as ‘Mountain’
October 4, 2009
Race Report: Mud, Sweat & Gears Duathlon, Ashland, MA
My fondest Sunday mornings are spent sleeping in, waking late with a cozy cup of coffee and an english muffin, and watching HGTV under a warm blanket. But this Sunday morning was the Mud, Sweat & Gears Duathlon in Ashland, Massachusetts.
I have been eying this race for about a decade. That’s how long it’s been [...]
September 23, 2009
Recon Report: Ashland State Park
Yesterday I traveled to Ashland to check out the course for the Mud, Sweat and Gears Duathlon being held October 4, 2009. The park is a nice little state park, and was closed to vehicles due to budgetary constraints. I parked outside the gate with the other vehicles, pulled the mountain bike off the truck [...]
September 13, 2009
Defining My Racing Strategy
Mt Toby Trails
Originally uploaded by sipclip&go
Last Monday Gail & I made it out for a planned brick: a short trail run followed immediately by mountain biking. We’re prepping for the Mud Sweat and Gears Duathlon in Ashland, MA on October 4th. This is my first attempt at multisport, and my first race since in about 8 [...]
August 27, 2009
The Quabbin Fire Roads
The Quabbin is a favorite place of mine: I’ve blogged about it before. When road riding, I ride to it. I’ve hiked it. I’ve snowshoed it. I’ve fished it. I’ve boated it. And now I’ve mountain biked it.
The Quabbin is a huge place. From the “Friends of the Quabbin” site: The reservoir is 18 miles [...]
August 19, 2009
Is 2 a group?
Probably not.
But this morning, Gail & I coordinated our respectively crazy schedules for a short but sweet road ride.
We were both yearning for a different route. My routes went stale about a year ago and I haven’t had much opportunity to travel with the road bike. Gail (pictured) was in the same spot–and she suggested [...]
August 1, 2009
Rain, Rain, Go Away
MUD~
Originally uploaded by sipclip&go
What is going on with the weather?
Every other Friday night, my Ladies Mountain Bike Group heads out for some trail riding. Every other Friday night, and nearly every day in between, it is raining. Heavily. The last two Friday nights, there was such heavy rains we canceled the ride.
Last night two of [...]
June 29, 2009
Ladies Mountain Biking Thursday July 2nd
Originally uploaded by sipclip&go
The Ladies are meeting this Thursday evening, instead of Friday to embark on our fourth ride of the season. We all wanted to get a ride in and with the long holiday weekend, wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to attend before other holiday commitments. New attendees are most welcome [...]
June 21, 2009
Pedaling Upstream
Friday evening our little Ladies Mountain Biking Group met under clearing skies at Lithia Springs in South Hadley, MA. I remember Lithia being a “wet” ride, but this was ridiculous! The entire trail was an active stream of water. After some climbing, literally upstream, we were able to find drier ground. The constant rain we’ve [...]
June 13, 2009
Altitude Sickness
Well, that’s a bit of an exaggeration.
I rode twice on my three day excursion into the Colorado Rockies, and both times I suffered terrible embarrassment. I simply could not get enough air. Here I was, this avid cyclist, bragging about how I could ride 50, 60, 70 miles at a time, and I can’t crest [...]
