Lotoja Recovery Party

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The 12th Hour is the Darkest Hour

Sounds great. Sign me up! Red Bell is making a splash at the Village this year with it’s Final Descent Series. It’s a 12 hour race this Saturday, mixing endurance with downhill adrenaline: two of a Jacksonite’s favorite things. If you aren’t into riding the race, you can always enjoy the after party at Nick Wilson’s.

Pierre’s Hole Race Report from “The” Dave Saurman

Hey Riders, So another session of self abuse at Pierre’s Hole this past Saturday. Tons of fun. A great turn out from the locals and others from all over the planet. And maybe a few from nearby planets? A leisurely start at 10:15 for the 50 milers. It was warm, dry and never got above 75 degrees. Perfect race conditions as the weeks rains made the course tacky. Some new trail( still a bit bumpy) but good to mix it up.

I had ridden some of the course last Wednesday and Mill Creek specifically was scary with a water runnel right down the middle of the trail. Thanks to Troy Barry and his crew for making it much more rid able.

The race was fun - though seemed to hurt more than usual. As the 40+ champ for the last two years, I had a lot to live up to…….or not. I knew going in there was some stiff competition this year. A lot of strong contenders not from here.

I had a good start, I had an awesome first decent of Mill creek. I hammered the road up to Bustle Creek decent. I was amazed how many I passed. at one point, like 15at once? The usually long hump up Dry Creek (really painful) and out into Ricks kind of by myself. Start/Finish and off for the second lap. Now the pain increasing. Even better descent down Mill Creek ( as there was no one in front of me) and another good road climb. An OK descent to the Dry Creek #2. Now the pain really begins. I was passed by a few not in my class, and maybe one in the 40 +? I did not care, I kept pushing forward, but not fast enough. Finally the top and slowly into Ricks again. Now I was home. 8 miles to go. Then I began to Cramp. The inner thighs. Damn I hate that. I popped my last 3 Ecaps and moved on. It helped for a while, but a mile from the end I started to cramp agian. Damn. Then I saw some dude, a 100 miler on his last lap and asked him if he had Ecaps? He looked, actually stopped in the middle of his race and found none. I found one last shot of my Egooo and I guess there was enough lytes in it to save me. I finished. Yeah. With no good training except racing, I felt good about my race. I had record time and ended up 4th in the 40+ and a podium as they went 5 deep!! Not bad for this fat out of shape geezer.

Just happy for another clean race, no crashes, no bonks, no flats and no mechanicals.

Oh, and congrats to all my buddies for there podiums. I think just about everyone got a spot.

Cheers, DS

Cache to Game Re-Scheduled for July 14th!

CACHE CREEK TO GAME CREEK MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE

Teton County/Jackson Parks and Recreation Department has re-scheduled the annual Cache Creek to Game Creek Mountain Bike Race for Thursday, July 14, 2011. Race registration is limited to 75 participants. Registration takes place at the Teton County/Jackson Recreation Center. Race registration deadline is 1:00 pm on July 14 or earlier if race registration reaches maximum capacity of 75 participants. The race begins at Mike Yokel Park with a mandatory pre-race meeting at 5:00 p.m. The race start is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. Race participants must be a minimum age of 15. Helmets are required. Racers are reminded that Cache Creek and Game Creek Trails are shared use trails and bikers must yield to all other users when training for and participating in this race. IMBA Rules of the Trail should be observed at all times. Trail users, please be advised that the race will occur from approximately 5:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the Cache Creek and Game Creek Trails.

-JH Parks & Rec