by bht_048gkp | Sep 10, 2011 | News
This post is an update to my prior Leadville MTB 100 Review After several unproductive and unapologetic emails (see below), on August 31 I spoke to Scott Giffin, the LT100 MTB race director, via telephone. Over the course of the conversation he agreed that the LT100...
by bht_048gkp | Sep 8, 2011 | News
Another Labor Day has come and gone along with another Dakota Five-0. My dream goal for the race was a 5 hour finish and after my last pre-ride I felt that it was maybe, just _maybe_ achievable. Race day though I went out a little too hot for not being warmed up and...
by bht_048gkp | Aug 15, 2011 | News
The Leadville MTB 100, The Race Across The Sky, a mountain bike race so prestigious that they make whole entire movies about it. What follows is a recounting of my experiences participating in the 2011 version of this event. Participating in the Leadville MTB 100...
by bht_048gkp | Jul 31, 2011 | News
Yesterday I rode the Laramie Enduro, a mountain bike race outside of Laramie, WY featuring “a challenging 70+ miles which climbs over 8,600 vertical feet, all at elevations over 7,500 feet”. My Garmin log indicated 67 miles and 7,800 feet of gain or so,...
by bht_048gkp | Jul 8, 2011 | News
I am currently importing the post-processed data and notes from my May 17 ride of the Victoria’s Secret loop and thought I would show a bit of the process. As you can see, importing the data is command-line driven. First, I import a GPX file that I have already...
