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As far as I know you can freely ride the XC course up to and including Wednesday - after that it is dictated by UCI regulations: "Practice times have been clearly outlined and will be strictly followed in accordance with UCI requirements. (Cross country: Thursday, Aug. 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. and...

Ok, at least the elevation makes sense- total change in elevation from start to finish is about 600 but we go up and down a few times, increasing our actual traveled elevation amount. 900 'feels' right. I've never seen a race where the official mileage matches the garmin mileage. As you...

The course The official map makes it 5.21km = 3.25 miles. There's a prologue that starts somewhere in town and goes up to the ski area, didn't ride it, have no idea about it other than the end of it exists on the map. I went up there Sat. with a friend and met up with more riders there. We...

Ah yes. Guess I'll stop drinking gin and starting prepping for tomorrow. The bike is 1994, actually. :) I briefly flirted with a Giant XO full sus but decided it was just too plush (actually I discovered that you can ski in Utah for 2 months for the same price. oops...). Instead I rehabbed...

The mass start was fine, in my opinion. Most people set a good pace through the singletrack and start-of-race congestion is part of the sport. Keep in mind that those who want to be out front will get out front, for the most part. The singletrack supported passing admirably I thought, with...

What a great race and a great venue for an endurance race! The layout was just about perfect- just enough fire road to down a water bottle and eat some food on the bike before diving back into the singletrack. And what singletrack: Smooth, flowing, tight and endless turns, linked one after the...

The rain was epic. As I was under the starting tent lined up for my go it really opened up. Sheets of water! I have never ridden in such wet conditions. As was said surprisingly not muddy- just wet wet wet. The rain was warm and it was without a doubt the freakiest night ride I've ever...

let's get this back on track. well I could have stayed in bed today for all the good lining up at the start did me but I would have missed the most amazing thing I've seen in a while: driving home while on I87 I watched a 4 point buck play the ultimate round of frogger and clear SEVEN lanes...

Good to hear from you too Norm, I miss you passing me at every race and telling me what a good job I'm doing :) Luke and I have talked about rallying and mtb and I agree he is a nice guy. I'm still not a roadie though! Haha, yeah with road bike geometry and 1.9 tires it sure can confuse...

Just for the record: I'm not a roadie, I run a 15 year old full rigid steel hardtail. I know I am at a disadvantage at courses like this but part of the experience for me is running on the same bike I raced 'back in the day'. For never having ridden at jungle habitat and not knowing anything...

That's funny... It's a cross country race, not a trials competition. Your goal is to negotiate the course faster than the others. I am continually amazed at races to see people grinding out a technical section when it is clearly faster to dismount and run. At Blue Mountain on the...

I will likely be going as well, the more climbing the merrier for me. It slows those suspension bikes down. Plus 3 weeks with no racing would be too long.