24/9

Sending positive vibes to the MN women racing 24/9 this weekend:

12-Hour Women Solo
Rebecca Sauber

12-Hour Duo Open
Sara Bisso of Coed Team: Who's Watching the Baby

Casey Ellis of Coed Team: Worst Honeymoon Ever

12-Hour Duo
Beckie Alexender and Kristi Olson

12-Hour 3-4 Person Women's Team
Team: Boxes Up Ladies
Nicole Wolf
Kim Wapola
Dana Buddenbaum
Julie Denning

Big Weekend of Races

This weekend is chocked full of many dirt races to choose from.

July 11, WEMS Levis/Trow 100
July 11, Fallen Oak Duathlon at Hillside City Park in Elk River, MN
July 12, MNSCS Memorial Classic in Red Wing, MN.......fun single track and the Stairway to Heaven awaits you ;-)

Pick one! Or come on out, spectate, and cheer on your fellow dirt sisters.

WORS Firecracker Race Recap

Lots of Minnesota women headed over to Wisconsin to race in the WORS Firecracker.

Kyia provides her race recap:

I felt great off the line, a rider from Ontario took the lead and then around the next turn I went to the front. I didn't think it was an attack, just going to the front. I did a few turns on the pedals and looked back to see at least 10 bike lengths to the group! Hmmm, not what I was expecting. What is someone to do when they have the lead, GOOOOOOOO!! So I did....

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(as told by Kyia Anderson, Cannondale, Professional Mountain Bike Racer)

Bluff Rider's Charge Recap (MNSCS)

There are two courses in the Minnesota series where I gave up last year. This happens to be one of those problem places where I just didn't think I could continue on. I fell down in some mud and was just generally tired so I quit.

Fast forward to this year where I am not willing to just quit. Now I am not going to lie and say those thoughts don't pass through my head during parts of the ride but the difference this year is that I refuse to act on them. Heading up the hill the second time I was questioning why I actually paid money to do this???

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(as told by Desta Meyer, Silver Cycling, Sport class)

Trail Run. Mountain Bike. Trail Run.

Looking for a dirt duel?

Check out the Fallen Oak Duathlon at Hillside City Park in Elk River, MN on Saturday, July 11.

Link to PDF of flyer.

There's a couple categories to choose from: Go solo or team up with a buddy (one person runs the trail; the other completes the biking portion).

The trail is a blast. And the SWAG is always pretty sweet.

Wooly Mammath Race, WI

Being it a big week of training I decided against the WORS Cup and instead focused on two leg wrecker sessions on Friday and a Time Trial on Saturday, Intervals early a.m. Sunday and now it looks like a good 3 hour ride in the rain again!

The Wooly Mamoth MTB race in St. Croix Falls, WI fit perfectly for the timed Time Trial on the training schedule so we packed up the car Saturday morning and headed over to western WI for a noon race start....

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(as told by Kyia Anderson, Cannondale, Professional Mountain Bike Racer)

John Muir Race Recap

Saturday was my first endurance race of the year. I did a 6 hour race at John Muir in the Southern Kettle Moraine State Forest of WI. Going into it I was really nervous because of my race performance the last two weeks but things turned out much better than anticipated.

I didn't really know what to expect of the course because I've only ridden there once and couldn't really remember the trail. It was fun and fast with some good, short little hills and some fun windy, singletrack....

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(as told by Valerie Dosland, unattached, Sport class)