Bill's Blog (Web Log)
Post Recovery Hike Thoughts
Submitted by Bill on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 8:59pm
Hello from a slightly cold but sunny Missoula evening. I just got done hiking out on Waterworks hill on a trail I call Orange Street Trail. I am headed off to bed but first I thought I would drop a blog.
A new batch of Carbo Rocket came in the mail and it is a new formula. I am excited to try it and see if the Rocket can actually be improved. It has double the ingredients and some glutamine. Tomorrow is the Thursday Night Ride at the Ravine Trail but the real test will be this weekend as I hammer out 9 hours of zone 3 bliss.
I am currently experiencing a a reoccurrence of a past health problem so my fingers are crossed that I irritated a nerve or something and this weekend I will be free to ride.
With that excitement in the future I have my mom in mind as she is in what she calls re-hab. She broke her leg in three places and could not take care of herself. Dad couldn't take care of her so someone intervened and took action and placed her in a center that re-habs seniors that cant take care of themselves. I imagine one day I will crash my bike and be in the same boat. One thing that bugs me is that she says that as soon as
Another Big MTB Weekend
Submitted by Bill on Mon, 05/18/2009 - 11:51am
On Saturday Zephanie B joined me to hit all the trails in the Pattee Canyon area just a couple miles up the road from my apartment. Click on images for larger view. First order of business was to check out University Mountain and we handled that pretty quickly.
Next we bombed down the ridge and went up Sentinel to see some hand gliders prepare for take off.
The rest of the day we spent exploring new routes towards the Miller Creek Drainage. At the end we finished with a big run down the Sammy B. Saturday my totals were55 miles in 5.5 hours and 9,000 feet of climbing. Did mostly in zone 3 on the climbs and zone 2 when things flattened out (very rare).
Sunday was a little more serious and I had to practice my solo pace with pit stops. I made up a course called the Jumbo Juggernaut (http://tiny.cc/bdTsE). A 15.5 mile loop with almost 3,000 feet of climbing. It was freaking hot as for the first time Missoula got into the 80s. I definitely mis judged how much water to carry per lap and by the third lap I was dragging my tongue. Some of the Bozone crew showed up to ride some of it with me and Zephanie came back for more punishment. Ended up finishing the day with 61.5 miles in just over 6 hours and 12,100 feet of climbing. And that ends my account of last weekend. Oh yea, then there was Happy Hour at the Bridge Pizza after
Today's Epic Ride
Submitted by Bill on Sat, 05/02/2009 - 9:38pm
Today was a great day out on the trails. I took off from Missoula going up the Fire Road Trail up into Patte Canyon. Spent the first hour doing all those trails
Then I went down thee Deer Creek Sneak and over to Marshall Canyon. There I proceeded to get lost (on purpose) as I explored new trails. I even found that single-track that drop to the road just by the Marshall Grade Access.
By the time I got up Marshall Grade to the top of Three Larch I had run out of time and had to bomb down Woods Gulch and come home. Looking forward to tomorrows 5.5 hour ride
Devils Slide Report
Submitted by Bill on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 8:55pm
Saturday morning my friend and I headed out bright and early for Lewistown Idaho. For those of you that never made the trip down highway 12 you are missing something. Absolutely beautiful. This was our 4th trip to this race venue and I was the lone mule (Team Muleterro) in Idaho this weekend.
We arrived and got into one of the little cabins along the Snake River. I highly recommend this option and if you go in on it with someone it can be almost as cheap as a camping site. I called up Chad at the Red Barn Shop to see if he was coming, the weather was fabulous. Then I loaded up with Carbo Rocket and potato chips and hit the race loop.
After loop 1 I did a little excursion below the cliffs and found the most exotic trail with views of some wild volcanic structures. Enough play time, I finished up with 6 more laps for a total of 7 for the day (6.5 hours). I even had enough time out on course to talk to someone about doing the Butte 100 (Triple Ring Productions). I am happy to announce two people gave me a
