I'm getting bored with recovering but it's been hard to sneak away from the computer without feeling guilty. Today I had the perfect excuse! I needed to check a large construction site at Albion Hills that Coach LD had told me about. I wondered what impact it would have on our Star Tracks Mountain Bike Adventure courses. Mick and I had finished up the course design and mapwork in August - or so we thought.
I rode at the site from different sides to figure out where all the fences were. I can't figure out what they're doing but it sure affects a large area. We won't have to change the Open course but we might tweak the Novice course.
Then I went to Deer Run to check out a campsite that Funderstorm recommended for the pre-race camping that we're trying to encourage on Sat. Oct. 14. Nick is organizing a couple of low key training races that evening, one of them after dark. The Stars will provide marshmallows and the first bag of firewood for the communal fire!
Only a few more days for earlybird entries to Star Tracks.
https://stars.whyjustrun.ca/events/view/3041
Separate entry for Sat. evening races (very inexpensive)
https://stars.whyjustrun.ca/events/view/3104
Please let me know if you plan to camp. You'll book directly with Albion Hills but I'm thinking we can help people share sites to keep costs down.
P.S. I love my new bike. It's hard to remember that I ever felt awkward on this 29er.