Training Weekend

It was a great weekend for training.
Friday:
I took half the day off and rode the St. Charles Trifecta (Lost Valley, Mattson, Klondike) with John Peiffer. It was actually the first time either of us had ridden all of Klondike (Donkey Kong) so that made it a blast! It was a tough day for me fitness-wise, but then again I was riding w/John!!

Saturday:
Even with al the rain on Fri night the upper trails in Castlewood weren’t too bad. The bottoms/flats were totally unrideable! Karen was in Castlewood helping with the Team Revolution Singletrack mtb clinic. They were having a blast doing drills, contests, and giveaways! I rode for about 60 mins: Love, Grotpeter, Rollercoaster.

Sunday:
Karen and I took advantage of a beautiful day and decided to go ride the Berryman Trail. We heard there were a lot of trees down, but that it was mostly more South of Berryman. We were also a little worried about mud but knowing how rocky that trail is didn’t think it’d be too much of an issue. We started at the Berryman Campground and rode clock-wise. I was personally surprised how muddy some parts were. We walked around some sections to avoid tearing up the trail. Even though the trail marathon the day before and recent horse traffic did that already. As far as the downed trees went, there were 5 downed trees in the first 2.5 miles that you had to climb over/under. Then there was only 5 more before we got to Brazil creek (Mile 14). Then the fun began. There were 31 trees down in the final 10 miles. The section from Brazil creek back to Berryman was hit hard. It’s going to need a lot of work!
But overall, it was a beautiful day and we spent it outside. It was also Karen’s first big ride on her new single-speed. She did an awesome job riding that trail with all of its washed-out sections and long climbs. She’s rockin’ that bike!!

After a stop at Taco Bell and Dairy Queen on the way home, we spent some time cleaning the bikes before resting the legs while watching a movie.