Bring the Pain and the Weekly Outlook

Not much goin’ on this week – unless you like ice cream, single speedin' (aka: pedal pain) or trail work. Lots of stuff to look forward to, however. Cross races, Curt Gowdy IMBA Celebration, Take A Kid Mountain Biking, Crankin’ Contest, Bobcat Ridge Trail Day, and more. The season ain’t over yet and it’s showin’ no signs of slowing down! (Picture: Nice shot looking north towards Breckenridge on Sunday)

Events off in the distance we’d love to see you at: On Sep. 26th, the Stone Temple 8 Endurance race returns to Curt Gowdy. Following the race will be a celebration as IMBA designates Curt Gowdy as an Epic Trail. We’d love to see the whole Overland Crew out to cheer Todd and the boys on as they receive the 'Academy Awards of Trailbuilding'.

On October 3rd, Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day returns. Parents, register your kids using the link to the right of this page. Volunteers sign up HERE or on the link at the right of this column. We’ll be hosting somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 kids at Lory State Park. We’ll need ride leaders, photographers, etc. to make sure this day is awesome for all of these kids. We’ll also be giving away a free bike to one lucky kid.

On October 10th, we’ll host the Crankin’ Contest – a day of Team Competition followed by a bbq. Details to follow soon. If you’d like to help organize this fun afternoon, let Kory know.

On Halloween, we’ll be scaring ourselves out at Bobcat Ridge working on some new features. This will most likely be our last trail day of the season. Hope to see you there.

Tim G. shared this week's video/article about guys who embrace pain. Check it out HERE.

And now for this week’s stuff:

Tuesday, Sept. 15th – Ice Cream Social w/the Buckingham Neighborhood. Volunteers needed. Click HERE, login and find the Root Beer Social event.

Wednesday, Sept 16th – Singletrack Social followed by Social Hour at Kory and Jen’s. (Josh ‘Bring the Pain’ S. may already be heading to Singlespeed Worlds in Durango so I don’t want to overwhelm him.) Kory and Jen will have directions from the trailhead if you don’t know where they live. As always, bring something to share.

All Weekend - Lookin' for some madness? Make the jaunt to Singlespeed Worlds in Durango and watch the crazies compete for a tatoo. Go Josh, go!

Saturday, Sept 19th – Curt Gowdy Trail Day. Come on out and work on the trails at Curt Gowdy. Want to carpool? Check with Rodger Thompson. He’s towing the tool trailer up.

And a little bit farther out…

Sep. 26th-IMBA Epic Awards at Curt Gowdy

Sep. 27th – Outreach Day at Horsetooth Mountain Park. Details to follow.

Lesson for the week: Knee caps – although solid – are no match for tree stumps which can end your riding season prematurely. OUCH! That had to hurt.

Oops, almost forgot the points tally:

Pete S. – Umm, apparently Pete’s trying to set a record with 300 points total so far including 49 patrols. Ain’t nobody catchin’ the Petester.

Team Points – Umm, yeah. Pete’s team, of course. Bill H and Thuan T have done a great job rallying their teammates with almost 1400 points for the season. Team 3 is within striking distance, however.

And that my sprocketed friends, is about all. Keep the rubber side down.