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This is from the top of Crystal Mountain Ski resort and a 5k foot climb from our starting point. Soaking in views of Mt. Rainier.

The team is getting ready for the Kit Carson 24 hour race, Moab Expedition and the Upstate Adventure race. Planning for worlds in Brazil got kicked off and there will also be a team headed to Portugal for the Estoril XPD to round out '09.

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Our team is stretched out along the west coast from Canada to Southern California. In addition, our team is focused on training for Primal Quest and the Checkpoint Tracker Series. This doesn't stop us from getting together and training hard. This past weekend was an epic for those in SoCal and Washington.

Aaron Rinn, Glenn Rogers and Ken Batherst went out for a bike loop that we have been wanting to do for years. With snow still in the high country, our search for ridable hills kept us on the road. That did't stop us from getting 13 hours, 225 miles and 10k feet of climbing. We rode the 3 pass loop which included Snoqualmie, Blewitt, and Stevens Passes.

Whether training for long saddle time expected in Primal Quest or the hard climbs of the upcoming Gorge Games, this training was just what we needed.


Meanwhile, down in Southern California, Cyril Jay-Rayon, Aaron Matzke, and Mari Chandler, the rest of the PQ team, spent the weekend working on skills. Saturday they were riverboarding with our sponsors Facelevel and kernriverboard on the Kern River in Class IV water. And on Sunday they worked on their rope skills training at the Rock Pools in Malibu state Park. They finished their weekend with plenty of mountain climbing on foot and on bikes with fully loaded Iso packs.

Summer is just starting to heat up and we can't wait to get to the races.



































Three Pass loop at EveryTrailMap created by EveryTrail:Share GPS tracks

Labels: Training