4th of July Fun

The 4th is always a nice holiday because Matt’s birthday is on the 3rd. This year he decided to celebrate his birthday with an epic. 15 others joined him for this crazy event. Turned out to be about 97 miles for those who did the full race. I ran some support for the race and [...]

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My First 12 Hour Solo MTB Race – Done!

5th place solo women, enough to make the podium! I am so excited that I was able to do this at the 12 Hours of Mesa Verde. It took me 12:46 to get in 6 laps for a total of 98.4 miles on this technical single track course. There’s no way I could have done [...]

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It’s On…Yikes!

12 Hours of Mesa Verde is this weekend. The rider list is posted! I’ll be riding solo, geared. This will be the first time out on the geared bike for the season and my first time attempting a 12-hour race solo. Been riding singlespeed until now. Here we go!!!

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One Down

First race of the season! One of my favorite courses for a race, the Alien Run in Aztec, NM. The singletrack is so much fun and the scene is low key and homey. 2nd place singlespeed, Expert class. I got a great pint glass, some alien socks, a cool medal and a certificate. Not really [...]

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Growler is a GO!!

Matt kindly got me on the wait list for the Gunnison Growler mountain bike race, and I just got notification that I’m in! I’ve registered the two of us and we’ll be there! Now I gotta get my butt in gear. This race means a lot to me. It’s a ~32 mile lap that you [...]

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Fall Ablaze

Matt and I did the annual Fall Blaze again this year. We’ve been to every century event they’ve had so far, 4 of them. It’s so great to be able to roll out to this event from our house! The best thing is that we ride this event together. Matt rides his singlespeed road bike, [...]

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Singlespeed World Championships – Done!

Wow, what an event! Glad I can say that I was able to partake in one of the SSWC races in this world of ours, and in my home town to boot! The coolest thing about the race was that part of the course overlooked the neighborhood where we live and will soon become one [...]

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Rocking the Vapor Trail 125

My better half is still out there and doing well! …and he finished despite the horrible weather to start. Yea!! I wonder if he was the only singlespeeder to finish…we shall see. And a photo of Matt, taken by Dave Wiens!

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Decisions

To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune behind the prison for 12 hours on gears, Or to take arms against a sea of troublesome climbs up trails I know on one gear And by opposing end them.

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Durango Dirt Lover’s Rally MTB Race

The Dirt Lover’s Rally is great because it’s right here at home. I can wake up in my own bed and roll right out the garage to the starting line on my bike. It’s another race complete now, and my 2nd race in the “expert” category. I’ve been racing sport class way too long. I [...]

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Escalante Days 2009

2nd Place Overall, Women’s Expert category; 1st place Women’s Singlespeed!! I got a taste of some sweet success this past weekend in Dolores, CO! On a whim (no, I’m not good at planning ahead for these things) I decided to enter the Dolores Escalante 2009 mountain bike race. Matt has been talking up the Boggy [...]

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Gunny Growler

Getting ready for the 1/2 Gunnison Growler this year. Last year was my first show at the race, where I attempted the 64-mile double loop, but didn’t make the cutoff. This year, I’m entering with humility and will attempt something a little more realistic for myself…the 32-mile course, singlespeed. By the time I was done [...]

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The End

Well, it’s a happy end to a very nice, week-long staycation. Saturday, Matt and I finished our third Durango Fall Blaze Century together! Thanks to Matt, we did the whole 100–he pulled some strength out of me that I didn’t know I had! Lesson learned? Eat more frequently. Easier said than done! Team Turgeon completed [...]

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Vacation!!

So, Friday, 5 PM was quittin’ time, and I’ve been on vacation ever since. This past few months have been pretty rough work-wise. Everything has been completed, and now it’s time for some serious R&R…my Staycation, as Matt is calling it. I’ve got no plans to really go anywhere far from home. It’s all about [...]

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12 Hours of Snowmass

My main squeeze got first place in the single speed category. 11 7-mile laps with 1591 ft of elevation climbing! Talk about an exciting race! I ran pit support for Matt, which is always exciting. Between constantly checking race stats to identify his place in the race and making sure he’s getting enough calories, there’s [...]

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Rio Stampede

Well, the 12 hour race at Steamboat is complete, with 4 hours  knocked off the end due to VERY inclement weather. The day started out great, and the sun came out, making it necessary to seek shade and sunscreen. I kept checking the forecast, and the chance of rain actually decreased! Seemed like it was [...]

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Fun, Friends, and Bikes

Life has been running 1 million miles a minute these days. It’s nice to be able to stop for a sec and catch up with good friends. Today, my best bud and I went on an exploratory dirt road/pavement/single track excursion around town. We’ve been having daily rain storms around here, usually pretty short and [...]

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Who Do YOU Admire?

There are a lot of people that I admire and respect for a variety of reasons. I admire those who have succeeded in advancing the rights of people, those who demonstrate pure kindness, those who keep our trails open to mountain biking, and those who are willing to step out on a limb to try [...]

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Catching Up

The blog posts are becoming less frequent. Guess it’s too nice out to sit at the computer posting on the site. Lots of stuff has been going on these days, so how about a recap? Sorry, no pics! Last weekend–Gunnison Growler Dave Wiens and crew put on an awesome, humbling race. I wasn’t DFL, but [...]

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It’s Almost Time!

64-miles, singlespeed. Sunday!

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Gunnison Growler

  Fun for all!    

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Mission to Ride Century

Saturday Matt and Jeff did the KTR while Laura (Jeff’s wife) and I “crewed” for them. This is the easiest crewing job ever. Drop them off in Moab, sleep in a hotel, drive to Fruita, order some pizza for post ride goodness, done. While waiting in Fruita, Laura and I hiked the trails there. I [...]

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12 Hours of Mesa Verde

The results are up! Cortez, CO!! Driving to Cortez in the morning, I was worried this was going to be a wet day…we drove through rain and SNOW! Luckily, as we rolled into Cortez, there was blue sky. The day was beautiful temperature wise, but definitely a bit on the windy side. I crewed for [...]

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California Triple Crown Winners

The CTC stats are up for 2007. 555 riders earned their CTC this year for riding 3 double centuries (yes, 200 miles) in 1 calendar year. This was my goal for the year, and I earned it! It was quite the adventure, but what’s really amazing is that one person did 15 doubles this year. [...]

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12 Hours of Temecula

So I’m one step closer to being a real singlespeeder, not just a recreational one. I had decided to do the 12 Hours of Temecula with Scott as a duo team. The question was whether we’d be racing with gears or not. Matt was already planning on riding solo singlespeed. 12 hours later, Scott and [...]

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My Next Mission…

  12 Hours of Temecula Here’s the scoop! November 17, 2007 Vail Lake Resort, Temecula, CA Here I come, baby! Gonna ride duo with Scott. Matt’s gonna do solo. The question…will I race singlespeed?!? To be continued…

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300K Brevet

Well, this post is a bit late, but better late than never. Here are the results. Last weekend brought some epic riding! John Mazzola (pic of John below with Janella working on his back during the 24 Hour Rage in the Sage race), one of our BWR teammates, and his wife Lizz (below) host the [...]

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Durango Fall Blaze

We went back to the 2nd annual Durango Fall Blaze ride. What a blast! The colors are just starting to change, so not as much color as I had expected, but still beautiful nevertheless. Larry and Jana Goldstein are the masterminds behind this event, and they’ve done an excellent jobs both years they’ve held this [...]

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Hekaton Century

I’ve been on the road a lot…I’m in Pleasanton, CA now. To make travel a little more enticing, I’ve been bringing the Ritchey Breakaway with me on some of the longer trips. For this trip, I headed out on the weekend. I did a great century ride on my own on Sunday. I was searching [...]

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Rampant Riding

Summertime…it’s all about hanging out with friends, having a good time, and getting in as much riding as possible! I guess that’s my excuse for why it’s been 3 weeks since I last posted a blog, and I haven’t visited any of my friends’ blogs either. Big Wheel Racing (BWR) had a huge showing at [...]

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Santa Fe Big Friggin’ Loop

What a ride! I didn’t get the entire 70 miles done, only about 50, but it was quite the feat for me! I ended up with 8494 feet of elevation climbing. There was an amazing turnout for this event. It was cool seeing so many women at this ride too! We had 9 women, I [...]

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Das Kaiser!

13,500 foot of elevation climbing, 155 miles. This is NOT for the faint of heart. Here’s the route map for the Kaiser route. If you look closely (click on the image for a better look), you can see tiny white arrows indicating the direction of the route. Matt has the elevation profile on his blog. [...]

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California Triple Crown Winner!

In 2006, the Grand Tour was my big entry back into cycling after my periacetabular osteotomy (right hip rebuild). I rode the double metric century (about 125 miles); it was a true indicator that I’d recovered from the surgery just fine. This year, my primary cycling goal was earning the California Triple Crown. The Death [...]

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Cochiti 100

If you haven’t experienced the New Mexico Endurance Series, you’re really missing out. This past weekend was the Cochiti 100. I didn’t bring the camera for this one, but Chris has some pre-ride pics on his site. This was a spectacular challenge through beautiful terrain. “This race is not for the faint of heart.” That’s [...]

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Sandia Crest Road Race

After a week in Fort Worth, TX for work, I came home for a quick break over the weekend before returning for another week of humidity and all sorts of middle of the states yuckness. Matt was sweet and made dinner Friday evening! It was nice to be home and I got a nice ride [...]

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