Race Day Registration and Sign-in

There will be race day registration for our event. You can register at Nature’s Harmony starting at approximately 7:30 am. This will also be the time that rider check-in will begin. Please bring exact change or a cheque. Late registrations will not get a t-shirt.

Race Feedback

As we continue to try and grow this “Grass Roots” Mountain Bike Race, we strive to improve it each year. We cannot do that without feedback from you, the riders. Please send me your comments (or posted them here as a comment) so that we can make this a bigger and better event in the coming years.  If you want to get a first hand account as to why this is the “Toughest Mountain Bike Race in Ontario”, take a read of the comments from Al Laframboise (110 km course winner) at his blog.

Results are almost done

I’ve been watching the Tour and working on the results this morning. The race crew and I are just heading out for breakfast…so the results should be up by about lunch time.

Race Recap – results, photos etc

Thanks to all that participated yesterday. I’ll be working on the results to get them posted, and linking to the photos sometime today. Right now I think I need to get more sleep!

Lets Roll!!!!

Game on. The rain just stopped…”should” be a great day to throw some mud around!

The forecast is looking great!

Ok, so it’s been a bit wet today, but the rain is forecast to end overnight with race time temperatures in the mid to high teens. That could make for a fast, and perhaps somewhat dirty, day on the trails.

If you haven’t registered yet, it is not too late to register via Pay Pal or you can register tomorrow at the race.

Pre-Race Questions

If you have any questions today, feel free to send them to nick@lostintherocks.com. I will be out and about gathering the last minute items for the race tomorrow. If you have any questions, please send them over, just realize that I won’t be as quick to get your answer back. I should be able to take care of all the questions that come in this afternoon by early evening.

Race Check-in

We are in the final stretch, and the weather is looking pretty good!

All riders will be required to check in on the morning before the race. At that time you will get your t-shirt, race plate, some other goodies, and sign the waiver. We will be setting up the table for check-in at approximately 7:30 am. This will give lots of time for the long course participants to get checked in before the 9:00 am start time. Please don’t try to crowd the table five minutes before your start (9:00 for the long course, 10:00 for the short course!)

Make sure that your friends know we will be taking registrations on the morning of the race. Please ask them to bring cash or cheque as we will not have access to debit or credit card services.

Just a reminder – come with new brake pads and a fully tuned bike!!!

Signing of Waivers, T-shirt pickup etc…

Although you can register in person at Cor Maximus, all riders will be required to check in the morning of the race. At this time you will get your t-shirt, race plate and sign the waiver. We will be on site at the arena at approximately 7:30 am, so there will be lots of time to get everyone processed.

Prizes…they are rolling in.

The most exciting part of the race for me is when the prizes for you guys start rolling in. Today we have to thanks Cheapskates for a variety chipping in a variety of great clothing including hats, shirts and bike jerseys. FRI Ecological has donated a couple great Garmin GPS units, as well as a heart rate monitor watch. One of the coolest prizes to come in today was a complete physiological testing donated by Dr. Graydon Raymer at Nippising University. Cor Maximus is throwing in some personal training sessions with Samantha Scully, along with some shirts, Swiss Balls and a Swiss ball class with the Sports Therapist Khouri Long.  Everything is coming together for what looks like is going to be a great day. We are still expecting more prizes to show up over the next couple days. Of course, Jamis will be showing up with a great bike to give away…we’re going to have a great give away this year! Don’t miss this one!