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Coach McGuirk · 09-14-2008, 08:00 PM

I did the alpine loop today for only the second time. I remember posting the first time about stopping 15 times and it taking over 3 1/2 hours to summit from the mouth of Provo Canyon. 2 1/2 months later I made it to the summit in 2 hours 43 minutes and I had to fix two flats. I would have made it in 2:20 had that not happened!

Anyway, it felt really good to see the improvement come. I am really sad that there is about a month left of riding this year, at least in the canyons.

http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6762695

Coach McGuirk · 09-14-2008, 09:01 PM

Side note. I really like the Y kit. It was my first time wearing it. I wish the shammy was a little thicker but that is it. the bibs are super comfy and the LG stuff is really put together well.

Jeff Lebowski · 09-15-2008, 02:45 PM

Way to go, Coach.

Have you done Squaw Peak yet?

Coach McGuirk · 09-16-2008, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Way to go, Coach.

Have you done Squaw Peak yet?

Thanks JL. I haven't done Squaw Peak yet, but I have plans to. Short and steep, right?

Jeff Lebowski · 09-16-2008, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Coach McGuirk

Thanks JL. I haven't done Squaw Peak yet, but I have plans to. Short and steep, right?

I did Squaw Peak for the first time last Saturday. It's a gut-buster. There just aren't any spots where you can get a break. I just put my head down and went slow.

09-14-2008, 08:00 PM	#1
Coach McGuirk Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Bubble Posts: 606	Alpine Loop, Take two I did the alpine loop today for only the second time. I remember posting the first time about stopping 15 times and it taking over 3 1/2 hours to summit from the mouth of Provo Canyon. 2 1/2 months later I made it to the summit in 2 hours 43 minutes and I had to fix two flats. I would have made it in 2:20 had that not happened! Anyway, it felt really good to see the improvement come. I am really sad that there is about a month left of riding this year, at least in the canyons. http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6762695 __________________ "Hey! It's all ball bearings nowadays. Now you prepare that Fetzer valve with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads. And I'm gonna need 'bout ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone. No, no make that Quaker State. "

09-14-2008, 09:01 PM	#2
Coach McGuirk Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Bubble Posts: 606	Side note. I really like the Y kit. It was my first time wearing it. I wish the shammy was a little thicker but that is it. the bibs are super comfy and the LG stuff is really put together well. __________________ "Hey! It's all ball bearings nowadays. Now you prepare that Fetzer valve with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads. And I'm gonna need 'bout ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone. No, no make that Quaker State. "

09-15-2008, 02:45 PM	#3
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	Way to go, Coach. Have you done Squaw Peak yet? __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.