Zion Gran Fondo

After last week's ride it was time to find some HEAT! A few of the PCRs headed south to ride in the 1st inaugural Zion Gran Fondo. WOW, what a spectacular ride. Mary, thanks for the COKE rescue in our 77 mile ride. Dr. J., I'm glad our break through therapy of trail-riding as helped you conquer your fears.

 The key to a long ride is eating with friends the night before and putting together a goodies bag with all the necessary tools, pens, candy and DRUGS... :-)
  

 

 Riding with Bruce is so motivational. He rides ahead of you and paints signs on the summit. He's a Billy Goat....

 Some riders are TALL in the saddle, but need a little help when taking pictures with the PCR Giants

 

 

  

 Mystery PCR rider??? Used to live in the hood???

10th Annual Bandit/Deadhead Marathon Ride

This morning's early 6am ride was not for the faint-of-heart. We started with a slight drizzle and ended with all of us being wet to the bone. Mr. Hale was back to his old form of wanting to race and lead the pack. We're not quite sure, but as you will see from the picture below we think one of Liberty Park's garbage men joined the PCRs this morning and came by just in time to get in the group shot.

If you DON'T plan where you're going, you might end up at the DUMP

This morning's ride was a TRUE adventure. I encouraged our BANKERS to leave earlier than 8:30am, but was unsuccessful. The A Team had just finished their ride and were still yawning, where I'm gasping for air when I'm done. Mr. Scott Lloyd had planned a flat ride to Farmington, but we had a little detour due to a local run/ride race.

As you will see, we went places we have never been before and saw faces we have never seen before. We ran into Hugh Jackman who is planning on being a regular with the PCRs, and for you frequent blog visitors, we again have a couple of mystery locations.... GOOD LUCK finding these....

Name this Building?

 

 

  

Mystery Location???

Dimple Dell Loop - Backwards

Saturday's ride was one that reminded me that you sure get OUT OF SHAPE a lot quicker than you GET IN SHAPE. We attempted to get an earlier start, but as you will see the biking gods wanted to see if we still remember how to change a flat tire..... :-)

The dimple dell loop - backwards has a lot of hills and our senior rider, Craig Bruner, reminded us that OLD GUYS RULE.....

How many PCRs does it take to change a flat tire?

 

 

 

 TATS for the day.... from Queenstown

 

 

Helmets are KEY when riding a bike, BUT do they have to be SOOOO LOUD??

3rd Annual - Ben Jacobsen Memorial Ride

Once again, many friends and family members gathered at the mouth of Emigration Canyon to enjoy an event that Ben LOVED.... riding to the top of Little Moutain. I share a few of words that Ben wrote a week before his passing.

"Although my mortal life has been shorter than I had hoped and anticipated, I have been greatly blessed. I have a truly remarkable wife; three bright, good children with great potential; faith in the Resurrection and eternal family relationships; six siblings who have loved, challenged and helped shape me; parents and in-laws who have loved, encouraged and cared deeply for me; great, faithful, loyal friends; wonderful business associates: and more than a few sacred times when I have known, by the Spirit, who I really am, the purposes of life, and the truths of eternity. I'll be just up the trail and around the bend..."

 Oh, to be young and strong again.... "Wait for us at the top"

 

 Good Looking Sisters.......

 

 Which way is Home?

 

 Sam, you are one lucky guy!

 

"A little chocolate milk after a ride always hits the spot"

 

 

1st Annual Lloyd Commemorative Crash & Saint Patrick's Day Ride

Thanks Mr. Lloyd for sponsoring today's ride. I'm thinking we should change the name, "Let's ride while Lloyd is not in the ER".... MAN! The weather was perfect, however, the winter coats have taken there toll on a few of you and if we have to wait at the top of every hill, get in shape before you come next time.... :-)

There were a few that couldn't make the "city boy" departure time of 9:30am, so they ventured out a little earlier and the stories that were told..... OH MY WORD!

This week we have a special feature for you blog viewers, which I know are many??? A MYSTERY LOCATION and MYSTERY GUEST.

 Our ride this morning took us past the SLC Alps..... Wow, we leave in a beauty place

 

 To ride like the WIND, you need COOL WHEELS that the WIND can hurt you with... :-(

 

 Yes, today was RED day. What were some of you thinking???

 

 MYSTERY LOCATION

 Hint: Joe Rich has lost many matches here to an OLDER dude??

 

MYSTERY GUEST

Hint: This rider used to live in the hood??
 

Ride To Stay Warm

This weekend's ride was a LITTLE CHILLY, but as always working hard up those hills and trying to stay up with LIGHTNING LEGS kept us all WARM....