90+

90+ racers came to  battle the Bessemer Mountain Hill Climb!  That is amazing for a hill climb.  Last year there were just 3 beginners while we had over 25 tonight.  You all are GREAT and thank you so much for the kind words and help with clean up and your positivity on such a challenging course.  

The weather sure did turn out to be perfect for us.  We had gusts of wind that reminded us of the first series race.  But by the time we said GO, the wind had disappeared and the cloud cover made the temps about perfect for a summer race.  

First off was the beginner category where the two leading racers battled back and forth until the last 1/4 mile.  Those two raced with the Fish for their first time and found out that they might need to bump up to the B category :)  Way to go you guys!!  A big congrats to all the C riders for finishing the race and having fun.  

The A and B racers were out for blood from the get-go.  Adrian G. lead for most of the race pulling a group of 3 other riders up the long gravel road to the base of the mountain.  Ben and Bryce and Matt kept on the gas all the way to the top which kept Adrian pedaling as hard as he could.  Seconds after Adrian passed the finish line, Ben passed Bryce and took second place by just 2 seconds.  A few seconds after Bryce was Matt Langley.  Erik A. took the win by a big margin in the B category showing that it doesn't take a ton of training to be a hammerhead.  It just takes a well maintained bike, and the competitive bug that makes you want to push harder all the time.

The women were out in swarms tonight too!!  Christy Olsen took the win in the women's A category with Ashley Bowman in Second.  The big battle at the finish was between Ashley and the B category winner, Melissa.  These two went back and forth the last 100 yards to the finish with Ashley inching by in the sprint finish by just just a half a wheel.  In the C category, the top 4 women all finished really close.  It was a great race to watch!!

Thanks to our sponsors who donated all the great swagg tonight and food.  We hope you all had fun!!

Hey Riders, Racers, Fans, and Followers,

What a race last night!   I heard it said that "that wind was hell". I couldn't agree more. I don't think that we could have asked for a better turnout. 96 racers for the first race of the year, on a makeup date, close to a holiday weekend, at a new venue, is impressive. The Fish hope to see you all at the next race on June 10th. It's the Bessemer Mountain Hill Climb and after all the resistance training we had last night we should all be ready for it. :)   Stay tuned for further details and in the meantime check out the results from last night. Thanks a ton for every bodies patience as we work out our new timing format. We feel like it went pretty well but see room for improvement also, and will work hard to bring you the most accurate results we can. For timing purposes don't be discouraged by the DNF's. That was a hard race, and if you click on the green "Show Lap Times" button in the results you can still see where you stacked up. If you feel that the results are incorrect and we've made a mistake let us know so we can get it corrected. Have a safe Memorial Day Weekend and go ride someplace fun!

http://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=9165

THURSDAY MAY 23

The show must go on!!  So it will, on Thursday May 23rd.  We are approved and good to go for the event on Thursday.

La Cocina will still be providing some tasty burrito's
The Lessee is excited to see us race on Thursday
R & R reststops will be there to supply a convenience for the racers
And the race hosts get another couple days to plan :)

Haha, seems like no matter how hard you prepare for these events, you could always use another day :)

See you all on THURSDAY!!!!

RACE POSTPONED

RACE POSTPONED

The trails would be quite wet tomorrow and we don't want to ruin any of this sweet new singletrack.  I will be contacting the State tomorrow to make sure we can make this change.  If we get the ok, the new date will be Thursday, May 23rd.  Same start times, same location, same course!!

WY State Games

http://www.wyomingstategames.com/

This is going to be a really fun day of events!!  This is so cool that it is hosted here in Casper.  In reality, any of you fitness junkies could race the MTN bike event at 7am and be done by 8:30.  Then head to Crossroads for a 5k or 10k running race that starts at 9am.  Then at 11:30, the biathlon events starts which includes laser rifle target shooting and mountain biking.  That would be awesome :)  See you there!!

Photos to inspire your inner speed demon

 Above: Adam enjoying the view from a high spot during the 60 mile Battle The Bear race
Below: Mike, parting the waters, at the 60 mile Battle The Bear race in Lakewood, CO

Thanks

Racing in the Rocky Mountain Endurance series has been a blast.  Thanks to everyone who has made those races and signed up to represent Fat Fish Racing!!  I'm excited to see how we do the rest of the season too!  Enjoy these photos of the races.  As I see photo's floating around on the internet, I'll post them here.  It's fun to see the trails, the team members and to remember the fun twists and turns of racing. 

See you at the races!!

 

 

 

 

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Rocky Mountain Endurance Series photos

What a fun race that was on the frontrange this past weekend.  Enjoy the photos!  The Fat Fish formed a team and had a blast racing.  7 of us represented Casper and the Fish including Adam, Mike, Matt, Ashley, Lance, John and Erik.  Everyone did great!!  With temps in the upper 40's, it was awesome for racing.  Enjoy these photos and when the rest get posted, I'll post them up too.

Finally!

I don't know about you, but my cycling tan is coming in goooooooood :)  So happy to be riding in shorts again.   It was great to see so many people wave to me on the road today and see so many tire tracks on the dirt at Yesness.  It sure is nice that drivers are seeing the cyclists on the roads.  Makes me almost think about going for road bike rides more often..... almost.  Until the day I need a walker to get around, I'll stick with what i've loved since a little kid, DIRT!! 

Wow, were the trails at Squaw Creek AMAZING today!!  You all are going to be so stoked to ride these trails.  Find my strava page to retrace my path or else wait a couple weeks and Gordy and I will have the race course mapped out.  May 20th is coming quick, so I hope you are prepared.  The course we set will have trails named "the grunt", "death march", and "widow maker".  But don't worry, there are also trails named "if granny can do it", "no brakes" and "precious".  I'm totally kidding.

Hope you are all getting those waivers sent in.  Make sure you come by Mountain Sports on Saturday the 11th of May.  You'll get your sick number plate and we get to talk about mountain biking for hours.  It will be awesome!

Ride hard everyone and see you soon,
Adam

REGISTER HERE

Registration is OPEN for the 2013 season!!  Click the words above to register for the whole year of racing.  This year, there will be a $20 charge for the entire summer series and the fall Cyclocross series.  That's 10 races for just a twenty dolla bill.  This helps ensure the future of the series and we appreciate your support for this.  Once you click on the link, follow the directions.  Please download the waiver that you are REQUIRED to sign and mail it along with your check. Then, on May 11th we will meet you all at Mountain Sports to hand out our series number plates and talk with you all about how awesome riding bike is.  More info coming soon.

Everyday something comes up that reminds me about the awesomeness that will be the 2013 race season.  Some paperwork, some scheduling stuff, some race day planning, some meetings, and some super hard training days that ALL put a big ol' smile on my face because I just love this dang sport.  Check out these custom vinyl numbers that all registered racers will be getting this year!!! They are super strong and will last all year.  On May 10th, you'll get yours!!!  Since you've registered online, you'll be able to pick these numbers up on that day along with receiving valuable information about the season and ask questions about the series.  One other very important thing is getting the chance to let us know your concerns, your highlights, what you want to see more/less of at each race or maybe just to share a couple laughs and a handshake.

Can't wait to see you all and start racing soon!!

~Adam

HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THIS AWESOME EVENT IN CASPER!!

The good life!

We sure do have it good here in Casper!  Such amazing recreation opportunity within a very short drive (or bike ride) of our homes.  Skiing this morning was so much fun and after this message, I'll be going for an easy gravel road bike ride to spin out my legs.  There are so many amazing people here to!!  Lots of friendly people to help you along your way in what ever endeavor you choose to go on.  I've been very blessed to meet so many of you out there on the trails and can't wait to meet more racers this summer!

Lately, I've been racking my brain on setting my race schedule and I hope you are too.  March will be a fatbike race at Togwotee and April will be half filled with races including the Rumble at 18 Road in Fruita and the first race of the Rocky Mountain Endurance Series.   Both will be really fun races and I hope to see some other Casper rippers out there racing to.  May will be an exciting month with the Gowdy Grinder and the start of the Fat Fish Racing Series on May 20th.  Race #1 will be the Squaw Creek Season Opener.  This new location will blow your mind!  The first time I rode the area I was like, "what? this is public land... and it's in Casper???  holy moly".   We think you'll love it as much as the few of us that know about it.  The loop that we have in mind is roughly 5 miles and B riders will do 2 laps while A riders do 3.  The beginner/C category will have a shortened loop to avoid "headwind hill".  The shortened lap will be roughly 3 miles and the beginners will be able to ride 1 or 2 laps.  Kids Race??  OH YEAH!!  

Enjoy some recent photos of training and having fun this winter.  Can't wait to start racing with you all again!!  ~adam 

THANK YOU

Thank you so much Casper for all the support that you've given Fat Fish Racing.  Four years ago, we started this team with the hopes of hosting a couple bike races that might interest a dozen or so people.  Very little has changed since that first race when just 5 people showed up.  We are just as passionate about riding our bikes and promoting this amazing, lifelong sport.  We continue to push YOURS and our limits at the races by providing intense competition, physically demanding courses and variety in the events all year long.  And the one thing that will never change, no matter what.....  Encouragement, joy and support will always be at every event.   Thank you for letting Fat Fish Racing be a part of the Casper community for another year!!!  YEEAAA to 2013!!

  

This event is going to be amazing!!  Lots of fun happening all weekend long.  Bring the skinny ski's too and make it an epic weekend to remember.

Women's only ride

Saturday, December 1st at 2pm

Crossroads park, meet at the playground

Casual group ride lead by Fat Fish Racer:

Lisa

Wednesday night ride

A full moon is this Wednesday.  That makes for some great night riding.  Casper Mountain, meet at Skunk hollow parking lot at 6:30pm.  The temps should be in the 50's which won't require a bunch of warm gear.  And lights.... bring em if you got em.  But the moon will be pretty bright.

Enjoy!!

Veterans Cross Race Results

A category
1st   Adam Leiferman    57:25
2nd  Gavin Scott            57:31
3rd   Bryce Straka          58:51
4th   Leif Johansson       59:55
5th   Taylor Vignoroli    60:07
6th   Keith Wharton        58:18 @1lap
7th   Gordon Edwards    62:41 @1lap
8th   Tyler Patik              DNF

B Category Men/Women/CAMBYR Overall
1st    Eric Conyers        36:30
2nd  Joel Simonson      36:49
3rd   Jack Custard         37:38
4th    Chris Reilly          37:38:05
5th    Jason (Sheridan)   37:50
6th    Rhys Patterson      38:02
7th    Adam Ulrich         38:28
8th    Ed Klister              38:30
9th    Tom Wild Man Ladd  41:32
10th  Cory Garvin          42:02
11th  Airica Swallow    42:02
12th  Cameron Santisteven  37:01 @1lap
13th  Andrea Young      38:40 @1lap
14th  Brian Petterson      39:45 @1lap
15th   Lori Osman          40:29 @1lap
16th  Paul Macquard      43:17 @1lap
17th  Jeremy Brusch      44:48 @1lap
DNF Logan Santisteven
DNF Lance Thompson
DNF Dawson

TANDEM Category
1st  Captain: Keith Wharton, Stoker: Leif Johansson 44:20

Women's FINAL results

B Women	CX Race 1	CX Race 2	CX Race 3	Final    Standing
Andrea Young	95	95	95	285
Lori Osman	85	85	90	260
Airica Swallow	0	100	100	200
Melissa Marsh	80	90	0	170
Dawn Custard	75	80	0	155
Ashley Bowman	100	0	0	100
Sandra Wharton	90	0	0	90
Gina Johansson	70	0	0	70