Gear Jammer
This weekend was the understated Canadian epic XC race - GearJammer.
It uses a number of Squamish's techical XC trails, even some that Shuttle companies guide as freeride trails. Pretty full on and at 47kms only 20kms shorter distance than the Test of Metal with finishing times only 15 minutes shorter than the Test.
The race starts at Alice Lake and follows the logging road to the Sorca shelter and on into Ed's bypass, Rock and Roll (the right way) into Dead End Loop, through the McIntosh Trail, into Mikes Loop and Tracks of Hell and Cliffs Corners before crossing the Mashiter Bridge.
Steep climb into Skookum, an epic singletrack climb then down into Powersmart and IMBA smart. Over George's crossing and up again before turning into Recycle, down both sections of Pseudo Tsuga to th eGaribaldi Park Road.
Over to the Ring Creek Rip and into the Powerhouse Plunge (a must for every Squamish race). BAck through the powerhouse party and into Crumpit Woods.
Into Farther Side and S$M connector, up 3 virgins (hurts now) and into 7 stitches. Summers Eve and the Bluffs are all thats left to the finish.
Superb :)
Jonny's aim was to break 3 hrs to keep him in line with my Test of Metal improvements over teh year before. Broke a powerlink at the last feed station back on after recovering whilst fixing the chain and managed to pull a 2:59:51 and took 1st in catagory!
The win also gave him a 1st in cat placing for the Hell of a series competition. A good day all in all.
A nopteworthy mention to Neal Kindrea who won the race as it was off the back of the final Canadian National Race over in the interior. He arrived hoem at 1am on race day without his bike which had been lost during his flight home so spend the next few hours getting a borrowed bike dialled in for the race.
Whistlers Matt Ryan was just 3 minutes behind Kindrea so took a well earned 2nd overall!
It uses a number of Squamish's techical XC trails, even some that Shuttle companies guide as freeride trails. Pretty full on and at 47kms only 20kms shorter distance than the Test of Metal with finishing times only 15 minutes shorter than the Test.
The race starts at Alice Lake and follows the logging road to the Sorca shelter and on into Ed's bypass, Rock and Roll (the right way) into Dead End Loop, through the McIntosh Trail, into Mikes Loop and Tracks of Hell and Cliffs Corners before crossing the Mashiter Bridge.
Steep climb into Skookum, an epic singletrack climb then down into Powersmart and IMBA smart. Over George's crossing and up again before turning into Recycle, down both sections of Pseudo Tsuga to th eGaribaldi Park Road.
Over to the Ring Creek Rip and into the Powerhouse Plunge (a must for every Squamish race). BAck through the powerhouse party and into Crumpit Woods.
Into Farther Side and S$M connector, up 3 virgins (hurts now) and into 7 stitches. Summers Eve and the Bluffs are all thats left to the finish.
Superb :)
Jonny's aim was to break 3 hrs to keep him in line with my Test of Metal improvements over teh year before. Broke a powerlink at the last feed station back on after recovering whilst fixing the chain and managed to pull a 2:59:51 and took 1st in catagory!The win also gave him a 1st in cat placing for the Hell of a series competition. A good day all in all.
A nopteworthy mention to Neal Kindrea who won the race as it was off the back of the final Canadian National Race over in the interior. He arrived hoem at 1am on race day without his bike which had been lost during his flight home so spend the next few hours getting a borrowed bike dialled in for the race.
Whistlers Matt Ryan was just 3 minutes behind Kindrea so took a well earned 2nd overall!
Labels: gearjammer, squamish
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