Here's what the website says about the event:
Kick Ass Mountain Bike Enduro
First, are you ready for a little suffering? You’d better be! There’s enough vertical gain built into this mountain bike race that you’ll think you’re on your way to heaven. But what goes up will surely come down—fast! So prepare yourself for a kick-in-the-pants race that’s sure to ruin a few britches as well. The venue for the bike race is the Canmore Nordic Centre, known for hosting regional, national, and World Cup caliber mountain biking events. You might remember the Canmore Nordic Centre as home to the 1988 Olympic alpine skiing and cross-country events. But where there’s great skiing in winter, there’s great mountain biking in summer. The Canmore Nordic Centre has over 100km of single and double-track mountain biking trails that will make even the most persistent but loveable pessimist smile!
But watch out for ornery EEOR. He’s waiting around every bend. Just when you start to have fun, EEOR’s there…waiting to put his vertical hooves to your burning thighs and calloused behind!
Solo bike racers can choose either 25 km, 50 km or 100 km.
Mountain Mule Trail Run
Now, a little about Sunday’s Mountain Mule Trail Run
Day 2 (Sunday) of Rundle’s Revenge is reserved for runners…and EEOR, of course! And where you can ride, you can run. As it does with mountain biking, the Canmore Nordic Centre plays host to world-class trail running events. Run the same trails participants ran the day before…through lush mountain forests, across flowing streams, over rocky outcroppings, and under pristine blue sky.
Get ready to feel the burn, though! EEOR’s got elevation to spare and has a bad habit of throwing it at you when your legs are hurting most. But suffering is good for the soul, right? Run solo or with friends in the Team Relay.
If you’re a lone wolf and choose to go it alone, you can choose between 12.5 km, 25 km and 50 km distances.
The Iron Donkey Challenge
Are you as stubborn as EEOR? Think you can beat him? Then bring it! We’ve created the Iron Donkey Challenge for stubborn mules just like you. The Iron Donkey Challenge combines both events, mountain biking on Saturday and trail running on Sunday. Go for the Half Donkey, the Full Donkey, or the Team Donkey.
Donkey Lite combines the 25 km bike and the 12.5 km run
Half Donkey combines the 50 km bike and the 25 km run.
Full Donkey combines the 100 km bike and the 50 km run.
Team Donkey combines the 10-hour bike relay with the 8-hour run relay.
So bring on the Donkey!
So we headed up on Friday from Fernie to Canmore, which is about a 5 hour drive, so incredibly scenic and beautiful and we rented fully contained suites at Blackstone Lodge. These suites were flasher than our house! Granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, fully stocked kitchen of utensil and cooking stuff. They have an awesome outdoor pool which is heated and a hot tub so the kids were in 7th Heaven and so were we after we had completed our hellish ride! Nanny Jayne looked after the kids while Hayley and I biked the 25km and Dorian, Rennie and Mick biked the 50km. I tried to do my first lap as fast as I could and ride everything on the trail and managed to do that in 1hour30 and then for the second lap of 12.5km I just took my time and rode everything again but with a rest stop of about 10 mins at the 18km mark. I am so proud of myself and of my friends for attempting and completing this ride so early in the season and its feels like a real accomplishment for me. We had a great crowd there, the other riders were amazing, slowing down to make sure I was okay if I had stopped and it was a well run event. Yay for the first year of the Rundles Revenge!
But watch out for ornery EEOR. He’s waiting around every bend. Just when you start to have fun, EEOR’s there…waiting to put his vertical hooves to your burning thighs and calloused behind!
Solo bike racers can choose either 25 km, 50 km or 100 km.
Mountain Mule Trail Run
Now, a little about Sunday’s Mountain Mule Trail Run
Day 2 (Sunday) of Rundle’s Revenge is reserved for runners…and EEOR, of course! And where you can ride, you can run. As it does with mountain biking, the Canmore Nordic Centre plays host to world-class trail running events. Run the same trails participants ran the day before…through lush mountain forests, across flowing streams, over rocky outcroppings, and under pristine blue sky.
Get ready to feel the burn, though! EEOR’s got elevation to spare and has a bad habit of throwing it at you when your legs are hurting most. But suffering is good for the soul, right? Run solo or with friends in the Team Relay.
If you’re a lone wolf and choose to go it alone, you can choose between 12.5 km, 25 km and 50 km distances.
The Iron Donkey Challenge
Are you as stubborn as EEOR? Think you can beat him? Then bring it! We’ve created the Iron Donkey Challenge for stubborn mules just like you. The Iron Donkey Challenge combines both events, mountain biking on Saturday and trail running on Sunday. Go for the Half Donkey, the Full Donkey, or the Team Donkey.
Donkey Lite combines the 25 km bike and the 12.5 km run
Half Donkey combines the 50 km bike and the 25 km run.
Full Donkey combines the 100 km bike and the 50 km run.
Team Donkey combines the 10-hour bike relay with the 8-hour run relay.
So bring on the Donkey!
The long road ahead!
Hello Medlicotts!
I've had enough and I want to get out .....
or sleep would be good too!
watching a movie in peace
Super excited about being on vacation and a shot of the bikes on the back of the truck, which I should add are worth more than the truck! (about 3 times more!!!)
Heading up and over the Pass where the temperature dropped 6 degrees and a shot of the mountain sheep we encountered along the way!
Trying to get air after Dad started stinking out the truck!
Hello Larry and the Prideaux/Parrs! Luke wanted to overtake them!!
Medlicotts tired of the slow speed!
The apartment at Blackstone Lodge
Dinner on the Friday Night
Dinner on the Saturday Night
Start and Finish Line
Ren crossing the line, after 50km and 4hours
The trail was muddy
Relief
Relief, excitement, pride, "Yeah Baby we did it!"
Picking the nose of the giant head!
We are nearly home, children are tired and no longer want to be in their seats
Funny face photos begin!
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