Sunday June 2nd Jeff and Mike participated in the 1st
annual NoVa epic presented by MORE (Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts)
and FCPA (the Fairfax County Parks Authority). MORE is a non-profit
organization that maintains/ builds trails in 41 state and county parks in the Mid-Atlantic area working with and coordinating volunteers and working with
government park agencies to maximize the amount and quality of multi-use trails
for the region.
The NoVa epic event offered 20, 40 and 65-mile
courses with many aid stations (with food and drink options), tee shirt, party
with live band dinner and drinks for a fair price ($65/65miles). Proceeds went to MORE and its volunteer
efforts to build and maintain trails in the mid Atlantic region.
Mike and Jeff participated in the 65-mile ride. The 65-mile
ride was a point to point starting at Laurel Hill park in Lorton, VA and finishing in Lake
Fairfax Park in Reston, VA. The trail wound through several other parks.
Despite doing many of
theses trails before during some long-distance winter and spring training rides, we were introduced to some new trails that we previously didn't know about.
All and all it was a fun full day on the bike, we found
some new trails and were able to help trail building in the area.
 |
| free tee shirt |
 |
| early on stopping to check for ticks |
.JPG) |
| didn't see any snakes but heard and saw some cicadas |
 |
| tick country |
 |
| Jeff signaling a turn |
 |
| 35 miles in |
 |
| wheelie practice on road sections |
 |
| met up with Ian and Sunny |
 |
| Bikenetic helping with an aid station |
 |
| Sunny |
 |
| Mike |
 |
| filling up |
 |
| BBQ aid station, heavy stomachs after this stop |
 |
| mmmmm... good stuff |
 |
| Ian going for 2nds |
 |
| Jeff going for seconds too |
 |
| Sunny leading |
 |
| Jeff ripping up lake fairfax park |
 |
| post ride party |
 |
| post ride party |
 |
| post ride band |
 |
| post ride meal |
Ride info from Strava:
.JPG)
No comments:
Post a Comment