{"id":7028,"date":"2014-02-17T11:39:27","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T17:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickhouseracing.com\/?p=7028"},"modified":"2014-02-17T11:42:21","modified_gmt":"2014-02-17T17:42:21","slug":"santos-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickhouseracing.com\/?p=7028","title":{"rendered":"Santos #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday, my training schedule was split in half. After getting up and going to breakfast, I came back and went out for an easy-ish ride. I decided I’d go over to the Vortex\/Freeride area of the trail system and ride the “black diamond” loop then gawk\/take photos at all the crazy stuff I’d only dream of riding during a nightmare. It didn’t disappoint…<\/p>\n

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I did giggle my way through these two:<\/p>\n

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What you DON’T see, either in the photo or actually standing at the top of that first one is that right where the rocks are a little ways down the trail, there’s another really steep drop-off. I’m proud to say, though, I handled it without panic or feeling as if it were a “close call” of any sort. I liked the black diamond trail a lot… it was very reminiscent of some Arkansas rockiness.
\nFun side story of the day- the Black Diamond\/Freeride area has a “qualifier” obstacle at both the front and back entrances (defined by IMBA as a\u00a0high-skill-level, low-consequence obstacle that demonstrates the difficulty of the upcoming trail or trail feature).\u00a0I came in through the back, where the qualifier is a rock… I was like, “hell yeah! I love rocks!” And, I popped right over it. I rode the loop, took my photos, then was headed out the front entrance, when I arrived at its qualifier… a tall, skinny ramp\/bridge. I got off and walked, garnering all sorts of weird looks from the 2-3 carloads of dudes in the parking lot. Whatevs… rocks > man-made stuff<\/p>\n

Once I was back at the tent, I cleaned up, snacked, and kicked back for a little while to figure out where I’d go for the 20 minute intervals I was supposed to do that afternoon:<\/p>\n

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The selfie was mandatory since it was warm enough for shorts and a tank top.<\/p>\n

I wasn’t familiar with the roads in the area, and the ones I’d driven on were all super traffic-y. So, I decided I’d drive out to the westernmost point I’d reached the day before and ride the open doubletrack paths in that area. It ended up working well- there’s just enough up\/down grade to force you to shift & chance cadence occasionally, so it was perfect for long intervals.<\/p>\n

Once I was done, I drove back and repeated the previous night’s snack\/cleanup\/dinner at Chipotle routine. Why mess with a good thing, right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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