2008 Snow Bike Racing / Iowa

2008 Amigos Snow Bikes Series

Sat January 26th Amigos Snow Bike XC,

Point to Point XC Race

Sat Feb. 16th Amigos Snow Bike XC.

closed course xc race in loomis Park

Races will be staged from Amigos Bar& Grill in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Registration: will be 8:00 to 9:45 and race at 10:00.
Fees: $15 plus $2 day lisc. for non USAC Members
Awards: Medals three deep and 100% payback for experts. Also prizes and drawings

Show up and race both events and be entered in a cash drawing at the last event.
Sponsors at this time are Hammer Nutrition, Amigos Bar, Ft Dodge Parks Rec., Browns Shoe Fit Company, Rasmussen Bike Shop West Des Moines, Iowa and many other local sponsors We are working on more sponsors at this time.
These events will be USAC Sanctioned Events.

Currently race distances wil be 22- 25 mile for point to point. and 10-20 for XC course race. Dist will be determined by race categorys and weather conditions. So come out and ride, have some fun and food

Riders will be transported to start location for Jan 26th event and will ride back from there.

Racers List:

Bruce Neil

Thad Neil

Brian Benson

Jim Logan

Mr. Kramer

Corey Hill

Randle 50/50

Lance Andre 50/50

John Newell

Nathan Harp

Been a While

Well it has been some time since I posted here. But I am still around.
Just been riding, running and racing. Starting some training for next years season and the Hy Vee Triathlon.

Last week we ran the Living History Farms XC Run. Went well. I trimmed about 22 minutes off last years time. I was digging that. Next year I hope to cut things by 10 more minutes.

Just started a Yahoo group for the Fort Dodge Area cyclist, runners and mutli sporters. So check it out. A great tool for the locals to get together and chat about local cycling and running.

Also we have been working on the trails in Oleson and Loomis Parks.

Oleson parks trails are all cleaned up except for a section with a tree down that needs cut up.

Also i began cutting in a new trail along the valley by the band shell. We are planning a couple of races of some sort for 08.


Well time to go fire up the grill.
Have a great Thanksgiving weekend.
Matt

I'm a Big Guy! That's how I roll!

Ya it's me! Yes I finished the Hy Vee Triathlon! Dam, big guys get no respect!

Well since this photo was taken I raced mountain bikes at Boone Iowa and finished 17th in my age group at the Iowa Games Triathlon.

It is an addiction! I have four more triathlons I plan on doing this season. Maybe more?

What a great sport!

Iowa Games Triathlon

Well this weekend was the Triathlon for the Iowa Games. Over 400 plus triathletes and some nice weather.
Things went well for me for the most part a 17Th place finish in my age group with a 1:25 time. My times are improving.
Brian Benson and my wife Dawn both took a shot at their first triathlon. Both found there first open water event swim to be a real challenge. But besides that they both finished. Brian finished 16Th in his age group at 1:20 and Dawn finished around 20Th in her age group with 1:54.
The training continues for the Twin Lake Triathlon Aug. 11Th doing that one as a team to help maybe get a new friend involved in the triathlon lifestyle. Then we will be going to the Big Creek Olympic Triathlon on Sunday.

IMBCS Seven Oaks

What a day! First real technical xc race this year. Felt great but after one good wipe out and a seat post that kept letting the seat slip up I only finished one 7 mile lap of a two lap race.
Course was really fun and fast when you were not climbing hills. Time to get a Thompson seat post for the next race.
Thanks to all the folks at Single Track Promotions for a great event.

HyVee Triathlon/ Awesome!

What a great event. We had so much fun. The boby felt great for the whole event. Had some problems at the begining of the swim but things worked out. The bike portion went awesome and had a pretty good cycling time. Transisions were way to slow but that will be delt with next time. Run went pretty good cosidering the heat. Felt really good when I finished.
I will do this one next year for sure.

Next will be the Ironman 70.3 in Madison Wis. next year. Until then I'll be doing many more sprint triathlons. Can't wait

HyVee Triathlon

Well the day has come just hours away to the start of the HyVee Triathlon. The nerves are kicking in. The biggest triathlon in the US! Maybe that has something to do with it?
After training very hard for almost a year just for this event I hope and pray that it goes well.
I have really become addicted to the multi sport racing events since doing the DesMoines Dirty Dualathlon last season. So far this season I have done off road dual athlons in Kansas and Iowa and ran at the Dam to Dam event.
The HyVee Triathlon is my main objective this year, but once it has past I will resume a few IMBCS mountain bike races and of course a few more triathlons. I have to at least make it to a few BMX races this season to. I Love racing BMX!
Also we are hosting a IMBCS Mountain Bike Race at Oleson Park in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Looking very forward to this event.
In 2008 River City Promotions will be hosting an off road Dualathlon in Fort Dodge, Iowa. This event is in the early planning stages but is coming along.

Well time to load the car, wish me well this Sunday at the HyVee Tri.
Matthew J. Byrne

Five Days & Counting / HyVee Triathlon

Well the time to perform is getting close. yesterday I road 26 miles in the wind and did a 3 mile run following the ride. felt good! Took a bath in a tub of ice following the run and ride. Not as bad as I thought. Felt good.
Just a few more training days and it will be time for the HyVee Triathlon. Can't wait!

Dam to Dam

Well I'm still here. This last weekend my wife Dawn , Amber and myself ran the 5k run at the Dam to Dam. What a great event. We had a whole lot of fun. Also a great training day in preporation for the HyVee Triathlon.

Training for that event continues and is going well. I have four more triathlons planned for this summer and some running events. Maybe a few mountainbike races.

Photo is from Off Road Dualathlon in DSM back in April.

Loomis Park Trail Work

Well this week I made it to the LoomisTrail to ride and run a feew times. While at the park I cleared the trails of downed limbs and had to remove a couple of downed trees with the chain saw.
I set one new trail bridge in place a while back. But could not install the other new bridge I built because someone stole it! A 12ft 275lb bridge gone. I have an idea who is behind it.
No biggy though because I'll build a new bridge.
The trails are in very nice shape.
Also the folks from the FD Garden Club are thinning some of the lower timber area and it looks really nice.
Once things drie out a little more we will be adding a new tral section this year.

Also we will begin trail work in Oleson Park by May.

Race Day

Race day has come. Tim, Brian and myself are hitting the God Countrys Off Road Dualathlon and it should be a muddy mess! Should be an interesting weekend! There are currently 16 pre registered Clysdale racers and I plan on putting them Down! Well see how it goes?

More coming later.
Matt

Race re-scheduled to March 10 th

Due to current snow and ice conditions and forecast for more, up to 12 inches. So the race is re-scheduled for march 10 th . If that does not work that's it, because I'm going racing!
This will be a St.Pats Day snow bike xc at Amigos.
Come out and have some fun.

matthew j byrne

Gravel Road Ridin!

What a great day fora ride. Rode 17 miles today from my place to Kennedy Lake via snowy gravel roads. Temp was nice, wind light and the single speed did it's job. That old single speed is addictive. But I'm still looking forward to riding a geared bike this season at most of the races.

Off Road Dualathlon

Well the time is getting closer. Tim & I are training along with Brian in preparation for our debut for the 2007 cycling season in Lawrence Kansas. We are competing in one of the dual series races in Kansas in March. Should be a great time. Also a great test to see where I am at with my training so far.
My new Klein Attitude XXX will be going south to Rasmussen Bike Shop for completion by the great mechanics they have on staff. I no it will be ready to race when they finish it.
So if you need a new bike, repairs or anything else involved with cycling, Rasmussen Bike Shop is the place to go. I've sent people from around the State to there shop for new bikes. Everyone was super happy with their dealings with Greg and the gang.
Plus they helped me pick out my Quintana Roo tri bike for this summers Hy Vee Triathlon which they are the Official Bike Sponsor.
Well time to go, I am getting some swim coaching today.

Tim the Trail Master

Tim is the master! Thanks to his atv we pulled two new trail bridges in to place on the Loomis Park Trail. We will mount them in place this spring.

A cold day for some winter fun.

Great Day for a Ride

A little cold but well worth it? Yes it was! Thanks. We all had a great time.

Snow Bike II

Well it's time again to race in the snow. This weekend is Snow Bike II in Ft. Dodge Feb.10th
Should be a little warmer. Looking for a good turn out of riders.

Did BRR this last weekend. Very cold and windy on the way to Rippey. Coming back was great.

matt

One Cold Day!!

Well today I put together two trail bridges for Loomis Park. Just need to add a couple of trim pieces and they will be ready to load and take to the park. Maybe later this week.

Cold Day for a ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well it was a cold day for a ride. But I went anyway. Swam for 45 min. and ran for 30 min. then down to the trail for a quick loop around Loomis. Very cold and windy!! Trails were some what passable. We will groom the trail a week prior to next race to help out.

Currently building two new trail bridges for Loomis at home to take to park. Hopefully will have in park for next event.

folling my ride today I strayed from training to drink a few beers with Tim at Amigos. A fine finish to a fine day!

Till next time!
Matthew J.

Snow Time

Well the snow has come again. Time to do a little snowmobiling and cross country skiing today.
Kids did a little riding yesterday.
Maybe get the mountainbike out for a while

Race

Well the course set up went great and the course was in pretty decent shape. Turn out was low but we had a great time. Brian, Tim, Brandon and I cleaned up the course in record time. Tim tried to kill me on the fourwheeler, but I survived.
The next race is in Feb. 10th and March 3rd More to come inthe near future.

Matt

Lets Race

Weather is cold.
But it is Jan. so lets race. The race in the morning begins at 11am reg. is from9:00 til 10:30 awards will follow race with some food.
Hope to see everyone there. Also Tim Volf will be back and on hand for comic relief.
matt

Race outlook Perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cold and snowin. Just perfect for racing. Tim and I will be setting setting up the course at 7a.m. Sat. Registration is at 9to 10:30a.m.


Hope to see everyone there.

Upcoming Race

Well the 13th is the first snow bike race. we are watching the weather conditions. The course at this time is very wet. not realy ridable. I will going on the trails monday to check things out.