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3/5/2022 Ken Frankenbery Dirty Pecan 80 Mile Bike Ride Monticello, Florida

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3/5/2022

Dirty Pecan 80 Mile Bike Ride

Monticello, Florida

Ken Frankenbery

Finish Time:  06:03:00

Ride Recap By Ken Frankenbery:

I’ve done harder rides (Leadville 100-Mohican 100), I’ve done longer rides (Rain Ride 160 miles) but when it comes to great scenery, a challenging course, and awesome people the Dirty Pecan is at the top.  The ride starts at Florida state line and goes north into rural Georgia.  My good friend Glen from Canada joined me, and anytime I would drop my pace he was right there pushing me hard.

The ride begins with a mass start behind a police escort at 8 am.  Temps were cool in the 50’s with cloud cover.  The clouds lifted by 930 am and record temps in upper 80’s were forecast.  Not wanting to freeze for 2 hours or have to carry layers of clothing in my Camel Back later I picked up a heavy flannel shirt for a few dollars at Good Will store.  I used it and cheap work gloves over my biking gloves for first 90 minutes then made a quick stop and “donated” them to first house we passed.

The route is 70% dirt roads weaving thru scenic back country.  What made this year tougher than in the past was hot dry conditions that turned several sections of dirt into a deep sand.  It was like riding on the beech and many people walked through these sections.  The total elevation was over 3000 feet.  No monster climbs but plenty of short punchy hills that were challenging.  Once the sun came out the temps jumped and the heat was brutal.

Even with tougher conditions I finished in 6 hours and 3 minutes which was 32 minutes faster than 2020  so very pleased.  I had a great day!   Put this ride on your must do list!

2/13/2022 Roy Miller Super Valentine’s Day 5K Canton, Ohio

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2/13/2022

Super Valentine’s Day 5K

Canton, Ohio

Roy Miller

Finish Time:  23:58

Overall Place:  23rd Place Overall

Division Place:  1st Place

Race Review By Roy Miller:

I subbed in for a fellow team member Russ Neubert at this race.  I needed a training run and Russ couldn’t make it. The race started inside the Canton Civic Center and finished inside the Canton Civic Center.  It made for a very unique race.  It was cold outside but the road conditions were great.

The race offered different categories for a 2 person team race. Both members’ times were added to determine the overall team time. I had a partner that is not a team member but ran in Veronica’s place.  We ran in the married division.  There were categories for dating, sisters, friends and bromance.  My partner and I won the married division and got a 25 piece chocolate box from Fannie May.  They were the sponsor and every medal had a different type of chocolate attached to it.

2/5/2022 Ken Frankenbery Croom 50 Mile Mountain Bike Ride Brookeville, Florida

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2/5/2022

Croom 50 Mile Mountain Bike Ride

Brooksville, Florida

Ken Frankenbery

Finish Time:  4:01:00

Ride Review By Ken Frankenbery:

The Croom 50 is a classic off-road ride that I use as a barometer on my fitness each year.

Race morning brought cool temps (50’s with light rain ).  We drove to the trail (we normally ride from my house 2 miles away) The rain cleared just as the event started.  Temps were perfect with overcast skies.  This year they added in some cool hiking trails along the river, which added some great scenery with an old school mountain bike trail feel.

I pushed it hard all day and finished in just over 4 hours with a 10.7 mph average speed which is same as last year!

I had several friends join in this year (Randy, Rick & Juan). Everyone rode great and had an awesome time.   The aide stations had great volunteers and were well stocked.

Post ride had beer from a local brewery and catered food from one of Brooksville’s best restaurants called Papa Joe’s.

A great event and an awesome day.  I’m so fortunate to be in Florida!

1/23/2022 Mike Williams And Christine Churpek Dirty Snow Flake Trail Race Stow, Ohio

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1/23.2022

Dirty Snow Flake Trail Run Race

Runners had 4 hours to complete as many loops of the 2 mile course as they wanted.  Each runner’s fastest 3 loops were used to determine winners.

Stow, Ohio

Mike Williams

Finish Time:  1:28:32

Fastest 3 Lap Time:  1:06:14

Overall Place:  30th Place / 225

Division Place:  6th Place / 35

Christine Churpek

Finish Time:  1:10:18

Fastest 3 Lap Time:  1:10:18

Overall Place:  42nd Place / 225

Division Place:  1st Place / 26

1/8/2022 Ken Frankenbery Tour De Felasco Gainesville, Florida

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1/8/2022

Tour De Felasco

50 Mile Mountain Bike Ride

Gainesville, Florida

Ken Frankenbery

Finish Time:  5:20:00

Race Review By Ken Frankenbery:

This is one of Florida’s most popular rides. It’s a fun 50-mile ride (not a race-but with Strava becomes one for many) held at a 7000 + acre park just North of Gainesville Florida.

I rode with 2 friends from Florida. We started early to beat congestion on the trail by 8 am. Weather was challenging, sunny but temps at 8am were under 50 so had to add layers.  By 10 am sun was out and warming and by finish in the 70’s.  I was able to drop off layers at lunch stop. The trail was tougher than past years with more single track, hiking trails, and tough roots everywhere.  There were no real hold ups as we did ride with some larger groups but eventually lost them at rest stops when we made quicker stops.  Others liked to hang around the stops and enjoy the treats. The rest stops were well manned and stocked.  As usual it seemed like many people dropped out after lunch break and the last 16 miles we saw only a few riders.

I Finished in 5 hours 20 minutes ( 9 MPH average speed which I think was off as it seemed faster)

The food trucks at the finish were awesome and they also had snacks and pizza delivered.  All of the volunteers were great.  The trail was well marked.  The ride was brutal but a great event.