Category: Adventure
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Everesting Mount Cheaha
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brian Toone (@kartoone76) Training for next year’s Race Across America is giong really well. One of my training techniques is to do “adversity” rides, where it’s not just the distance, but also the unknowns on the ride that add in a bit of mental training to…
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Everesting Karl Daly
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brian Toone (@kartoone76) Yesterday, I was able to everest Karl Daly in just under 19 hours doing 57.5 repeats. The exact everesting spot where I hit 29,035 feet of climbing is visible in this pic down near the telephone pole behind me, but I didn’t think…
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Oak Ass 100 Miles of Awesome
Kyle Taylor and I at the Ada Overlook to show my hometown on our Friday pre-ride just before running into Ty Magner. (click to enlarge) Last year I was very sentimental after winning the inaugural Oak Ass 100 mile mountain bike race at the place where it all started. 25 years earlier, me and my…
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To the beach (and back)!
We just got back from a really fun beach vacation … definitely the best beach vacation we’ve ever had. As long distance training, I decided to ride down to the beach via a route that would take me over Alabama and Florida’s highest points in a single, long ride. Kristine suggested that I also ride…
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24 hour mountain bike nationals – data and details
My adventure out west to race 24 hour mountain bike nationals led to a 7th place finish and lots of lessons learned for next year’s Race Across America. Here is all my heartrate data and a map annotating the course as well as a general description of the course. The lap times on my heartrate…
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24 hours in the enchanted forest
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brian Toone (@kartoone76) “Finished, 23:01, 12 laps, about 230 miles of singletrack” Race summary Amazing race, awesome adventure. My race was quite the roller coaster. I started out well sitting in 2nd or 3rd place through the first 100 miles (6 laps). Eventual winner Josh Tostado…
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An adventure out west
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brian Toone (@kartoone76) 24 Hours of Enchanted Forest I’m happy that my first post back after my bike-car collision six weeks ago is from New Mexico where I am getting ready to race 24 hour mountain bike nationals near Gallup, NM. Everything has healed up great…
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Full stop – an unexpected mid-season break
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brian Toone (@kartoone76) “Family sunset walk tonight”, Sunday @ 6:44PM Quick summary: the cycling community is amazing, the Samford community is amazing, the UAB trauma center and all the workers there are amazing. My wife is incredibly amazing. My friends are amazing. I have determined from…
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Cohutta 100+ adventure
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brian Toone (@kartoone76) 2014 Cohutta Men’s Open Podium (left to right) – Brian Toone (8th), Garth Prosser (6th), Tom Burke (4th), Rob Spreng (2nd), Jeremiah Bishop (1st), Chris Michaels (3rd), Andy Rhodes (5th), Andrew Dunlap (7th) – not pictured German Bermudez (9th – off screen to…
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Heart of the South 500 – The Details
I summarized the race in my Heart of the South 500 post, but there are many, many details that I left out that I’m going to include in this post. Grab a cup of coffee, your reading glasses, and get ready for an adventure! Long post, so use the links below to jump to a…