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Aug. 3, 2010
Montrail’s Crazy Matt Hart Runs Entire Colorado Trail

A couple weeks ago, I received this email from Matt Hart, ultra-distance runner from the Montrail team:

Hey Eric, Hope this finds you well. I just decided in the early hours of this morning (while pacing at the hardrock 100 miler) to have a go at the Colorado Trail speed record. I’m in the midst of planning it now. Everyone I’ve talked to that knows says the record is “tight.” The 500 miles was done last year in 8 days, 12 hours, 14 mins. I’m wondering if you can send me a few special items for the adventure.

Montrail Matt Hart CO Trail - TEAM CLIF BAR


For most folks, the decision to run from Denver to Durango might encompass years of thought and preparation, as well as a slight case of insanity and/or questionable judgment. After all, running 500 miles at an average elevation of 10,000 feet for days and nights on-end isn’t something to take lightly, especially when you throw the Rocky Mountain monsoon season into the mix. This type of stuff doesn’t seem to bother Matt, though, as he started and finished with a smile on his face. Here is a report from the finish of his run from fellow Montrail ultra wunderkind Dakota Jones:

He survived the bad weather. He survived hypothermia at 12,000 feet. He survived taking wet nap showers at night and eating bars and gels all day for over a week. He survived quite a bit, in fact, and now he is done!

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Posted by:
Eric
Category:
Team Clif Bar

Jul. 29, 2010
Video: 3 Mountain-Bike Madmen Tackle the Scottish Highlands

This amazing video came to us via TEAM CLIF BAR athlete Hans Rey. It’s a ridiculous adventure through the Scottish Highlands with a few of the world’s best mountain-bike madmen, specifically Danny MacAskill and Steve Peat.


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Posted by:
Chris Morell
Category:
Team Clif Bar

Jul. 20, 2010
Todd Wells Does the Double at USA Cycling Mountain Bike XC National Championships

To say that Todd Wells has been killing it this year would be an understatement. So when he took the National Championship jerseys for both cross country and short track this past weekend in Granby, Colorado, we were super-stoked...but not all that surprised. Here is Todd’s report from the weekend.

Todd Wells Does the Double at USA Cycling Mountain Bike XC National Championships

This is definitely one of the best race reports I have ever written. I have always had bad luck at the National Championship races for some reason, but this weekend was just about perfect. I managed to win the cross-country title for the first time and the short track title in the same weekend on the brand new Specialized S-Works Epic 29er. My wife, parents, parents-in-law, and dog Winston were all there to share it with, too. It was just awesome.

Saturday was the XC and the second year in a row Nationals was contested at nine thousand feet in Colorado. It was a hot day with temperatures in the eighties, minimal shade and rough, dusty trails. This year I had a good block of almost five weeks to prepare at home, and I knew I needed to train higher than even the sixty five hundred feet of Durango if I wanted to be competitive.

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Posted by:
Eric
Category:
Events, Team Clif Bar

Jul. 9, 2010
Video: On the Road with Garmin-Transitions Pro Cycling - Part 3

As promised, here’s Part 3 in out series of special behind-the-scenes videos with the Garmin-Transitions pro cycling team. To see the first two parts, head over to the Clif Bar & Company YouTube channel.

In this video, cycling is a real game of chess. And there are enough crashes to make you think twice before flying down a rainy curve. Enjoy!


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Posted by:
Chris Morell
Category:
Team Clif Bar, Tour

Jul. 8, 2010
Video: On the Road with Garmin-Transitions Pro Cycling - Part 2

On Tuesday, you saw Part 1 in a special series of behind-the-scenes videos with the Garmin-Transitions team on the Clif Bar & Company YouTube channel.

In Part 2, The Journey, see how the once small, local Colorado team has become one of the best cycling teams in the world. As the CLIF BAR was born in small kitchen, Team Garmin was born in someone’s garage. Get the full story in this awesome video and stay tuned for Part 3, coming up!

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Posted by:
Chris Morell
Category:
Team Clif Bar, Tour

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