http://www.plus3network.com/people/profile/3101 The last 20 activities for Chris Cowan. http://www.plus3network.com/activity/dark-oclock-desert-classic/481649 Got up at 3:30 am this morning to ride... Almost took out 3 javelinas on the trail right below the water tower. Those are mean little creatures! http://www.plus3network.com/activity/dark-oclock-desert-classic/481649 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:51:37 PDT Mtn Biking Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/mtb-strength-training-db-combos-a/481647 http://www.plus3network.com/activity/mtb-strength-training-db-combos-a/481647 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:38:00 PDT Circuit Training Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/better-than-dead-with-mechanical/475291 This trail is amazing! It has some really interesting features and drops. Really keeps you on your toes when descending at high speeds. About 2 miles from the end my derailleur broke off and I ended up having to single speed it back to the car. Thank god I've been working on my strength training and barefoot pedaling. http://www.plus3network.com/activity/better-than-dead-with-mechanical/475291 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:47:36 PDT Mtn Biking Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/mtb-strength-training-db-combos-b/481655 http://www.plus3network.com/activity/mtb-strength-training-db-combos-b/481655 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:00:00 PDT Circuit Training Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/brent-and-mikes-loop/472505 Worked on "barefoot pedaling" on this ride which is essentially ride with platform pedals and stand on all the climbs using your quads and butt muscles to power your pedals. It was exhausting but I made it through the first ride. I hit all the drops on this ride and had a blast! The key to hitting them was keeping my speed up and thinking about the flow of the trail. By the end of the ride I was totally beat. At the end of rides like this I usually have some kind of craving that I focus on to get me to the end. Today it was ICE COLD WATER. After the ride I stopped at the local Smiths and got a gallon of purified water and a bag of ice. Satisfaction! http://www.plus3network.com/activity/brent-and-mikes-loop/472505 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:44:41 PDT Mtn Biking Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/mtb-strength-training-db-combos-a/481653 http://www.plus3network.com/activity/mtb-strength-training-db-combos-a/481653 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:00:00 PDT Circuit Training Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/glenwild-with-cobblestone-park-city/469411 Amanda and her Mom dropped me off in Park City while they went into Salt Lake to pickup Amanda's grandmother and do a little shopping. The singletrack on this trail is almost perfect. I wouldn't be surprised if next to the definition of singletrack in a mountain bike dictionary you found a few pictures of this trail. At one point I was climbing some singletrack through the Aspen trees and a monarch butterfly was floating around my head and handlebars, it was surreal. The cool thing about this trail is it was extremely flowy and it had lot of switchbacks which where wide enough to do some experimenting on with lines and body position. This is a great trail to work on things like cornering, switchbacks (up and down), attack position and pumping the terrain. On all the descents I was grinning from ear to ear! http://www.plus3network.com/activity/glenwild-with-cobblestone-park-city/469411 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:11:50 PDT Mtn Biking Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/brent-and-mikes-loop/466759 Started out hitting the beginner loop and 10 Ring then made my way back to Brent and Mikes. There was a lot more climbing then I expected but I survived. Really focused on getting into the attack position on the downhills and keeping heavy feet, light hands. That stuff really works. Clean some technical spots like a pro. On the way up I ran into two people out doing the same loop so I hooked up with them. They hadn't ridden in a while so I gave them some pointers on the attack position. It was amazing to see them go from timid on the downhills to smiling and having fun. http://www.plus3network.com/activity/brent-and-mikes-loop/466759 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:00:48 PDT Mtn Biking Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/mtb-strength-training-db-combos-b/481651 http://www.plus3network.com/activity/mtb-strength-training-db-combos-b/481651 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:00:00 PDT Circuit Training Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/the-lost-mountain-biker-ride/462465 I totally got lost on my ride this morning. There are no marked trails, I'm stopping by a shop this evening to get a map of the area so next time I'm not just riding it blindly. On the way home I hit the one of the jump lines at the bike park and rode the intermediate freeride line (the stunt I fell off of yesterday). http://www.plus3network.com/activity/the-lost-mountain-biker-ride/462465 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:14:19 PDT Mtn Biking Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/mtb-strength-training-db-combos-a/462489 Hit the Gym today and did the DB Combo's A. Last week at 25 lbs... next week 30 lbs. http://www.plus3network.com/activity/mtb-strength-training-db-combos-a/462489 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:30:00 PDT Circuit Training Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/session-at-the-green-river-bike-park/462481 Rode down to the Green River Bike Park and sessioned the Jump line and some of the beginner features. Also mastered the beginner freeride line along with started to work on mastering the intermediate freeride line. http://www.plus3network.com/activity/session-at-the-green-river-bike-park/462481 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:50:00 PDT Other - Time Based Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/green-river-bike-park-session/462495 Hit the bike park for the first time this morning on my BMX bike. When to ride the pump track and ended up getting goated into riding a jump line too by some 10 year olds, who by the way had major skills. I was pretty nervous at first until after surviving my first run. After my second run one of the kids said "You looked sick on that run!" which I think was a compliment. I think they where pretty impressed that an old dude like me was out there riding. They asked when I was planning on coming back. http://www.plus3network.com/activity/green-river-bike-park-session/462495 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:30:00 PDT Other - Time Based Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/pump-track-session-and-building/462501 http://www.plus3network.com/activity/pump-track-session-and-building/462501 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT Chores - Shoveling Snow - Chopping Wood Etc Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/mtb-strength-training-db-combos-b/462499 Did the burpee to push ups today. Made it through the first two sets. ON the third set I had to give up after the 1st rotation. http://www.plus3network.com/activity/mtb-strength-training-db-combos-b/462499 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:00:00 PDT Circuit Training Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/pump-track-session/453229 I used skateboarding time based because that's the closest activity to a pump track. http://www.plus3network.com/activity/pump-track-session/453229 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:30:00 PDT Skateboarding - Time Based Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/mtb-strength-training-db-combos-a/453225 http://www.plus3network.com/activity/mtb-strength-training-db-combos-a/453225 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:00:00 PDT Circuit Training Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/hawes-night-ride/453223 http://www.plus3network.com/activity/hawes-night-ride/453223 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:00:00 PDT Mtn Biking Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/pump-track-build-session/446035 http://www.plus3network.com/activity/pump-track-build-session/446035 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT Chores - Shoveling Snow - Chopping Wood Etc Chris Cowan http://www.plus3network.com/activity/pump-track-build-session/446031 http://www.plus3network.com/activity/pump-track-build-session/446031 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:30:00 PDT Chores - Shoveling Snow - Chopping Wood Etc Chris Cowan