GGR Heads for Old Pueblo
January 14, 2010 on 5:59 pm | In Mountain Biking | 8 CommentsGrowlers Gulch Racing will be well-represented at this year’s 24-Hours in the Old Pueblo endurance race in Tucson, Arizona. The event takes place on February 13th.
Melanie Norris, Paul Norris, Dara Muldoon, Jeff Muldoon, and Ryan McMaster of GGR will join more than 1,500 racers at Old Pueblo. All five have extensive experience with pain at Growlers and are eager to see how much suffering they can endure in Tuscon.
Each lap of the 17-mile course includes 1,200 feet of elevation gain. The goal is to rack up as many laps as possible in a 24-hour period.
Old Pueblo started with just 176 riders in 2000 and has evolved into one of the largest endurance races in the world.
The team is sponsored by Kuat Racks, Highlander Cycling, Fort George Brewery, Blacx Seatposts, TurboCat Lights, Kenda, By the Bottle, Skutt Kilns, Harlot Clothing, Hotel Fifty, and Growlers Gulch Racing.
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Good luck guys and gals…stay away from the cacti. This sounds like a perfect tune up ride for the the GG 5K!
Comment by dave — January 15, 2010 #
Can’t wait to hear the stories and see pictures! Good luck!
Comment by Sara — January 15, 2010 #
Still trying for a couple more sponsors, but, it is coming together. Thanks to all that have contributed thus far.
Comment by Paul Norris — January 15, 2010 #
A little training advice for you guys:
Go out and purchase a cactus and start poking yourselves in the shins with it that way on your night laps it won’t bother you.
Comment by Vernie — January 15, 2010 #
So ferns are not the same as cacti?
Comment by Paul Norris — January 16, 2010 #
You guys are going to have so much fun!!
Comment by Carol — January 17, 2010 #
Can’t wait to meet the Tucson MTB crew too and drop off some massive rocks! After the race, of course.
Comment by Ryan M. — January 21, 2010 #
[...] earned Fist of Five recognition on the Growlers Gulch ride circuit in 2009, and participated in the 2010 24 Hours of Old Pueblo. At 46, Norris is the adolescent in the group. He lives in Kalama, [...]
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