The Rad Offroad Race, CO’s Toughest New Sport Climb and 6 More Stories to Start Your Week

The ‘Rad Dirt Fest launched its first off-road outing and took place this weekend. More than 1,300 cyclists and 600 runners flocked to the kitsch and historic host city of Trinidad, Colo.

Produced by Life Time and presented by Wahoo, The ‘Rad Dirt Fest is an eclectic festival of snow and desert peaks comprising three gravel cycling races – the Stubborn Delores (165 miles, 11,213 ′ vertical drop), the Antelope (99 miles, 6,465 ′ vertical drop) and the Frijole (38 , 5 miles, 2,916 ′ elevation gain) – and two trail runs – the Lost Mesa 50K (31.1 miles, 2,713 ′ elevation gain) and the Half Radathon (13.1 miles, 1,040 ′ Elevation gain).

GearJunkie sampled The ‘Rad cycling route in April, and reported that “almost every grueling climb is rewarded with a mesmerizing view of snow-capped peaks and long, windy descents.” Notably, the winners of each category won an acoustic guitar, hand painted by a mountain biker and native of Colorado. Marley Seifert.

Sporty climbers should feel pretty excited after last week. The last days of Sendtember saw not one but two mega climbs by two famous American climbers. First of all, the controversial character known as Joe Kinder quietly established the toughest athletic climb in Rifle Mountain, Colorado, with his first ascent of “Kinder Cakes” (5.15a).

Then Sean “Steezy” Bailey successfully completed the third ascent of one of the world’s two most difficult roads., “Bibliography” (5.15c / d) in Ceuse, France, Friday. The alphabetical note is the subject of debate with regard to the bibliography, Sam Anderson reports for ExplorersWeb.

Created in 2020 by Alexander Megos, the course was originally rated 5.15d. Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi managed the second ascent this summer and suggested a logarithmically smoother rating of 5.15c. The Rock Kids eagerly await Steezy’s advice on the note; it still has to weigh.

Bahraini road runner Kalkidan Gezahegne set a new speed record for the women’s 10K on Sunday. The athlete took his victory in Giants Geneva race with only 29 minutes and 38 seconds on the clock. The new time of Gezahegne dethrones the previous time of the women’s 10K, established by Joyciline Jepkosgei in 2017, by 5 decisive seconds.

Gezahegne of Bahrain won the Geneva Giants 10km in 29 minutes 38 seconds on Sunday to fall 5 seconds behind the women’s world record for a 10km road race where the men are also competing. https://t.co/JlnpvtH0pk

– Reuters Sports (@ReutersSports) October 3, 2021

The Transvulcania Ultramarathon has been canceled for 2021, but not because of the pandemic. According to iRunFar, on September 28, “the race organizers released an official statement canceling the Ultramarathon Transvulcania 2021 due to recent volcanic activity on the island of La Palma, where the globally competitive race takes place … [The] the eruption started on September 19 and… could last from 24 to 84 days.

Racing legend Steve Prefontaine’s winning bib in the 1970 NCAA Cross Country Championship sold for $ 27,000. Prefontaine set a litany of American racing records before his untimely death at the age of 24. He is recognized by many for spurring the running boom of the 1970s and holds the 3 and 6 mile speed records to this day.

Between now and October 31, Revel will be raffling off a custom mountain bike to raise funds for the LoveYourBrain Foundation. According to BikeRumor, Revel tricked “the one-of-a-kind mountain bike … with a custom white paint scheme topped with special ‘LoveYourBrain Purple’ accents. All funds raised go directly to LoveYourBrain to help them continue their mission of improving the quality of life for those affected by head trauma.

Get involved and participate to win custom shelves at LoveYourBrain.com.

The multi-week search continues for beloved Navy SEAL vet and retired National Park Ranger Kim Crumbo. Crumbo and his half-brother went missing on a backcountry canoe trip to Yellowstone. The body of Mark O’Neill, Crumbo’s half-brother, was found by a rescue team on September 21.

Crumbo was a highly regarded icon of wildlife conservation and rescue, continuing his efforts long after his retirement. In a dedication published to the anti-trapping coalition, Footloose Montana, longtime friend and environmental colleague Stephen Capra described Crumbo as “a person of dedication and loyalty to people and the cause of wildlife and conservation …

And a little encouraging news for planet Earth: environmentalists have just pledged $ 5 billion to protect 30% of the land and seas by 2029. Advocates have dubbed it the “Protect Our Planet†challenge.

The Guardian reports, “[T]The money covers the estimated cost of the 30% goal for this decade, one of 21 goals included in the UN’s draft Paris-style nature deal being negotiated. It also includes plans to eliminate plastic pollution and reduce the use of pesticides to slow species extinction. “