Moab training camp – Macky Franklin

I have been struggling with how to write about the week of training I did in Moab with my coach, Adam Pulford, and fellow Pro racer Pua Mata. I considered talking about how hard I rode the Occam and how much fun it was on the technical terrain in Moab, but realized that that wasn’t the only highlight of the trip. Then I wondered if I should just list the statistics of each ride we did, but since all of that information is available on my Strava profile that seemed a bit silly. I also thought about trying to use the crazy tan lines I got as an underlying theme, but that was pushing it…

Instead, I’m going to give an overview of the week in numbers and pictures.

Miles ridden: 195
Hours ridden: 20.3
Feet climbed: 24,787
Snakes: 1
Lizards: At least 25
Times I rode Porcupine Rim: 2
Flat tires: 0
Brand new tires I completely wore out: 2
Nights I ate pasta for dinner: All of them (5)
Sandwiches eaten during rides: 4
Avocados consumed: 5
Times I said “Okee dokee”: 50
Times Adam and Pua repeated me after I said “Okee dokee”: 50
Illegal trails ridden (by accident, nonetheless): 1
Days I rode trails that I’d never ridden before: 5
Probability that I’ll return to Moab: 100%