{"id":2605,"date":"2013-04-08T20:54:39","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T03:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/?p=2605"},"modified":"2013-05-11T08:01:14","modified_gmt":"2013-05-11T15:01:14","slug":"stagecoach-400-race-bikepacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/stagecoach-400-race-bikepacking\/","title":{"rendered":"Stagecoach 400 Race | Getting Ready"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Getting ready in Hemet for the big ride.<\/p><\/div>\n

OK, time to put all that riding I did in Mexico to good use. Early tomorrow morning, I’m starting an individual-time-trail (ITT) of the Stagecoach 400<\/a>. I’m doing an ITT instead of heading out with the group start because it conflicts with my next race (the Arizona Trail Race 750).<\/p>\n

This is the first of five bikepacking races that I plan to do this summer.<\/p>\n

Stagecoach is a 365-mile loop. The route drops out of the mountains from Idyllwild, CA, and heads across the Anza-Borrego desert. Then, it climbs back into the mountains near Julian, drops to the coast along San Diego, and heads back inland to Idyllwild.<\/p>\n

When I start tomorrow, the temperature is supposed to be just above freezing. Training in Mexico didn’t exactly prepare me for the cold…<\/p>\n

You can check my progress on the map below. Yeehaw!<\/p>\n