I've been thinking about doing a few WORS or WEMS races this year too. The Reforestration Ramble was one that I had penciled in already. A friend did it last year and she survived well enough to want to do it again this year so I found that encouraging. I actually did ride a bit there yesterday after the half-marathon. We stuck to the shorter, easier loops and had fun.

The Sheboygan race would also be fun. That was a course that was recommended to me by my mountain bike racing spin instructor, and one of the mechanics at Wheels & Sprocket who also races. I had asked both of them about courses that would be best for beginners and that was one of them that they came up with.

Sue

---- Laura Kletti <lkletti@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> Hey all!
>
> I am eyeing up some late summer/fall mountain biking events and thought
> I would share. Have a coworker who gave me some inside tips on good
> rides!
>
> WORS (Wisconsin Off Road Series)
> www.wors.org
> You can enter these as a newbie and they are very well organized events.
> Races are 10-15 miles.
> Two races that are less technical/hilly include
> - August 30th - Reforestation Ramble in Suamico, WI
> - October 11th - Wigwam MTB Challenge in Sheboygan, WI (good fall
> colors)
>
> WEMS (Wisconsin Endurance Mountain Bike Series)
> www.wemseries.com
> These are much smaller and more casual events, and the goal is to see
> how many laps you can do over 3-12 hours. Can do with teams or
> individually.
> The John Muir event is June 13 and one in Franklin, WI June 27th.
>
> If you are interested, check out the websites. Let me know if you plan
> on attending!
>
> Laura
> lkletti@fastmail.fm
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