Notes: Hi Gang! We’ll be meeting at San Domenico—park at the large dirt lot on right upon entering property. It’s the only large dirt lot there… If you haven’t completed the waiver then do so asap at the link below. The sign-up is rather tedious but make sure to follow through w/ all the steps to confirm your spot: Riders, Coaches and Parents! Bring: a bike to ride into the work site, gloves, sturdy shoes, water, snack and a smile! We’ll also do an optional Team Ride for those that want to take advantage of the day and get a climb up 680 and back. Contact Rich if you have any questions! See you there!

Notes: Our 2024 Kits have arrived and they look sharp! https://hyperthreads.com/proofs/san-rafael-high-school/ We’re planning on distributing them at Student Commons. We’re ALSO planning on taking our yearbook picture on campus! We want to make sure we get our team picture submitted to the year book staff asap—so style up that hair, bring a pair of socks worthy of getting paired with your kit and let’s shoot that team picture that will be immortalized within Bulldog history. Plan on changing into your kits and assembling for the team photo by 4pm. *If you missed the boat on putting in an order ,& have recently paid up on your Team+NICA dues, then let us know your size and we may have extra kits your size. Otherwise, we can outfit you w/ last year’s uni for the team photo. For riders that opted to buy a “practice jersey” please make sure to bring $55 (Venmo: @richieaustin22/check/zelle[Richard Soriano]).

Notes: Well it looks like we’ll be in the clear for a Saturday Team Ride…whew! We got a good dousing Wednesday and due for another round Sunday. With the ground being fully saturated we’re looking at trail options with decent drainage, minimal impact and of course, FUN. So we’re aiming to meet for our headlands ride to get some miles, views and conditioning. Here are the routes: Group A (shorter route): https://www.strava.com/routes/3162174340345988824 Group B: https://www.strava.com/routes/3162171829204625200 *with option of extending 4miles/500ft if group is looking strong This time we’ll be parking along Marinship Way, as we’re expecting high tide. It’s ok to park along the fence or in front of 2 story building (ignore the Private Parking signs, as I know the landlord). Avoid blocking gate. Wear: windbreaker, Bulldogs apparel or red base top/black shorts Bring: water, snacks, multi-tool, bike levers, spare tube (all standard for Team Rides) *HOLD on wearing new kits for team rides, as these are for Race Days Only.

Notes: Well we got a record amount of rain the past 4 days & we’re finally getting some dry weather. Nevertheless, the mud factor will be high & we’ve been monitoring drainage & downed trees within Marin. We’re aiming to get in some climbing but also mix-in some fun descents on single track we know drain decently. Below are the 2 routes for Groups A & B: https://strava.app.link/KMNJOpl81Gb https://strava.app.link/zxWFm4n81Gb Wear: bulldogs apparel or Red Base Top/Black shorts Bring: water, snack, spare tube, levers, multi-tool, pump (all standard for team rides) Let’s get some conditioning, sun & fun in!

Notes: If you hear the story of an accomplished athlete, past and present, you will likely hear about a particular venue within their training regimen that proved to make the difference for strengthening their grit & perseverance. Well ours so happens to be named GOLD HILL fire road and its name couldn’t be more fitting for what we’re aiming to accomplish—gold! Our early season Tuesday rides will start straight from school & head up Gold Hill for our climb up to the NIKE base. We’re aiming to meet at 4:10p on Mission St., near the tennis courts, and rolling out by 4:20p (latest). We’re aiming to be back at SRHS by 5:45/6p latest. This timeline will be closely monitored during the ride in order to determine route alterations. We’ll be starting together as a team but have a rally point on the climb for Grouping. Below is the route for Group A: https://strava.app.link/uhvGXQ2w7Gb Below is route for Group B: https://strava.app.link/NzinQzcz7Gb We will confirm w/ the athletic dept on Monday if storing your locked bike in the cage will be secure—stand by. Wear: bulldog apparel or red base top/black shorts Bring: water, snack, spare tube, levers, multi-tool, pump (standard for all rides) *if available do bring along a bike light Looking forward to starting up our weekday rides to have some fun on bikes and supplement our goal of getting fitter for our upcoming race in less than 3 weeks!

Notes: When there’s a high probability of rain our ride plan will be something easily accessible, in order to minimize the travel stress. So IF our ride does happen we’ll be doing our backyard ride (china camp). Be prepared to get notification via the Team WhatsApp thread to confirm yay/nay at 7am. Group A ride: https://strava.app.link/0c8wcquifHb Group B ride: https://strava.app.link/6hQVtcxifHb Wear: windbreaker, bulldogs top or red base top/ black shorts Bring: water, snack, spare tube, levers, multi-tool, pump (all standard for team rides) Fingers crossed we ride!

Notes: The key word to describe the current condition of our local trails is “saturated!” With our 1st race being 1 week away we have until Monday to fit in one last romp before we do more zone 2-3 workouts in preparation for Ft. Ord. So let’s do PONTI! One of the only trails in Marin Co. w/ the longest descent on fun single-track. This time we’ll be starting from Marinwood Market (look for Rich’s Van in the lot). From there group A will make their way directly to the Ponti trailhead while Group B will head up via Queenstone. We’ll meet up at the TOP! Group B will have the option to “rinse & repeat” upon ending on Ponti, which would = 16mi x 3,348ft (3hrs)—TBD at end of 1st lap. Here’s is Group A: https://strava.app.link/6GDwBXctpHb Here’s is Group B (1 lap): https://strava.app.link/PMPQo8gtpHb Bring: water, snack, spare tube, pump, levers, multi-tool (all standard for rides) Wear:bulldogs top or red base top/black shorts+windbreaker Let’s Ride!

Notes: Just a reminder that we’re scheduled to take our Team Photo on Tuesday. We’ll be meeting near the softball field, where a professional photographer will be taking our Team Picture, and nobody is getting “photoshopped” in, for the upcoming yearbook. So make sure to bring your Race Kit to school, socks that match and hair styled up because this time it’s the real deal for the history books. See you Tuesday! *if you want to order a team picture for yourself then here’s the link: https://v2.myproimages.com/classic-photography45/29054/search

Notes: The goal for today is to set up our Pit & Pre-ride the course before departing to our Team Campsite 15min away to set-up, relax, eat dinner and prepare for race day. Here’s our timeline (anticipate 2.5-3hr drive from SR) NOON—2pchad geyer/rich arrive with trailer & establish our location https://docs.google.com/file/d/1MS1NEOJTRDlwHdp3ShUsH02j7tq-Y5Rw/edit?filetype=msword

Notes: See attached for lodging info and race flyer (will be attached once its available so check back). Please mark your attendance in InstaTeam and use attached to let us know if we should save space for you to camp (see attached). Plan to head up Friday for the pre-ride. If you have any questions, contact Giselle at 415-521-0515 and she will connect you with the right person for help. As the date approaches we will send out race food and other volunteer needs. It takes some work to pull these events off but its worth it - the races are a BLAST for all! Go Dawgs!!!! https://indd.adobe.com/view/555936f7-acdf-475e-9d66-fd49fcba07a6?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jan242024%20coach%20news

Notes: What an outing for our 1st race of the season! After a year absence we had a Varsity Rider dueling with the top riders, we almost made podium twice AND 100% of our riders finished Saturday. We are so pumped & proud! So lets get back to it—-have fun on 2-wheels and prepare for Exchequer in 4.5weeks! We’ve been closely monitoring the forecast for Tues. and it looks good for us to get out for our After-School ride. With light still being limited we’re aiming to do the Gold Hill loop and get back to campus before darkness. Group A: https://strava.app.link/JzcjZj0fGHb Group B: https://strava.app.link/SfBc223fGHb Meet: by the tennis courts Wear: windbreaker, bulldogs top or red base top/black shorts Bring: water, snack, spare tube, pump, multi-tool, levers and bike lights if you’re planning to ride home.

Notes: Update - Parking is full at Big Rock! Moved to China Camp front Kiosk. —- We’re doing Big Rock! This will be a 1st as a team and per Nick Block—pretty fun! Something different while our other favorite trails are too muddy to ride. Group A will immediately start the climb up while Group B will do an ancillary trail southward then rally up Big Rock to meet up with Group A: Group A: https://strava.app.link/Hrbc4D19MHb Group B: https://strava.app.link/wsW9tg49MHb Here’s the exact pin drop where we’ll park: https://maps.app.goo.gl/zen2ScrvLGvyPJSU6?g_st=ic Wear: bulldogs apparel top or red base top/black shorts and windbreaker Bring: snack, water, pump, spare tube, multi-tool, levers (all standard for all rides) See you Saturday Morning!

Notes: Hope you’re having a nice day off (riders)! It’s the 1st week of daylight savings and we’ll finally have more room for riding…I.e. starts at front side of China Camp and Tamarancho. We’re looking good for our Tues. Ride, as we’re expecting a scant bit of moisture Tues. morning. It was great that we were able to session some additional routes this past Saturday, as we’re hoping to incorporate them into our rides. We’ll be doing last Tuesday’s route except Group B will be descending down Q2 vs. GoldHill. Let’s keeping working on fitness & single-track prowess! Bring: water, snack, spare tube, pump levers, multi-tool (all standard) Wear: bulldogs apparel top or red base top/black shorts *hold off on wearing race kit (as we want to keep them looking sharp for race day) Meet: @tennis courts Do: confirm your plan of attendance at your earliest convenience so we can plan staffing accordingly.

Notes: Get ready for a glorious sunny Saturday! That being said, traffic on our vacation destination trail networks will be heavy, with everyone chomping at the bit to be in sun. So we’re riding a little removed from the fray—porcupine/flow trail to whitehill! We’ll be starting from the usual Glen Dr. Trailhead and make our way to the flow trail. Group A will be doing partial Flow and then partial WhiteHill: https://strava.app.link/b0VksJNIZHb Group B will be descending full Flow and then back up and make their way to San Geronimo Fire Rd.: https://strava.app.link/bMhJp2SIZHb Bring: water, snack, pump, spare tube, levers, multi-tool (all standard for team rides) Wear: bulldogs apparel top or red base top/black shorts *hold off on wearing race kits in order to keep them looking sharp for race time PLEASE mark your planned attendance at your earliest convenience so we can staff appropriately.

Notes: Its been great to see riders getting stronger, faster and building towards our next race in 2.5weeks. Tuesday Team ride will be great to keep building upon our fitness and single track skills. We’re starting up from the Front Side of China Camp in order to vary our Tues. Team Ride options. We’re meeting at kiosk by 4:40p/ready to ride by 4:45p. For those who need a ride to get over—-we’re shuttling from the Tennis Courts at 4:30p (ready to load up and go)—leaving by 4:35p Here are the routes: Group A: https://strava.app.link/cvEAjxAG4Hb GroupB: https://strava.app.link/sw1hj9EG4Hb Bring: water, snack, pump, spare tube, levers & multi-tool (standard for all team rides) Wear: bulldogs apparel top or Red base top/Black Shorts Do: mark your planned attendance asap so we an staff accordingly. *contact coach rich if you need a shuttle ride over

Notes: Endless Winter in effect! Hope you were able to get out for a ride yesterday after another wintery mix Fri-Sat. We’re closely monitoring the forecast for this weekend, as there’s another wintery system coming through Fri—Sat. We may move our usual Sat. Ride to Sunday—stay tuned! Nevertheless, yesterday’s winds did wonders in drying up our local trails, just in time for our Tuesday Team Ride—-let’s ride! Let’s go for Gold and start from school and make our way up to the Nike Base. Group A: https://strava.app.link/UJlsRL9agIb Group B: https://strava.app.link/gAE8BocbgIb *portion of group B will descend back down Q2 vs. goldhill fire road Bring: water, snack, spare tube, levers, pump, multi-tool (standard for all rides) Wear: bulldogs top or red base top/black shorts *hold off on wearing race kits until after our race at Granite Bay—need to keep them looking sharp!

Notes: Exchequer is 8 days away and so far weather is calling for rain-free weather—fingers crossed! Exchequer will have 1,294ft/ lap! (5.77mi lap)—-lets do it! It looks like our Saturday Team Ride will barely clear the bulk of the rain due tonight-dawn. Which means our local networks will be pretty muddy and we’ll need to ride where our footprint (wheels) isn’t damaging the trails, the risk for falling on slick roots/rocks/wood bridges is minimal AND not to mention minimize wreaking havoc on our bikes 1 week away from our 2nd race. So we have found Headlands is the best for post-rain rides—-grounds soaking sediment, excellent drainage and bike safe route to access from our meet spot. Group A: https://strava.app.link/X9tUd7OfnIb Group B: https://strava.app.link/QuCXJcTfnIb Bring: windbreaker, water, snack, spare tube, levers, pump & multi-tool (all standard for rides) Wear: bulldogs top or red base top/ black shorts *hold on wearing team kits until after Granite Bay race—need to keep them looking sharp for our races *install a front wheel fender if you haven’t already—good way to minimize mud in the eye

Notes: It’s Exchequer Time! Weather for Friday is calling for rain/lightning/chilly temps—bring appropriate attire in preparation for the elements/temps. Don’t forget to bring: 1. Signed waiver for the bike park entry (see link below) 2. Bring $10 cash for entry (unsure if this is for Fri and Sat, so bring another $10, just in case) 3. Bulldogs apparel top/black shorts for Friday Pre-ride 4. Race Kit for Saturday Here’s our projected timeline: 2p—trailer drop off 4p—rider/parents arrival+pit set-up 4:45p—number plate install+ready for pre-ride 5p-6:30p—pre-ride 6:45p—depart for campsite 7:30p—dinner/race prep chat

Notes: See attached for lodging info and race flyer (will be attached once its available so check back). Please mark your attendance in InstaTeam and use attached to let us know if we should save space for you to camp (see attached). Plan to head up Friday for the pre-ride. If you have any questions, contact Giselle at 415-521-0515 and she will connect you with the right person for help. As the date approaches we will send out race food and other volunteer needs. It takes some work to pull these events off but its worth it - the races are a BLAST for all!

Notes: It’s Spring Break! No need to wait for the coaches to meet you after-school when you can get started sooner Tuesday. Get out for a good ride at your convenience. Aim for a 1500-2200ft ride.

Notes: As luck will have it, weather is calling for a steady dose of rain from 11p Friday until at least 7am Saturday. Then off/on 7a-11a and steady again 11a and on. So with a lot of our team still out for Spring Break AND the weather being a factor, we’ll hold off on riding Saturday morning. Try to get out Sunday! We’ll see you for our after-school ride Tuesday!

Notes: Hope you had a fun Spring Break & able to get out for some rides. Weather is calling for perfect riding weather for next 10 days. Let’s get out for our after school ride. We’re doing our Gold Hill climb up to the top to minimize meet-up complexity. Group A: https://strava.app.link/NUMx14Y5OIb Group B: https://strava.app.link/iRvvTi15OIb Meet: at the tennis courts Bring: water, snack, multi-tool, spare tube, levers, pump (all standard for rides) Wear: Bulldogs apparel top or Red Base Top/Black Shorts

Notes: In preparation for race #3 we’re doing a day trip up north to Annandale State Park. Here we’ll have access to one of the most amazing single-track networks in the North Bay and practice our technical skills to get ready for Granite Bay. If you’ve never ridden at Annandale State Park then you’re in for a blast of a ride—-bobsled chute like flowy trails intermixed with some technical section to test your senses. All 100% legal single track too! This will likely be a 3hr ride (+/- 30min) Group A: https://strava.app.link/rcvEofwMPIb Group B: https://strava.app.link/QkxsENAMPIb Let’s do our best to carpool to minimize # of cars on the road. We’ll meet at front of SRHS (commons) at 7:30a to consolidate and caravan over. Aiming to be on the road by 7:40a and at Annandale by 8:30a. We’ll be having lunch at Lepe’s nearby (see link below) by 12:30p and on the road by 1:30p latest—-back at SRHS by 2:30p. Bring: water, snack, multi-tool, spare tube, levers, pump (all standard for rides) Wear: Bulldogs apparel top or Red Base top/Black Shorts (Bring a change of clothes to wear after the ride) Ok—this is our last Saturday Team ride, as after this week we’ll be racing and working the Buckelew event. Contact me if you have any questions. This will be a fun day out!

Notes: Pre-ride time will be posted once race flyer becomes available but its usually mid to late afternoon. Pre-rides help racers become familiar with the course the day before the race and is highly encouraged. After the pre-ride, the team typically gathers for dinner at camp.

Notes: See attached for lodging info and race flyer (will be attached once its available so check back). Please mark your attendance in InstaTeam and use attached to let us know if we should save space for you to camp (see attached). Plan to head up Friday for the pre-ride. If you have any questions, contact Giselle at 415-521-0515 and she will connect you with the right person for help. As the date approaches we will send out race food and other volunteer needs. It takes some work to pull these events off but its worth it - the races are a BLAST for all!

Notes: Pre-ride time will be posted once race flyer becomes available but its usually mid to late afternoon. Pre-rides help racers become familiar with the course the day before the race and is highly encouraged. After the pre-ride, the team typically gathers for dinner at camp.

Notes: This race is in our own back yard! We will attach the race flyer when it becomes available. Please mark your attendance in InstaTeam. As the date approaches we will send out info about the Friday pre-ride and getting together for a team dinner the night before the race. Go Dawgs!!!

Notes: Bike4Buckelew is a sponsor of Bike Dawgs! All riders (and hopefully some parents) are expected to do at least one volunteer shift to help out with the event. Bike for Buckalew is an annual fundraising event that brings mountain bikers, hikers and families together for food and fun. B4B is designed to highlight and bring awareness to Buckelew’s vital work in providing access to mental health and substance use services for our North Bay community. Set in China Camp State Park’s Miwok Meadows, the event offers guided mountain bike rides and trail hikes — from easy to more challenging— followed by a delicious lunch, live music, games and a raffle.

Notes: Note - Prom Night! Pre-ride time will be posted once race flyer becomes available but it’s usually mid to late afternoon. Pre-rides help racers become familiar with the course the day before the race and is highly encouraged. After the pre-ride, the team typically gathers for dinner at camp.

Notes: See attached for lodging info and race flyer (will be attached once its available so check back). Please mark your attendance in InstaTeam and use attached to let us know if we should save space for you to camp (see attached). Plan to head up Friday for the pre-ride. If you have any questions, contact Giselle at 415-521-0515 and she will connect you with the right person for help. As the date approaches we will send out race food and other volunteer needs. It takes some work to pull these events off but its worth it - the races are a BLAST for all!