Not enough riders

Hello riders,
It is with a heavy heart that I realize there are not enough riders to make this event happen. I had 12 registered riders, no where near enough competition to make a "real" event. I'm not sure what happened this year. Economy, racer schedules, not enough advertising, etc ?

We will be changing a lot for next year, in hopes that this isn't the death of our series. Please watch for us next year, it will be as good as our first year!

I will ride "the course" at 11am, if anyone is interested in joining me. Meet me at the entrance parking lot just outside the gate.

Thank you for your time, energy and understanding.
~all the best in biking!
Nicole

The heat is on!

We're entering the final stretch of our online registration for the third annual Lost in the Woods MTB race at Anderson Lake on August 21st.

We still need more racers to make the event happen! Please help us out and get your paperwork and money in so that we can adequately prepare for our event. Pre-registration deadline of August 5th. Let's make this event happen!!!!

See our Anderson Lake tab for full details and times.
There are four categories:
Beginner 5 miles 9:00 AM $10
Sport 10 miles 10:00 AM $15
Competitive 15 miles 11:00 AM $20
Expert Mens 20 miles 1:00 PM $25
Expert Womens 20 miles 1:00 PM $25

Sad news

We are canceling the Gibbs Lake July 17th event due to low pre-registered riders.


Thank you for your interest, and please consider registering for our August Anderson Lake race on August 21st. Let's make that one a huge success!

~Nicole
Event Coordinator

Gibbs Lake is in two weeks! Sunday, July 17th, 2011.

Lost in the Woods Mountain Bike Races are family friendly "out there because we love to be out there" races on the Olympic Peninsula. There will be prizes for the top three placements in all categories. Awards will follow last racer in from each category.

*ATTENTION: DUE TO LOW REGISTRANTS, We are asking everyone to pre-register. If we don't have 30 racers by July 8th, we are canceling the event. PLEASE GET YOUR REGISTRATION FORMS IN!!!

Pre-registration price varies based on class entered: between $10-25. Register online at Bikereg.com. Mail or deliver your completed forms to The Broken Spoke, 835 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368.

Beginner 5 miles 9:00 AM $10
Sport 10 miles 10:00 AM $15
Competitive 15 miles 11:00 AM $20
Expert Mens 20 miles 1:00 PM $25
Expert Womens 20 miles 1:00 PM $25

Beer garden will be available, for those over 21 with valid IDs, after racing with a $5.00 donation to Quimper Trails Association.

Consider registering for our second race at Anderson Lake State Park on August 21st.

Sponsors are coming in.

This year we are lucky enough to have full sponsorship from our local bike shop. The Broken Spoke is giving us many things to give away at the up coming races.


Also Trek Bikes is chipping in a few items so we look forward to having all of you out here on the Olympic Peninsula.
See you soon.

Registration form is up.

We want to apologize for how long it has taken to get this form up on the site. There is still lots of time to register for the event so don't let it wait. Also remember you can register on www.bikereg.com.

On a positive note, the weather we are experiencing now will not be around in a few months for the races.

Cheers
Lost in the Woods Staff.

Welcome 2011 Racers!

Lost in the Woods Mountain Bike Races are family friendly "out there because we love to be out there" races on the Olympic Peninsula.

There will be prizes for the top three placements in all categories. Awards will follow last racer in from each category.

There will be after race food for purchase ahead of time from Bub's Tacos at $6.00/per Burrito. These will be delivered at high noon. If you would like anything else off their menu please contact us via e-mail.

Beer garden will be available after racing with a suggested $5.00 donation to Quimper Trails Association.

For 2011, we will have a two races:
The first race at Gibbs Lake County Park on July 17th
The second race at Anderson Lake State Park on August 21st.


Anderson Lake 2010's Youth category.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Search and Rescue support crew. Thank you!

Another successful event, even with the rain!

Hello racers and followers,

Firstly we are extending a boisterous THANK YOU to the following:
*Undertown Coffee for donating amazing Stumptown coffee.

*Bub's Tacos for making 15 burritos on their day off for us! bubstacos.com

*To The Broken Spoke for graciously helping host the event! Thanks Pete and Nate. www.thebrokenspokept.blogspot.com

*Anderson Lake State Park for allowing us to use the location! Thanks Ranger J. Maberry. www.parks.wa.gov/parks/?selectedpark=Anderson%20Lake

*For Quimper Trails Association for maintaining mountain bike trails in our area. $2 of every race registration is donated to their cause! www.quimpertrails.org

*To the Jefferson County Sheriff's department for offering medical support for the event. Thank you for keeping us safe. Thanks Joe and Tony. www.jeffersonsheriff.org/

*To Jim and Gary for sitting out on the course.

*To Margaret for volunteering at registration.

*To Vivian, from the PT Leader, for documenting the event very well for us! We made the September 29th, 2010 PT Leader's "Our Place" of section C's FRONT PAGE. Here is the article link: http://ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=16&SubSectionID=16&ArticleID=27824



And lastly, and not least of all, thank you racers for supporting our low-key community mountain bike races. We couldn't have done it with out you! We know that times and final results are important; please see the Anderson Lake page for those.

~Lost in the Woods Staff

Yahoo!

Today is going to be a good day. We look forward to seeing you all out at the race.
Nicole and Pete

Lots of work has been put into the trails in the last two weeks out at Anderson Lake State Park in preparation for the up coming race on September 19th. We hope that all you readers have gotten your registration in because you save a bit of money by paying early.

Times will be fast so bring your sprinting legs you are going to need it. And for those of you in the Sport category, you get to chase down our Jefferson County Sheriff and make him feel like he eats too many doughnuts.

Hope to see you all there.

The Lost in the Woods Staff

Here are the results from the first race. Thanks for coming out everyone. We hope to see you all again at the Anderson Lake Race.




Anderson Lake prep will start next week. You can start riding it at any time. We hope to see all of you out there riding.

Cheers
Lost in the Woods

We're on!

Hello Gibbs Lake racers!
We're stoked that race weekend is finally here. The event will be happening rain or shine! We've had a few questions floating our way from BikeReg pointing out that preregistration online has now closed. That's correct. You can STILL REGISTER THE DAY OF THE EVENT. Registration opens at 8am on Sunday, race morning.

Race start times are listed under the Gibbs Lake section of our website.

See you Sunday at Gibbs!!!
~Pete and Nicole

We are a week out from the race and the Course is now buffed out. The marking will be up on Wednesday this week. The conditions couldn't be better. Don't forget to preregister!

We hope to see all of you out there.

New for 2010.

Hello
Welcome to Lost in the Woods' Race Webpage. You will find all the information you need for participating in our event here. For 2010, we have two races: the Gibbs Lake race on August 22nd, and the Anderson Lake race on Sept 19th.

Please tell your friends and foes, we are looking forward to two great races!

The two posts below briefly describe each race. Please check out the specific tabs for each race for full details.

This season we are doing all registrations online. Please head over to BikeReg.com to register.



Quimper Trails Association ( QTA ) is the local mountain biker's trail building and maintenance group for trails at Gibbs Lake County Park and Anderson Lake State Park. Lost in the Woods fully supports QTA's efforts and will be donating $2 of every registration towards all the work they do!

~Happy Pedaling!
Nicole and Pete

Gibbs Lake Race August 22nd

Wow! Do we have a race set for you. Gibbs Lake County Park is one of those hidden gems of the area that will give you a run for your money. Check out the course and register early this one is going to fill up fast.

Gibbs Lake Race
Sunday August 22nd, 2010.

Sport
Comp
Expert Womens
Expert Mens

Race day there is limited parking. Please plan on carpooling or parking very close to other cars in the parking lot.

Anderson Race course and divisions

The course has been planned!
Roughly speaking, each "lap" is 5 miles long. The course is well laid out, and you can choose to ride a 5, 15 or 20 mile course.

*This means you can register for:
Sport 5 miles
Comp (aka Competitive) 15 miles
Expert Womens 20 miles
Expert Mens 20 miles

Sunday, September 19th, 2010.

*There is limited parking for racers. PLEASE CARPOOL!! There should be parking for about thirty cars.
*I estimate there will be more information to follow, please keep yourself updated. Thanks!

What happened in February?

Hello racers and followers,

I have been busy getting the race waivers, registration forms and insurance lined up for our two races this season. I am almost finished with mapping the course and choosing start times.
Anderson Lake (sept 19) will have three divisions and an excellent course. Soon, I will post the race map.
Gibbs Lake is taking a little longer to organize but it will happen just as well.

Thanks and get out on your bike!

Hello new racers

Now that I can entered the new realm of making connections with mountain bikers, I want to welcome everyone.
My friend introduced me to mtbwashington.com a new website that's all for us and our cyclist friends. Check it out, they might be a new connection for you.

RACE NEWS:
Still putting together the flier and the logo for this year's race. We will have a family lap, mens and womens classes, and a beer garden. We're still aiming for low-key and a fun race.

~Nicole

New Bike shop

Yes, Lost in the Woods is a little biased...
I just love the new full service bicycle shop in Port Townsend, WA.

Here is a picture of all three gentlemen.

(L to R) Pete, Nate and Jason.
Stop by to check them out, 835 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368

They will be carrying skateboards, skate shoes, BMX, kids bikes, commuter goodies, front and rear lights, road, mountain, high end, middle, quality economy products, trailers, clothing, shoes, jerseys, and a full service repair shop.
They have great quality rental bikes.

Second Annual

SEPT 19th.
Sunday.
Anderson Lake.
Mountain Bike Race.
2010.

~more details later~
happy pedaling!