100 Miles in 100 Days Challenge for 2019

As of today, 11/19/2019, I have logged already 137 miles of the 200 mile challenge. 

I’ve signed up again. It’s a good reason to keep active in the winter months, even though for me that was going to happen anyways. 

I live and work in Maricopa County, here in Arizona. I have signed up for their 100 Miles in 100 Days Challenge. Helping promote getting outside and being active. With the holidays and busy schedules it sometimes is hard. The county’s parks provide over 420 miles of outdoor adventure. Many of the trails on in Usery Regional Park and San Tan Regional Park I have ventured on either running, hiking or mountain biking.  I try to keep my training from hitting lows during the time of year, but I took on the challenge wanting to keep up my training over the winter months. The miles are calculated using your GPS device or you can download their app they created for the challenge. Hikers and runners need to get in 100 miles while the mountain bikers and horseback riders need to reach a distance of 200 miles. There are some other requirements that must be met to finish the challenge. Take a look here for more info, or if you're interested in signing up yourself, for locals here in Arizona. 

100 Miles in 100 Days Challenge

Besides getting a t-shirt when you have finished the distance, some of the county parks hold a little celebration when it is over. Finishers also get their names entered in a drawing to receive a yearly county park pass. 

Since the challenge started on November 1, 2019 for this year, my mountain biking, put in the category where I would need to hit 200 miles. Hitting weekend morning 11 or more mile loops in the park I could get the distance in. 

Over this past three day weekend I was able to log over 50 mountain bike miles, really meaning around 25 that would go towards the challenge. 

100 Miles in 100 Days Challenge here in Maricopa County

I live and work in Maricopa County, here in Arizona. For the first time, this year, I have signed up for their 100 Miles in 100 Days Challenge. Helping promote getting outside and being active. With the holidays and busy schedules it sometimes is hard. The county’s parks provide over 420 miles of outdoor adventure. Many of the trails on in Usery Regional Park and San Tan Regional Park I have ventured on either running, hiking or mountain biking. I was up for the challenge. My training hits a low during the time of year, but I took on the challenge wanting to keep up my training over the winter months. The miles are calculated using your GPS device or you can download their app they created for the challenge. Hikers and runners need to get in 100 miles while the mountain bikers and horseback riders need to reach a distance of 200 miles. There are some other requirements that must be met to finish the challenge. Take a look here for more info, or if your interested in signing up yourself, for locals here in Arizona. 

https://www.maricopacountyparks.net/things-to-do/activity/100-miles-in-100-days-challenge/

With the hiking I have done with my wife in San Tan or trail run training or racing I have done, it took a big chunk out of reaching the goal. With my mountain biking, I was put in the category where I would need to hit 200 miles. Hitting weekend morning 11 or more mile loops in the park I could get the distance in. 

Yesterday, Saturday, I was able to get in a great 25 mile ride in Usery, even hitting a new trail that opened up, called the Chain Fruit trail. The new trail is open to hikers, bikers and horseback riders. 

It’s been a great way to keep the training going over the winter. 

My Favorite MTB Trail in the past few years.

A good warm up on the road, maybe five miles or so, then into San Tan Regional Park.  Dynamite Trail is a great workout, going north to south on the trail and getting some good elevation. At the bottom on the other side I connect with the San Tan Trail and ride around some great rolling hills around the park. I have wanted to explore more of the trails, but the heat sets in. This fall I want to get around the park more and check out more of the trails. With the entrance I use, it's a $2 pay station. I stop by the main entrance on the way out for a quick refill of the water bottles. I end the ride with about a three mile cool down. The elevation gain gets the heart rate up thats for sure. The total distance of this ride is about 22 miles and I have done numerous times.