Trail Dossier ◆ Race Report Kelly Hoffman / Seattle, WA
Sturdy Dirty 2026 · Expert · July 18

Race Report.

A recap of my 6th Sturdy Dirty Enduro race.

8th
Expert · year six
Sturdy Dirty 2026
17.2 MI · 3,508 FT · 3H 22M MOVING
4/4
Stages PR'd
01
№ 01 · The Result

Race day, by the numbers.

02
№ 02 · The Stages

Four stages. Four records.

Enduro only times the descents. Race day against the fastest training run on each stage, every one set during this build.
Race day vs training best 4 of 4 improved
TRAINING BESTS ARE THE QUICKEST CLEAN RUNS ON THE MATCHING STRAVA SEGMENT. RACE TIMES ARE FROM THE SAME SEGMENTS ON JULY 18.
Where the stages sit on the course
16.2 MILE LOOP, 3,418 FT OF CLIMBING. EACH MARKER IS THE TOP OF A TIMED DESCENT. HIGH POINT 2,963 FT AT MILE 5.8.
▲ The headline

Three minutes and 48 seconds faster than the training best.

Add the four stages together and race day came in 3:48 quicker than the sum of the fastest training runs. The biggest jumps came on the two longest stages: Summit to Super-T dropped 1:45 and NOTG from Drop In dropped 1:36. Those are not taper gains, those are race-day gains, the difference between riding a trail and racing it.

The heart rate backs it up. Averaged 165 bpm across 3 hours 22 minutes, peaking at 189, one beat under the calibrated 190 max. On the stages themselves, 175 to 180 bpm, deep in Zone 5. Nothing left in the tank.

03
№ 03 · The Road Here

The work behind the result.

Fifty-five mountain bike rides this year before the start line, plus a season that refused to go to plan.
How the season actually went
THE BUILD, THE SETBACKS, AND THE NIGHT BEFORE.
04
№ 04 · The Build Log

Measured, not estimated.

The last 12 key rides with real heart rate from the strap. Bar length is HR load, minutes multiplied by intensity. Zones on the 190 max scale.
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№ 05 · Every Ride

Every ride this year, by effort.

Each bar is one mountain bike ride, colored by trail system. The Sedona block, the Dirty Bloom monolith, the Free for All win, and the race itself at the far right. Hover for detail.
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№ 06 · Hall of Dirt

The biggest days.

Mountain bike rides this year ranked by relative effort. Race day lands second, behind only the 50 mile Dirty Bloom that built the engine.
RideDistClimbTimeEffort