Karen Lundgren at 45, is only getting stronger and faster. Finally getting her legs back after the Everest climb, Karen uncorks an absolute ass kicking on the field at every Super D and Cross Country race at the Rim Nordic Series. The wicked steep and very technical course is no match for the hot new ride, from Ellsworth. Back to riding hard tail, and carbon AND 29er… Karen moves this bike up and down hill like her life depends on it.
The complete package: Ellsworth Enlightenment-Medium,Sram XX, Fox fork, Loaded cockpit, the all new Crank Brothers Cobalt 29er wheels, Crank Brothers Egg Beater 4ti’s
Paul…nearly getting back to decent form. The big picture is prepping for some giant endurance events this year, all in preparation for a shot at the Tour Divide: 2400m nonstop Canada to Mexico. More on that later.
The complete package: Ellsworth Enlightenment- Large, XTR with 1×10 gearing including 33Qring, Loaded cockpit, the all new Crank Brothers Cobart 29er wheels, Crank Brothers Egg Beater 3ti
Paul want’s to spend his birthday doing what he does best….
slummin with good friends, and doing as many activities in the course of a day…until we drop.
If the idea of waking up to waffles and coffee, then venturing into every corner of Big Bear, wake boarding, Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Stand Up Paddling, Kayaking, and BBQing….then come on up to Team SOLE Base Camp.
Wide Open Wednesday mean…the schedule and the throttle is WIDE OPEN! GF, TC’s
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man that is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is no effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
Paul awarded Athlete of the Month, by Strength USA
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Like coming back to family, Team SOLE has returned to Ellsworth Bikes. It’s been just over a few years since we’d been on the finest handcrafted bikes in the world, well the time has come again.
Karen railing, in Big Bear on the new Enlightenment
The team will be on the new Carbon 29er Enlightenment. It’s an incredible sub 3 lb, Tony Ellsworth designed piece of art.
Here we go. It’s jumping right back into the fire.
The fire of Multisport Adventure Racing.
Karen wins SOLO Elite Women’s (ties with Barbara Bomfim), Paul takes 7th overall, and Jordan joins celebrity relay team and places an impressive 3rd place.
One of South America’s most important multisport races, Brazil Multisport is a one day, solo, marked course event taking place in Brasilia, the spectacular capital of Brazil.
What an incredible format- Run, Kayak, Road Ride, and Trail Run event approximately the size of a Half Ironman.
It was awesome seeing all our good friend that we’ve made through racing and coaching and all kinds of adventures.
You’ve just climbed the highest peak in the world. What do you do for an encore?
Ride a mountain bike for 12 hours straight.
Going against better judgment and despite zero mountain bike training for the past seven months, Big Bear’s Paul Romero and Karen Lundgren of Team SOLE Adventure Racing, competed in the 12 Hours of Temecula mountain bike challenge at Vail Lake on June 12.
On the morning of the race, Lundgren decided to go for it in the women’s pro solo division. She whipped out 10 laps of consistency, and took home the top prize for completing the most laps in a woman’s solo or team effort. “Part of the reason I went so fast was my front brake failed just one hour into the 12-hour race, allowing for less braking,” Lundgren said.
Romero teamed up with single-speed champion and new Big Bear resident Allan Laframboise to win the two-person open division under the banner of Don’s 29er. The team fought off several foes throughout the day, completing 14 laps of the 10-mile singletrack course.
Team SOLE returned just a week ago from a Chinese expedition to climb Mt. Everest with Romero’s son, Jordan.
“Having spent two months in the Himalayas climbing actually is a very low intensity event, and frankly we lost a lot of power and strength,” Lundgren said.
“The good thing about spending that time in extreme altitude is our blood, heart and lungs are in great condition, this is what we capitalized on,” Romero said.
Team SOLE is preparing to compete in the Brazilian Multisport Championship taking place in the capital city, Brasilia. This event is a one-day, marked, solo event.
In the ultimate adventure, Team SOLE (Karen, Paul and Jordan) climbed the North route of Mt. Everest and on Saturday May 22, 2010 we found ourselves on the Summit of the World. It was the adventure of a lifetime and every single bit of experience gained through adventure racing came into play during the climb. We are pretty sure that adventure racing may be the single best method of training for Mt. Everest.
For details and pictures visit Jordan’s website which followed the team all the way to the summit and back, www.jordanromero.com
Did you know?
Jordan became the youngest person in the World to stand on the Summit of the World’s highest mountain.
We became the first family to stand on the Summit of Mt. Everest together.
Karen became the 8th American woman to climb the North Route and reach the summit.
Team Jordan, Ang Pasang Sherpa and Alex from Russia 7 Summits
