North South Colorado Self Supported Ultra Bikepacking Race 2025

Описание: North-South Colorado Ultra Ride Recap!

This was my second self-supported ultra, and it was no joke.
From almost the Wyoming border to Trinidad, the North-South Colorado Ultra took me across 608 miles of Colorado’s wildest backroads—on my own, with everything I needed strapped to my bike.

Time: 4 days 2hrs 39min
Distance: 608.06 miles
Elevation Gain: 44,407 feet
Total Riders: 27 lined up at the start
Total Women: 6 of us, proud to be among them
Track Replay: https://trackleaders.com/northsouth25
Strava Route:   / strava  

No aid stations. No crews. No planned places to sleep. Just what I could carry and what I could find.

Some days were scorching. Others were cold enough that I woke up with frost on my bivvy. I ran from lightning storms in the high country, sang songs out loud in the dark to keep animals away, rationed calories, chased shadows, and eventually made it to Trinidad with more dirt and gratitude than I thought possible.

There were gas station chips, wildflower-lined climbs, moments of doubt, long stretches of silence, and just as many sparks of wonder. I slept under trees, next to fences, in quiet trailhead pull-offs. It’s funny what starts to feel like a cozy place to call it for the night when your legs are wrecked and your heart is full.

I rode a Spry drop-bar mountain bike with 110mm front fork, a Tailfin rack, Bivo bottle, and 4 liters of water carrying capacity. I fueled with Neversecond, gummies, peanut butter, nuts, and some Smash rice bars. 7,000+ calories went with me at the start. I carried two battery banks, a bivvy and sleeping bag, bear spray, a flashlight, and a whole lot of stubbornness.

I signed up because I wanted to cross Colorado in a way that felt real. I didn’t want to fly over it or drive through it. I wanted to feel every foot of elevation and see the entire gradient of this place I’m lucky to call home. Being from Colorado made this ride especially meaningful. I grew up here. This was a chance to reconnect with it—not through convenience, but through effort.

If you're wondering whether you can do something like this—maybe it's exactly the kind of thing you should do. The hardest part isn't riding the miles. It's choosing to show up and keep going.

Thanks to everyone who lined up, who followed along, who cheered quietly from a distance. This was an experience I’ll be turning over in my head for a long time.