It’s kind of amazing how sweet the breeze felt sunday evening. This smoke can get oppressive. If your house is getting smokey, I have some good news. I’ve been testing different fans and filters in our garage with an air particulate sensor and even your low cost big box store home HVAC filters (at least their top rates ones), make a reasonable dent in the pm2.5 levels. Some mornings I’ve seen well over 150 micrograms/liter on the sensor and within a half hour of a regular old box fan pushing air into a filter, the reading has dropped into the 60s. If you have a little more budget, the home air filters that have a HEPA rated filter will get it even better, but if you already have a box fan and some bungie cords, this is a $25 solution that can take the edge off.

This Week’s Events

• Summer Weekends

  • Sky Tavern Ski and Bike Park is now offering youth half day sessions and adult yoga. Youth sessions include a General Fitness, ACL Injury Reduction,or Women’s Mountain Bike Skills. Age ranges from 8-16yo. Sign up for one half day up to every summer weekend. Details at the link.

• Tuesday, August 10, 5:00pm:

  • Reno Wheelmen’s Twilight Road Race series presents the third criterium race on aircenter in Reno. Details and registration on their event page.

• Tuesday, August 10, 5:30pm:

  • Tuesday Night Ride Group, as their name suggests, will have their weekly mountain bike ride. The ride changes location each week so check their Facebook group or join their google email group to get direct updates. This week (8/10) they are riding at Sky Tavern Ski area and rolling out around 5:30pm. If this is your first TNRG ride, know they don’t have a mass start or group guides so it’s on new riders to either bring their own friends or make some by introducing yourself.

• Tuesday, August 10, 5:30pm:

  • Muscle Powered’s Tuesday Ladies Ride in Carson. Meet up at Foothill Dr. just off of N. Winnie Ln. (aka Pooh Corner). Rides are open to all skill levels. Contact bike coordinator Beth Harrison with questions.

• Tuesday, August 10, 6pm:

  • Silver State Striders will be running the Relay Peak Road (~8mi) from the Mt Rose Summit parking lot.

• Wednesday, August 11, 5pm:

  • Reno Wheelmen’s casual Verdi road ride rolls as a group from the CVS parking lot at Booth and California Ave at 5pm. ~25 miles paved with the option to add loops in verdi and multiple regroup points on the way out for those less familiar with the route. Open to members and non-members alike. Details on their website.

• Thursday, August 12, 6pm:

  • Silver State Striders will be running out and back from Tahoe Meadows toward Tunnel Creek Road (~45min out to turnaround) from the Tahoe Meadows parking lot.

• Thursday, August 12, 6pm:

  • Reno Running Company and Gear Hut are back at Ballardini Ranch Trail for their summer trail series. Details on their facebook events page.

• Saturday, August 14:

  • Silver State Striders members are either running or volunteering at the Castle Peak 100K race this weekend. Join the conversation there for more details.

That’s what’s on my radar at the moment. If you know of something I missed or is coming soon, send me an email and it might get listed. See you outside!