Leadville 100.......anyone?

[donkey]

Anyone here doing the Leadville 100 this year? I just noticed that they posted the list of registered racers on their site and there are quite a few names with local addresses.

www.leadvilletrail100.com

Anyone?

[allison]

I wish! Maybe someday You?

[Von-Skipp]

I know a couple guys on the Geoladders team are doing Leadville. They may be the local names. Intense race....

[allison]

I recognize 3 CA names

[donkey]

Originally Posted by allison

I recognize 3 CA names

Hehehehe....which 3?:-)

I'm really excited. I didn't get through the lottery last year and was really excited about the race. I've done it twice but there's just something about it that keeps me wanting to go back.

Anywho....if you're name is on the list chime in......we should ride!

B

[allison]

Originally Posted by donkey

Hehehehe....which 3?:-)

B

I rode with 2 of them Saturday, and then got some parts from the 3rd

[Pain Freak]

Fast company.

I did the Brian Head 100 once and that was enough for me. 100 miles at elevation all of it over 8,000 feet. I've never been that tired in my life. Still I wish I had the time and energy to do Leadville. Some say Leadville is the toughest mountain bike endurance race there is. Others say CreamPuff, I say anyone who can do either is a helluva rider.

[donkey]

Originally Posted by Pain Freak

Fast company.

I did the Brian Head 100 once and that was enough for me. 100 miles at elevation all of it over 8,000 feet. I've never been that tired in my life. Still I wish I had the time and energy to do Leadville. Some say Leadville is the toughest mountain bike endurance race there is. Others say CreamPuff, I say anyone who can do either is a helluva rider.

Brianhead 100 was awesome! I wish that race was still around....one of my all time favorites. Congrats on finishing one of the classics!

Truth be told....if you could get through Brianhead....you could get through Leadville or the Puff. In terms of difficulty I'd have to say the Puff is a tiny bit harder than Leadville unless you're someone that really suffers at altitude or in the rain....and then Leadville is an absolute b*tch.

B

[Alex]

That is insane.

[Koke]

Looks like I got in.

4 guys from my team are doing it. First time for 3 of us and 7th time for the guy that talked us into it. I'm shooting for under 9 hours to get that handcrafted gold & silver belt buckle trophy.

[Pain Freak]

Good luck. That's a great goal to have. Hell, I'd like just to be able to finish before the cut off times. But you're a very strong rider, you'll do great.

[donkey]

Originally Posted by Koke

Looks like I got in.

4 guys from my team are doing it. First time for 3 of us and 7th time for the guy that talked us into it. I'm shooting for under 9 hours to get that handcrafted gold & silver belt buckle trophy.

Which team?

If you guys have any group training rides planned I'd be interested in joining in.......long rides start to get a little lonely/boring by the time summer racing season rolls around!

B

[Abui]

[quote=Alex;199911
That is insane.[/quote]

It's not so bad once you see that the vertical scale is 100 times the horizontal scale. (800 pixels/mile vs. 8 pixels/mile). Drawn to scale it looks flat!

[andy aka rut]

I'm guessing there is NOTHING flat about it when you are starting at 9000'!

[Padre]

Originally Posted by Pain Freak

Fast company.

I did the Brian Head 100 once and that was enough for me. 100 miles at elevation all of it over 8,000 feet.

You mean over 9,000 feet and mostly above 10,000 feet don't you?

Originally Posted by Pain Freak

Some say Leadville is the toughest mountain bike endurance race there is. Others say CreamPuff, I say anyone who can do either is a helluva rider.

My wife (as has donkey) has done both of these events and points to the Puff as notably more difficult. YMMV.

[mp3]

Not on my to do list unless a lot more single track is added.

[Koke]

Originally Posted by donkey

Which team?

If you guys have any group training rides planned I'd be interested in joining in.......long rides start to get a little lonely/boring by the time summer racing season rolls around!

B

Our team. I think I'm going to be riding San Juan Super Loop #2 from Ladera a few times in prep for Leadville.

[Padre]

Originally Posted by Koke

Our team. I think I'm going to be riding San Juan Super Loop #2 from Ladera a few times in prep for Leadville.

ooo ooo...that looks like a fun loop!

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Abui

It's not so bad once you see that the vertical scale is 100 times the horizontal scale. (800 pixels/mile vs. 8 pixels/mile). Drawn to scale it looks flat!

Key word there is that it "looks" flat when stretched. It has the same elevation gain as the VQ, and it's twice as long.

[Pain Freak]

These kind of rides will take you to a whole new place in your head you never even knew exsisted.

Yep, most over 10,000 feet elevation, Brian Head was and still is the hardest ride I've ever done.