Vq/cc

[bighit8]

Originally Posted by allison

Sorry, dude.. I was about halfway up Maple when I came to the realization that I don't think endurance races are my thing Wish they were, though.

For some reason I think you will be back. I did my first triathlon at 19 and swore never to do it again. Now It is stewing in my mind again. The body says no, but the brain says yes.congrats ti all

[allison]

Originally Posted by sailcalifornia

Before i forget i want to say thanks to all the Warriors and everyone staffing the aid stations, there work let me have a fantastic day.

Ditto. They stood in the cold/wet all day and still had smiles on their faces!

Originally Posted by bighit8

For some reason I think you will be back. I did my first triathlon at 19 and swore never to do it again. Now It is stewing in my mind again. The body says no, but the brain says yes.congrats ti all

I just want to make it absolutely clear that I am not doing it next year

I didn't say never again

[mtnbikej]

Originally Posted by sailcalifornia

Not sure about the prizes, i knew i was not in contention for one. Not a group ride type feeling, very little talking. People just trying to survive.

Only prize is a Coup feather. These are given to everyone who is an official finisher. Feather is no different for 1st place as it is for last place. The only difference is the feather you get for VQ has handmade bead work on it....the CC does not.

[allison]

Originally Posted by mtnbikej

Only prize is a Coup feather. These are given to everyone who is an official finisher. Feather is no different for 1st place as it is for last place. The only difference is the feather you get for VQ has handmade bead work on it....the CC does not.

You can get raffle prizes as well!

I won the first one... two 26" Specialized tires We all thought it was funny cause we are 29er whores. But, the R&R guy said that we could exchange them

Then Justin got XTR socks in the "toss out"

Congrats to Carlton for the wheelset, though! It was nice of Ryan from Niner to let them go back on the raffle block!

[Knuckledragger]

Damn, I wish I could have done it..... Arrrgggghhhh!

I rode Eagle to Skyline this morning and I will have to say that I was surprised to see the how many discarded gel packs etc. left behind.

Won't miss it next time around,

C.K.

P.S. I found a pair of sunglasses (Probably not cheap) as well if they are yours throw me a line at ckasey(at)cohortusa.com

[Reedster]

1st time trying this event. Signed up for the VQ because I was pretty sure I could do the CC and wanted to challenge myself. I was a half hour late to the last cutoff, so I just did the CC mileage. No feather for me, so I guess I'll have to go back next year. I will certainly make sure to train better next year. I'm not unhappy with my performance, but in retrospect I think I could have gone a half hour faster. Damn, because then I could be done with the event.

Thanks to all the people working the event, the friendly racers and to Brewmaster for some sweet beer at the end.

-R

[allison]

Originally Posted by Knuckledragger

I rode Eagle to Skyline this morning and I will have to say that I was surprised to see the how many discarded gel packs etc. left behind.

...

P.S. I found a pair of sunglasses (Probably not cheap) as well if they are yours throw me a line at ckasey(at)cohortusa.com

I didn't see that many overall, and I rode the whole route! Much less "debris" than last year (plenty of tubes, a baggie of advil, etc.).

Hope they weren't silver Specialized glasses!

[RidetheRAAM4]

Originally Posted by allison

Sorry, dude.. I was about halfway up Maple when I came to the realization that I don't think endurance races are my thing Wish they were, though.

I want to be more of an endurance racer type person. I was coming to conclusions that maybe I was just not meant to go far fast, but after going far today ( maybe not fast but atleast far without cramping) I now have hope and will continue to train for long distance events. I can go fast for a short period of time (fast is a relative term), but I want to go fast for a long period of time.

[TBlazen]

OK,,, who had cramps and where were they????

[m210]

tuff, tuff race. blackstar was really cool climbing up in the mist/fog. hit beeks on schedule, and felt ok, but my back was stupid tight. motorway was fun. i actually like it more then the "old" motorway. felt like it has more flow... got to aid #1, topped off bottles, got some gels organized and took off. maybe 5 min there. maple was great - its a nice climb (not the paved part... that is the worst). met up with a team-mate on maple and we worked together for a bit. that helped with the pace. upper hj was in great shape and we did pretty good coming down. lower hj was AWESOME.... until i flatted in the rocky area just before the switchbacks. tuff spot - there was little room to spread out and fix it without being in the way of riders coming down. i was able to catch most of those that passed me by the time i got to aid #2, used support's pump to check my air, and took off up to w. horse thief.... which is probably the most painful climb ever. the back pain was terrible and i had to force one foot in front of the other. and i didnt realize that once at the top of that hike, there is MORE climbing to trabucco. my mind was in it but the legs/back struggled. i knew if i could hit trabucco i would make up a bit of time. i really let it fly on trabucco, big ringed it from bottom of hj on the dirt road... came in with 8:37. i was really hoping for something closer to 8, but this was ok, and i had a great time....

[mtnbikej]

Originally Posted by dubjay

I finished the CC in 6:37.

There was a little fog and drizzle coming up Blackstar. It kept fogging up my glasses so it was a bit tough to see.

But by the time we got to Main Divide and climbed above the clouds - man..what a gorgeous view. It was like a sea of clouds all around us and you'd just see the various peaks (almost like islands).

This was my view from WHT:

Looking at Trabucco

[dubjay]

Originally Posted by TBlazen

OK,,, who had cramps and where were they????

I was actually afraid of getting cramps today. When I stopped to lift the bike over the bars on Motorway, I felt a few twitches and though..uh oh.

But luckily they never developed into a full cramp. I think I have to thank Endurolytes for that. I ended up taking about 2 every hour.

Speaking of cramps, I did see a pickle that someone dropped on the trail.

[allison]

Originally Posted by dubjay

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Speaking of cramps, I did see a pickle that someone dropped on the trail.

At the top of WHT I skipped the burger, but did consume a finger of plain mustard. MMM.

[Permagrin]

You're all ANIMALS and I mean that in the best way. I was working at station #2 and I can't tell you how many people came by with the biggest smiles on their faces! Whether you did the CC or pushed yourself to VQ, you all have my sincere congratulations for a job well done. You should be proud of yourselves - I can't even imagine doing a ride like that that didn't include camping overnight in between. Also, BIG kudos to the guy who broke his wrist and rode out to the finish line despite being one handed down HJ. You all deserve a few !