VQ and CC participants!

It seems like there is only one thing you can count on in the VQ and that is not having perfect weather. It's either blazing hot, freezing cold, or windy. One year I was on the last climb to Santiago peak helping a friend fix a flat. He put his hemet down and the last we saw of it, it was headed toward Old Camp.

 

...and watch out for number plate 423- it's my dad and he's 65 y.o. this year (shortly after the coup, actually) and planning on pounding this thing out! cheers will be appreciated for him. The training's been going well for him, and a 20 miler w/ 4k elevation isnt too much of an issue, so he should do rather well!

 

Forecast for Saturday is 70, with a low of 50....I'm hoping!!! That means the snow will melt before then, right???

Sarah, we'll miss you out there, but it is best to heal than further damage your knee. I've seen a LOT of people that thought they could just work through it and end up with surgery at a young age (some 14-16 yrs old). Hope you recover soon!

 

Yahoo weather report for Trabuco Canyon area:

Friday night low: 42
Saturday High: 78

Could be some really good weather. keeping my fingers crossed though, you know how the weather report changes around here.

 

I think it means you will have some snow on The Main Divide on the backside of Santiago Peak. (Usually after the first switchback.)

Maybe a couple hundred yards or so. Not worth worring about.

Best of luck to everyone! You will have a blast.

Winston

 

Serge, I remember seeing you down there last year. I was with George and Del. I'll be there this year as well, I'll keep an eye out for ya.

 

There was snow and ice in the shadows on the back of Santiago peak last year. Looks like its a tough call between knee and leg warmers!

 

Goodluck to all of you VQ'ers and CC'ers this weekend!

Bummer Sarah, but Shinken and Padre speak the truth. I've had 2 knee operations myself and know that you gotta take any knee discomfort with care. Hey I like to SSpeed and think it's great for my knee, but I turn a low ratio 33:21 and stretch as often as a I can.

Like Padre said, if it's IT-band syndrome, that can be a total biatch to get under control. My old riding buddy let it go for awhile. Then overtrained doing a 24hour race, a week of backpacking, and then a bunch of 5 hour rides in the Santa Anas during a 6 week period. Last I checked he hasn't been back on the bike yet and was talking about surgery. It maybe just inflammation from overtraining but I hope you were able to get it checked out and you are on the mend.

Carl

 

there was snow last sunday on main divide between the top of lower holy jim and horsetheif at the top of the 1st major climb. after yesterday's rain, I'm sure we're to see more of the residual white stuff this weekend!

time to dig out the fleece knee warmers!

 

I got my number ... im #320... im easy to spot... I have a blue(ish) almost teal colored Kona Coiler. Hope to see you guys out there

 

Question about support

Quote from the packet "Any participant requesting either food or water from support crews will be penalized by 30 minutes in their finishing time." {This is after a description of the two Aid Stations.}

But crews have had water and goodies sitting out, notably at Four Corners, top of Horsethief, and top of Trabuco. Will the water and goodies disappear? Or do we just steal them without asking? :lol:

If the ride is postponed to March 17th it better start at 6:30, otherwise DST will add another HOUR of darkness!

 

Just got down from Modjeska Peak. There was a fair amount of snow. I went up Harding and the snow started at Laurel springs (but not much there). The trail had a good covering of snow up higher, maybe 1/2 of an inch or so in spots. Wish I had a camera it was a nice day to be up there.

Be interesting to see what's left by Saturday but I imagine there will only be some puddles from the melted snow by then.

 

There will be plenty of food and water at the aid stations. They just don't want you to take the supplies they have reserved for emergencies. Just make sure you pick up everything you need at the official aid stations and you will be OK.

 

Good!

Will there be beer at any of the stations???? [-o-]

 

Riders so far:

52 Trekker
89 Andy aka Rut
114 CPatCrash
130 Chelle
147 ThinkFast
307 KeithB
320 arloburns9
345 Winger
347 LaddJasper
362 SlowSpokes
371 Sauce
406 JCampbell
423 SlowSSer's Dad
424 SlowSSer

 

What do you think? Just don't forget the secret password.

 

Don't forget the "garden hose" water. :beer:

 

#6 MP3.

 

Garden Hose???

Why Winston, we don't need no stink'n garden hose, we can take the water directly out of the creek :lol:

BTW: are you bringing your action cam this time?

OMR
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