xc62701
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No one cares ;*)
Lol. I'll only see him at the pavilion afterwards anyway.
No one cares ;*)
I thought about that too. When I was finished I thought about trying to sell my entries to the Mohican 100 and Wilderness 101. But thinking it through I hopefully will be in better shape for those and in general those would be easier than the stoopid 50 to finish if I felt like crap. I know that doesn't seem to make sense but here's my rationale: If you suffer at the 101 the climbs are mostly on gravel and really not that steep for very long. In a race like the S50 you are climbing steep singletrack a lot and if you don't feel it you push. It would be much easier to dial it back and ride gravel than bumpy singletrack. It still won't be any fun for sure if you are truly suffering.Great job doing what you needed to do to stay safe and finish But Damn, reading this really has me now worried as I was thinking this would be the year I finally ride (not race) the 101. The thought of experiencing exactly this for twice as long seems like a nightmare.
I thought about that too. When I was finished I thought about trying to sell my entries to the Mohican 100 and Wilderness 101. But thinking it through I hopefully will be in better shape for those and in general those would be easier than the stoopid 50 to finish if I felt like crap. I know that doesn't seem to make sense but here's my rationale: If you suffer at the 101 the climbs are mostly on gravel and really not that steep for very long. In a race like the S50 you are climbing steep singletrack a lot and if you don't feel it you push. It would be much easier to dial it back and ride gravel than bumpy singletrack. It still won't be any fun for sure if you are truly suffering.
If anything I'm getting more honest with myself and my abilities. I won't do either of the 100's if I'm not in much better shape. Actually for riding/family sake this will probably be the last year of doing the 100's as it's just very time consuming to prep for and it takes a lot away from the family. Going forward I'll probably do more local H2H XC/XXC events and maybe the scattered 50. That's much easier to wrap my head around at least.
might still ride (not race)
Fast is a relative term. I usually try to go fast but I don’t know if I accomplish that.i'm looking for a meme for this, but just can't anything that says, if Ryan is riding a bike, it is going to be fast.........
might still ride (not race) the Mohican
Where is that Battenkill pic of Rob walking up that climb. He probably wishes that photo would burn but damn, it's a classic.looking for a meme for this,
I drove past you guys getting ready for your ride last night on my way to Wildcat. Did you guys move the start location of your ride so that @Santa doesn't end up in jail for exposing himself to children?
I think I’m getting less honest on my abilities...Funny you mentioned the Mohican. I’ve been wanting to do this for 10 years now because my brother lives 20 minutes away from there. This was the year I was going to do it except a buddy of mine that I’ve been doing a lot of these long distances with is doing the dirty Kanza. If you think you might still ride (not race) the Mohican and stick together for support etc I’d consider sharing the expenses of the trip with you. Just thought I throw that idea out there.
i saw a bunch of little dinosaurs.....