Dave Taylor
Rex kwan Do
This is IMO one of the best races on the east coast. It’s happening this sunday Sept 2. Single track for days.
Shenandoah 100 9-2-2018 who’s in?
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Sven Migot
Well-Known Member
2019?
1speed
Incredibly profound yet fantastically flawed
I'm in as of right now. But that could change on a dime since this whole damn season has been a game-time decision for me thanks to shitty lungs and other random health nonsense. It sucks because back in January I was hoping to go for a PR this year, but I just don't think I'm physically capable this season. So as of right now, I plan to ride but my only "goals" are to have a blast ripping down Dowells and off Braley's and then make it to Aid 5 before all the pizza is gone!
Ha ha ha ha ha
Dave Taylor
Rex kwan Do
That pizza is a deception. It distracts you right before the endless meadows sucker punch you in the nuts.
Dave Taylor
Rex kwan Do
It could be this sunday...crazier shit has happened...hell I am doing it on gears.
Since Martin wrote many words to basically say, yes I'll be at Shenandoah, allow me the opportunity to write many sentences to say, no I won't be at Shenandoah.
After experimenting with different race formats over the years, xc is the length and style of mtb racing I enjoy the most, although a short track pajama relay sounds like something I should dabble in.
Riding a mtb for 100 miles is like going to a 6hr Bruce Springsteen concert. That first 1.5hrs is awesome, the next 1.5hrs is great, after 3hrs things start to slide, by the last hour, you're like when is this shit gonna end. After the show you tell all your friends what an awesome time you had and that they missed the best show ever.
After experimenting with different race formats over the years, xc is the length and style of mtb racing I enjoy the most, although a short track pajama relay sounds like something I should dabble in.
Riding a mtb for 100 miles is like going to a 6hr Bruce Springsteen concert. That first 1.5hrs is awesome, the next 1.5hrs is great, after 3hrs things start to slide, by the last hour, you're like when is this shit gonna end. After the show you tell all your friends what an awesome time you had and that they missed the best show ever.
That is me. I went to one of those, the river tour same day John Lennon was shot. Actually wasn't a fan just a free concert ticket. Was a great show and showman.
Yes, people bond with Bruce or they don't. I've gone to one of his shows, thinking maybe I'm missing something. After the show I walked away knowing for certain that he's not for me.
His song writing and voice of his early material is good, however they both took a turn in the 80s...imo.
Sven Migot
Well-Known Member
Nailed it!!!
But I enjoy the Kool-Aid...
1speed
Incredibly profound yet fantastically flawed
Dave, the endless meadows won't be as bad this year. They're really a "first year" thing: if you've never ridden them, and don't know they're coming, they kill you. Knowing they're coming up is a huge mental advantage. First timers always think Aid 5 is the end of the death climb, and so they suffer much more in the meadows.
Dave Taylor
Rex kwan Do
I hear ya @pooriggy . I am the same but my body works different. I seem to have to suffer through the crappy first hour and a half til I warm up. I enjoy the long ones maybe because I endurance cones easier to me. It’s a good feeli g to pass bonkers i. The last 2-4 hours of a 100.
Dave Taylor
Rex kwan Do
I truly love these races but suffering is why we train and race right? It’s not like it ever feels good or pain free. Gratification after a hard effort like these leaves you with days of smiles.
Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
Not with a baby due date around that time lol