Qualified for National Championships

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Incase you were wondering if you are qualified yet, here is a list of some of the NJ Ladies qualified for Mt Snow already:

Experts:
Laura Winberry
Ellen Serruto
Jess Hoeverman
Wendi Sabastian
Ellen White

Sports:
Marianne Santangelo
Gerilynn Swede
Eileen Dalton
Jocelyn Linscott
Jen Bardon
Christina Chambers
Lynn Stickle
Nadine Dalesandro
Heather Kahl
Diana Hulboy

There may be more too. I just took a quick look. I hope some of you may consider racing. It is a great experience and it is not always semi-local or on the east coast. For more information:

http://www.usacycling.org/events/2008/mtbnationals/
 
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congrats to all who qualified! it's great to see two members of the mtbNJ.com team in that list 🙂
 
ellenserruto said:
I wouldn't miss it. Brutal course but great atmosphere after the race!
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How brutal is brutal? Allamuchy brutal? How long are the laps? Now I'm thinking to maybe give it a shot.

Oh and the OP forgot one qualifying name:

Ellen White

🙂
 
ah, okay, I was very surprised to not see that name on the original list!
 
Norm said:
How brutal is brutal? Allamuchy brutal? How long are the laps? Now I'm thinking to maybe give it a shot.
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Not to skew the ladies forum, but you should go Norm, it's TONS of fun😀 I've only actually competed as a trials rider (which I may "un-retire" this year and do again)...Maybe we could start a thread in the Rides and Races section to discuss those who may be interested, I'm already in...

-Jim.
 
Too much fun

It's too cool of a bike weekend to miss. Mt Snow has its own race series in XC, DH, DS, and SD,..so there will be some talented people to race.
 
Norm said:
How brutal is brutal? Allamuchy brutal?
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Take the rain from Allamuchy, all of the climbing and shorten the lap to about 6 miles. The downhill section of the XC course was sick. There were multiple drops of 2 + feet and a section that you could get close to 30 MPH.
 
Norm said:
How brutal is brutal? Allamuchy brutal? How long are the laps? Now I'm thinking to maybe give it a shot.

Oh and the OP forgot one qualifying name:

Ellen White

🙂
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ooops 😎, how easy it is to forget yourself. Plus I know I'm going. Just trying to encourage our awesome female NJ racers to represent!
 
jimvreeland said:
Not to skew the ladies forum, but you should go Norm, it's TONS of fun😀 I've only actually competed as a trials rider (which I may "un-retire" this year and do again)...Maybe we could start a thread in the Rides and Races section to discuss those who may be interested, I'm already in...

-Jim.
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no problem, men should go too. Starting a new post is a great idea.

ps - the course is not that bad, but the competition in the expert/pro men's classes is as tough as it gets.:getsome:
 
If I want to go, can I get a US cycling liscence (is that what it's called) whenever or do I already have to have it. The course sounds a little intense for me and it's pretty far but it's a long time away so who knows.
 
nationals

I am thinking about combining a vacation with a National at Brian Head, Utah (NMBS #5)
my concern is the elevation of 11,000 feet. How much will the elevation effect me if I just show up a couple of days before the race?

Thanks for any input
 
Common practice says that unless you can get there well in advance, as in 3 weeks, you're better off just showing up a day before and racing. Apparently if you show up 5 days before you'll perform about as bad as you can.

I have no experience here!!!!

You may want to PM RyderX about this. He's raced Leadville so he might be able to help.
 
chxracer said:
I am thinking about combining a vacation with a National at Brian Head, Utah (NMBS #5)
my concern is the elevation of 11,000 feet. How much will the elevation effect me if I just show up a couple of days before the race?

Thanks for any input
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I have done that race a few years back and the elevation is very high. Different people are effected by elelvation diferently. I personally prefer a full week prior to acclimate. I try to hydrate well and eat well during acclimation. I use iron suppliments during that time as well. I wore a heartrate monitor for all riding. I found that although I felt I was going to die from not being able to breath, my heartrate was not up very high. The longer I rode the easier it was to get it up and breath. That was the only race I beat the woman who won the series that year. I arrived 5 days before and she 3.

Beautifull area to ride! 🙂 Make sure you ride Thunder Mt and see Bryce if you have not been there.
 
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