Going Long and Hard.

[qclabrat]

interesting to have an evening start, about 7 1/2 rhs from now, when is the general field expected to complete the distance?

 

[Kaleidopete]

Ha. Not quite.

You're supposed to be resting! Go back to sleep and charge up!

 

[Steve Vai]

You're supposed to be resting! Go back to sleep and charge up!

Holy hell I just CAN NOT sleep!! Should be able to sleep plenty come Sunday.

 

[UtahJoe]

Holy hell I just CAN NOT sleep!! Should be able to sleep plenty come Sunday.

See this is why I told you to pack your rubber women.

 

[Mumonkan]

i can never sleep before a big ride, sometimes i try and get drunk but then i dont want to get up the morning

 

[Steve Vai]

See this is why I told you to pack your rubber women.

I replaced her with a 5-pound bag of Peanut M&Ms.

 

[ChrisG]

I replaced her with a 5-pound bag of Peanut M&Ms.

Sounds like it's gonna get messy.

 

[Steve Vai]

Final packing, ready to roll. Running way too much food but am worried about that first 8+ hours with no support. Also, given the slim chance I have good legs and position, I can spend minimal time reloading. My goal is to hit that first point ahead of the 200k guys. We have a 14-hour head start. Lunch and rider meeting at Noon.

 

[jnos]

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Final packing, ready to roll. Running way too much food but am worried about that first 8+ hours with no support. Also, given the slim chance I have good legs and position, I can spend minimal time reloading. My goal is to hit that first point ahead of the 200k guys. We have a 14-hour head start. Lunch and rider meeting at Noon.

You filled those tires with cold outside air, right? Don't want anything slowing you down. Good luck!

 

[Johnny Utah]

The only advice I can give you is this:

Go down the trail very fast, if something gets in your way, turn.

 

[Johnny Utah]

You filled those tires with cold outside air, right? Don't want anything slowing you down. Good luck!

I vaguely remember someone doing something like this at an event somewhat similar to this...........around this time last year.....

 

[Steve Vai]

I vaguely remember someone doing something like this at an event somewhat similar to this...........around this time last year.....

Going to let the bike sit outside from now until race time.

 

[w_b]

The only advice I can give you is this:

Go down the trail very fast, if something gets in your way, turn.

the two easiest ways to be faster:
1) pedal more
2) brake less

go tear it up! if goodwill was propulsion you'd be in the lead already

 

[Juggernaut]

The only advice I can give you is this:

Go down the trail very fast, if something gets in your way, turn.

Yay! I love that movie.

We need to have the local kids chase him on BMX bikes with skis demanding "Two Dollars!"

And before you ask, yes, that's where my oldest got his name.

Go Jimmy go....

 

[Johnny Utah]

Yay! I love that movie.

We need to have the local kids chase him on BMX bikes with skis demanding "Two Dollars!"

And before you ask, yes, that's where my oldest got his name.

Go Jimmy go....

"Jim, do you know what the street value of this race course is?"

 

[Patrick]

Don't sweat it.
really, don't sweat....but you knew that.

we'll be cowbelling for ya - someone will always be watching you move across the map....

 

[trailhead]

are all the batteries charged?

 

[Red Mosquito]

I replaced her with a 5-pound bag of Peanut M&Ms.

Don't forget to pull out

 

[Magic]

Watching the Jim's dot move > Super Bowl.

Good luck Jim!

 

[qclabrat]

and here's the field
feel like my kids following the Santa tracker

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