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[Hair Face]

Anyone else out there yesterday?

Biggest ride I've ever done in both mileage and elevation at 125 miles and 10,700ft.

Unfortunately the segment aspect of this event was screwed up and there was no longer going to be any placing so we were all kind of out for one big group ride.

Hung with the front group until just before the mile 65 aid. I had already been letting them go on the climbs and making the catch on the descents because they were hitting the climbs harder than I knew I should be given the amount of time I was going to be on the bike. Caught back up to them at the aid but didn't bother to rush through and roll with them. Probably a good call. I rode the second half solo and felt much better doing the climbs at my pace.

The route was pretty damn good and had a little bit of everything, rocks, singletrack, gravel roads, roads.

 

[Cole]

Anyone else out there yesterday?

Biggest ride I've ever done in both mileage and elevation at 125 miles and 10,700ft.

Unfortunately the segment aspect of this event was screwed up and there was no longer going to be any placing so we were all kind of out for one big group ride.

Hung with the front group until just before the mile 65 aid. I had already been letting them go on the climbs and making the catch on the descents because they were hitting the climbs harder than I knew I should be given the amount of time I was going to be on the bike. Caught back up to them at the aid but didn't bother to rush through and roll with them. Probably a good call. I rode the second half solo and felt much better doing the climbs at my pace.

The route was pretty damn good and had a little bit of everything, rocks, singletrack, gravel roads, roads. View attachment 280958

When I saw your Strava, I thought "maybe next year"... Probably a 2% chance I will attempt something like that though. Maybe the 150k... I do think that I will have a hard time paying over $100 to ride roads I already ride though...

 

[Hair Face]

When I saw your Strava, I thought "maybe next year"... Probably a 2% chance I will attempt something like that though. Maybe the 150k... I do think that I will have a hard time paying over $100 to ride roads I already ride though...

Yeah it's a good route but the aid stations are definitely no comparison to mkf. You could definitely go do the ride on your own with a little bit of planning for refuel stops along the way.

 

[Cole]

Yeah it's a good route but the aid stations are definitely no comparison to mkf. You could definitely go do the ride on your own with a little bit of planning for refuel stops along the way.

good to know, however, even if I thought I could make it, I am not sure I would put myself through that torture if it wasn't an event.

 

[Red Mosquito]

good to know, however, even if I thought I could make it, I am not sure I would put myself through that torture if it wasn't an event.

Pay your map guy to draw up a route with appropriate stops, then it's technically an event.

 

[Cassinonorth]

I do think that I will have a hard time paying over $100 to ride roads I already ride though...

This is where I land every time I consider this race.

 

[Cole]

This is where I land every time I consider this race.

With all that said, I may be interested in doing the September one if anyone is interested.

 

[iman29]

Same here 90% of these routes are local-ish and I ride the roads pretty often. MKF is a pretty high standard for any event to match in terms of overall event, plus the challenge of riding the terrain.

I did this event in 2022 and even tho I said one and done, I think the struggle I had with it was more due to undertraining (fighting cramps from mile 55 to the end). But the event was very well done on the level with MKF. They even had unofficial surprise rest stop where the locals set up a stop making pancakes, bacon and "adult beverages".

I’d consider going back to it maybe next year if I can train properly as I did for MFK this year.

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[Carson]

Same here 90% of these routes are local-ish and I ride the roads pretty often. MKF is a pretty high standard for any event to match in terms of overall event, plus the challenge of riding the terrain.

I did this event in 2022 and even tho I said one and done, I think the struggle I had with it was more due to undertraining (fighting cramps from mile 55 to the end). But the event was very well done on the level with MKF. They even had unofficial surprise rest stop where the locals set up a stop making pancakes, bacon and "adult beverages".

I’d consider going back to it maybe next year if I can train properly as I did for MFK this year.

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Tour de Meth.

 

[Cole]

Tour de Meth.

Maybe that's what helped him make it the last 50m.... Something wrong with that?

 

[iman29]

Maybe that's what helped him make it the last 50m.... Something wrong with that?

Trust me if that was an option at the rest stops I probably would have taken some

 

[Jeremy]

For what that costs, you may as well go the NJ fondo. You’re going to get 4 stocked aid stations and a bunch of other support.

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[Steve Vai]

Pay your map guy to draw up a route with appropriate stops, then it's technically an event.

In this case, just steal one my Strava Routes and turn it into an event 🤷