Did anyone else sign up for the Vermont 50? Herb, pigboy and I are committed to another day of severe cramping and cursing at hills.
2006 Vermont 50
- Thread starter johnbryanpeters
- Start date
i forgot about the signup period. i did it in '99 or so, and it was the hardest ride i've ever done.
I think Douglas might have signed up
Yupsplat said:
I saw his name on the list!
yup. I'm in, and I am a VT50 virgin!
So any advice / tips / where to stay the night before, would be appreciated
So any advice / tips / where to stay the night before, would be appreciated
- stay @ a condo unit at ascutney.
- dress warmly for the start; it's cold in those VT sept early mornings, and you do a lot of standing around until you are off.
- either go like nuts for the holeshot, or stay back and let the pack disperse; actually, depending on the course, if it's an initial climb it will thin out accordingly. the race i did had a paved descent to start the race. stupid).
all my loser friends didnt try to reg when it opened, so they didnt get in - and i am too poor/cheap/frugal to pay for a condo for just myselfnarlus said:
narlus said:
We tented on the grounds last year - it sucked. You have to get up so early for the 6:30 AM start that getting breakfast is difficult to impossible, and by the time you're finished, you don't have the desire or energy to break camp.
Don't carry food or water when riding. There are pit stops every five miles.
We went, we rode, we're broken. I think Herb met mogulskr - he talked to somebody representing with a RM jersey...
Broken? Details???
I did talk to someone who asked if I went to Monkeyfest. I didn't get his name though. It must have been Herb. I guess I missed you in your jersey JBP, sorry about that. Most of the time on the hills I was looking about a foot in front of my tire so I wouldn't see how long the hill was.
Just really tired and a little sore, feeling it mostly in the knees. Pigboy and I spent much of yesterday trying to de-mud our bikes.
Good job monkeys. One of the Bend Bella Cyclists here actually came out with her husband and did the race. Anyone have pics?
nice job everyone!!
I am bummed I reg'd but couldnt race (liver)
dang, one of my friends came in 7th overall !!
pics > http://www.skipix.com/eng_default.htm
I am bummed I reg'd but couldnt race (liver)
dang, one of my friends came in 7th overall !!
pics > http://www.skipix.com/eng_default.htm
Those will be the pro shots when they come up. I think they were in 2 places. I carried a camera, but never took any pics. The guy I rode with took a few once he loads them I will post them up.
I took no pictures, but the one above characterizes the start of the race. Warm, muggy and humid. Enough rain prior days to make sections of the course from a little muddy to serious pits. It got worse as we got further into the course. In the afternoon we got both sunshine and a mild afternoon thunderstorm.
I got real tired this year, but unlike last suffered no cramping. Paid a lot of attention to drinking and eating at least a little at every checkpoint.
I finished six hundred and somethingth, 6th in class in 9:14, for what that's worth. pigboy ran about 7:30, Herb about 9:30.
I got real tired this year, but unlike last suffered no cramping. Paid a lot of attention to drinking and eating at least a little at every checkpoint.
I finished six hundred and somethingth, 6th in class in 9:14, for what that's worth. pigboy ran about 7:30, Herb about 9:30.
AWESOME!!! Congratulations! I would consider doing something like this in the future.
Good Job Guys !!
hey that looks like IAB!!! is that you mogulskr ?
I managed to find one decent photo so far. This was early on.
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hey that looks like IAB!!! is that you mogulskr ?
Heh, if that was me, don't you think I'd be talking about this event for months leading up to it?
Nice job on the race, monkeys!!
Yeah that's me I think around mile 20 or so. My goal was to finish and I accomplished that. I think I was also six hundrend and something with a time of 8 hours and 45 minutes.
The first 25 miles were great I think we completed them in 3 hours. Then around mile 33 I had a rough time. I became really tired. Then came a thunderstorm which seemed to last about 15 minutes, but made it really difficult to control your bike.
Overall it was a great experience, as you always seem to have someone to ride and suffer with.
Who Time Category Place Overall Place Class Bib
pigboy 6:57:11 9 374 Novice/Veteran/Male 571
mogulskr 8:46:32 20 627 Novice/Veteran/Male 664
johnbryanpeters 9:14:38 6 652 Novice/Master-2/Male 589
Herb 9:32:59 10 673 Novice/Master-2/Male 35
pigboy 6:57:11 9 374 Novice/Veteran/Male 571
mogulskr 8:46:32 20 627 Novice/Veteran/Male 664
johnbryanpeters 9:14:38 6 652 Novice/Master-2/Male 589
Herb 9:32:59 10 673 Novice/Master-2/Male 35
Local Vt 50 MTB Heroes, or at least people who I occassionally ride with:
Blanchet, Terry CASTLETON, NY 04:45:51 2 7 Expert/Veteran/Male
Nestor, Bryna TROY, NY 05:26:00 1 71 Expert/Senior II/Female
Blanchet, Terry CASTLETON, NY 04:45:51 2 7 Expert/Veteran/Male
Nestor, Bryna TROY, NY 05:26:00 1 71 Expert/Senior II/Female