[I Are Baboon]

http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=4073.

Anyone considering doing this? Looks interesting. Could be a good trainer for me for the two man 24 hour race at Ashford I'm doing with teh Splat.

 

[douglas]

hell yes!

 

[I Are Baboon]

Even in the beginner class I'd probably get effin' schooled.

 

[douglas]

Even in the beginner class I'd probably get effin' schooled.

I disagree.

 

[MMcG]

Geez the age category 19-39. So a 39 year old fart like me would have to go up against youngsters eh? I'd get so schooled it isn't even funny.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Geez the age category 19-39. So a 39 year old fart like me would have to go up against youngsters eh? I'd get so schooled it isn't even funny.

I'm more interested in riding for six hours in a competitive enviornment than I am getting a good finish. I do think I'd probably have a crap finish.

 

[I Are Baboon]

I disagree.

 

[Westy]

Geez the age category 19-39. So a 39 year old fart like me would have to go up against youngsters eh? I'd get so schooled it isn't even funny.

You will be fine. Youngsters typically don't do so well in endurance events. It is a game best suited for 30 somethings. Hell that is one of the reasons why I prefer long distance stuff. I can hand out spankings to Youngin's who school me during regular races.

 

[douglas]

Mark, check out the times in some of the local XC races, many times the 30-39 & 40-49 are faster then the 19-29.

I randomly picked one:
expert class at MOTM#2 '06

19-29
1 1:55:30
2 2:03:06
3 2:09:14

30-39
1 1:48:25
2 1:49:54
3 1:53:25

40-49
1 1:51:06
2 1:54:42
3 DNF

 

[splat]

I Plan on doing this too. Maybe a 40+ year old slow fart like me will stand a chance at not being last.

 

[MMcG]

I guess I just keep thinking about that one UConn kid at the Churn and Burn who rode like a bat outta hell for 12 hours - but he wasn't doing that solo was he? or mayb ehe was?

Either way you stack it up I'd be slow.

 

[TreeSaw]

I guess I just keep thinking about that one UConn kid at the Churn and Burn who rode like a bat outta hell for 12 hours - but he wasn't doing that solo was he? or mayb ehe was?

Either way you stack it up I'd be slow.

He was....I told him I thought he passed me atleast a dozen times

 

[splat]

He was....I told him I thought he passed me atleast a dozen times

and that was only on the first lap

 

[TreeSaw]

and that was only on the first lap

So true!!! I joked with him about finally getting to pass him at the end of the 8 hour race because he was sitting in the woods just before the pond.

 

[douglas]

I guess I just keep thinking about that one UConn kid at the Churn and Burn who rode like a bat outta hell for 12 hours - but he wasn't doing that solo was he? or mayb ehe was?

Either way you stack it up I'd be slow.

he was a freak.......that easily won the 8 hour college race.

 

[I Are Baboon]

I'm in.

 

[douglas]

he was a freak.......that easily won the 8 hour college race.

PLUS I am pretty sure he's semi pro, so he'd be in the Pro catagory, so you wouldnt be racing aginst him being you'd be in beginer or sport

 

[splat]

So what class are we all registering in ?

Me - Sport
IAB - Sport
Treesaw - Sport ???
Earl - Expert
DOug - Expert
MMcG -- Sport ??


who else is racing this ? Echo ? JBP ? Mert ?

 

[I Are Baboon]

So what class are we all registering in ?

Me - Sport
IAB - Sport
Treesaw - Sport ???
Earl - Expert
DOug - Expert
MMcG -- Sport ??


who else is racing this ? Echo ? JBP ? Mert ?

I think I'm better suited for beginner. I have next to no racing experience.

 

[douglas]

So what class are we all registering in ?

Me - Sport
IAB - Sport
Treesaw - Sport ???
Earl - Expert
DOug - Expert
MMcG -- Sport ??


who else is racing this ? Echo ? JBP ? Mert ?

IAB & MmcG could do Beg being they have only done (I think) 1 race before.
Earl would have to do sport. (theres no day of expert license)

 

[I Are Baboon]

IAB & MmcG could do Beg being they have only done (I think) 1 race before.

I did one XC race six years ago, and three 24 hour races on teams.

 

[douglas]

* until you have three top 3, or five top 5 in a USA cycling/NORBA XC race (with a minimal of 15 racers), you can race beginner *

ps: 24's dont count

 

[TreeSaw]

I would definitely be Sport, but I don't think Earl would be doing it...he's talking about doing an off-road Triathlon the week before.

 

[splat]

* until you have three top 3, or five top 5 in a USA cycling/NORBA XC race (with a minimal of 15 racers), you can race beginner *

ps: 24's dont count

under those rules I could still race begginer Time to Sandbag!!!

 

[I Are Baboon]

under those rules I could still race begginer Time to Sandbag!!!

Join beginner so I can whoop your ass head to head.

 

[McGRP01]

Hmmmm.....interesting. I'll have to check my calander. I might be in for a little beginner action.

 

[mert]

So what class are we all registering in ?

Me - Sport
IAB - Sport
Treesaw - Sport ???
Earl - Expert
DOug - Expert
MMcG -- Sport ??


who else is racing this ? Echo ? JBP ? Mert ?

my orthopedist just took a look at my permanently swollen knee and said "WOW!" go get some MRI's done and i'll schedule your surgery. then, he actually looked at my knee...drained over 80cc's of fluid and ran out of container's or he could have taken out more...your knee is supposed to have 2cc's of fluid
i'll find out next tuesday if i'm doing anything this summer...

 

[MMcG]

IAB & MmcG could do Beg being they have only done (I think) 1 race before.
Earl would have to do sport. (theres no day of expert license)

YOu were at my one and only XC race - and as you know - I didn't get very far in that one.

I still think of you and your being unable to unclip your shoe from your pedal in Winsted!!! But at least you didn't get a DNF like me.

 

[MMcG]

my orthopedist just took a look at my permanently swollen knee and said "WOW!" go get some MRI's done and i'll schedule your surgery. then, he actually looked at my knee...drained over 80cc's of fluid and ran out of container's or he could have taken out more...your knee is supposed to have 2cc's of fluid
i'll find out next tuesday if i'm doing anything this summer...

mert - that does not sound too encouraging. Keep us posted.

Perhaps it might be best to have the knee taken care of (whatever that may mean) now so that in the long run you'll have many many more years of riding in front of you.

Sending my best your way.

Mark

 

[douglas]

YOu were at my one and only XC race - and as you know - I didn't get very far in that one.

I still think of you and your being unable to unclip your shoe from your pedal in Winsted!!! But at least you didn't get a DNF like me.

haha - that was a crazy race!

 

[MMcG]

haha - that was a crazy race!

Too bad I wasn't riding the bike I am now back then. I woulda finished! No rear derailleur to worry about snapping in half!

 

[Goddy43]

This looks tempting but I'll probably be at a family party in Chicago that weekend.

I heard through the grapevine that for the XC race they are holding this weekend that they removed the 2 mile long hill from the course. I wonder if it would be part of this course?

 

[I Are Baboon]

This looks tempting but I'll probably be at a family party in Chicago that weekend.

I heard through the grapevine that for the XC race they are holding this weekend that they removed the 2 mile long hill from the course. I wonder if it would be part of this course?

The website says the climb isn't as long as it was for the 24 hour races. They cut off part of the climb and send you into singletrack.

 

[douglas]

I'll find out if this w/e's course (which I pre rode wednesday ) will be the same. If so, then yes you dont do any of that paticular long road climb, but I am pretty sure theres close to the same amount of climbing, just broken up into different sections of the 8 mile course.

 

[I Are Baboon]

I'm bailing on this race. I've decided to go to KT that weekend with Wifey and a couple of monkeys. This was the only weekend our schedules all jived.

Three days of riding > one six hour race

 

[MMcG]

Has it morphed into a Cyclocross race anyway?

 

[douglas]

Has it morphed into a Cyclocross race anyway?

nope.

 

[splat]

Has it morphed into a Cyclocross race anyway?

What made you think that ?

 

[douglas]

maybe being they are trying to get CX guys to race it as base miles for the CX season

 

[MMcG]

What made you think that ?

All of the photos of guys on CX/Road bikes on the bikereg site.

Also because it says it is a warm up to the VT 50 or whatever.

No biggie. Looks like the "promoters" of the race do put on a major CX race as well.

You racing in it splaticus?