the VT50 is not a CX race.
Holiday Farm six hour race
- Thread starter I Are Baboon
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I know that too. But it does say something on the site about a warmup for the VT 50
I guess it was just all the photos of guys on road or cross bikes rather than on mtbs on that page for the race that got to me.
Note: theres no day of reg, and online price goes up $10 in 2 days!
yup, I did!
It was great! The racers, the course, the feedzone, the weather...all great!
Course: 6.75 miles, pretty much a figure 8 so if you brought a friend/pit person they could hook you up twice a lap. But my pit consisted of 6 prefilled bottles in a cooler, I did 3 stops there and 2 more to pee. I drank 7 bottlles! The course had a little bit of everything, field, dirt road, single track, climbs, roots, bridges, fast decents, rocks, streams, and the "over".
I was happy with my performance especially with pretty consitant lap times. Started w/a 43, did a bunch of 45's, then maybe up to a 50 and threw down a 48 for my 8th lap, putting me into 4th expert old farts...8 laps, 53 miles in 6:17
It was great! The racers, the course, the feedzone, the weather...all great!
Course: 6.75 miles, pretty much a figure 8 so if you brought a friend/pit person they could hook you up twice a lap. But my pit consisted of 6 prefilled bottles in a cooler, I did 3 stops there and 2 more to pee. I drank 7 bottlles! The course had a little bit of everything, field, dirt road, single track, climbs, roots, bridges, fast decents, rocks, streams, and the "over".
I was happy with my performance especially with pretty consitant lap times. Started w/a 43, did a bunch of 45's, then maybe up to a 50 and threw down a 48 for my 8th lap, putting me into 4th expert old farts...8 laps, 53 miles in 6:17
Good job Doug!
I would have liked to enter the race but I was out of town last weekend. The last time I raced there was summer '06 at the XC race and it was brutal, so brutal that they changed up a bunch of stuff for this years Root 66 race earlier this summer.
What is left on your race schedule for this fall?
I would have liked to enter the race but I was out of town last weekend. The last time I raced there was summer '06 at the XC race and it was brutal, so brutal that they changed up a bunch of stuff for this years Root 66 race earlier this summer.
What is left on your race schedule for this fall?
thanks...I was checking the lap times last night and my friend put down his fastest lap in his 7th (and last) lap...he was scared he wouldnt finish it by the cutoff time! (6:30)
yeah, too many people complained about the long dirt road climb so they havent been putting that in any races.
me (definite)
Platty#3
Platty#4
VT50
maybe:
Mount Snow/Root66 or Foliage Whiteface climb (same day)
Local CX races
whats your schedule?
yeah, too many people complained about the long dirt road climb so they havent been putting that in any races.
me (definite)
Platty#3
Platty#4
VT50
maybe:
Mount Snow/Root66 or Foliage Whiteface climb (same day)
Local CX races
whats your schedule?
I must be the only one that likes that climb @ Dalton 
Ashford > I dont have a real Solo in me, and I dont want to do one and spend 1/2 or 1/3 of the time off the bike.
plus theres the 1-2 weeks recovering
plus I'd have to find a pit crew
AND You all wanted to a duo so team 4MAAB didnt happen, and I didnt hear of anyone looking for a 4th so I decided to spend that money to go to KT instead
I really liked the DH40 (miler) and Dalton 6 hour, no crew needed, a couple days to recover, less money, etc so I'll seek out/train for that length of race...I cant wait for the VT50!!!
Ashford > I dont have a real Solo in me, and I dont want to do one and spend 1/2 or 1/3 of the time off the bike.
plus theres the 1-2 weeks recovering
plus I'd have to find a pit crew
AND You all wanted to a duo so team 4MAAB didnt happen, and I didnt hear of anyone looking for a 4th so I decided to spend that money to go to KT instead
I really liked the DH40 (miler) and Dalton 6 hour, no crew needed, a couple days to recover, less money, etc so I'll seek out/train for that length of race...I cant wait for the VT50!!!
This what I have penciled in, but the central park races are always tough around the holidays.
9/9 - Plattekill XC #3, Root 66 Landmine Classic or Blue Mountain Chain Stretcher (still undecided)
9/16 - Root 66 Mt. Snow XC Challenge
9/30 - Tymor Park Challenge
10/6 - Plattekill XC #4 or Lake Desolation Hill Climb
10/21 - Uncle Sam CX race in Troy (maybe)
10/28 - Central Park Halloween Race
11/22 - Central Park Thanksgiving Race
12/23 - Central Park X-mas Race
9/9 - Plattekill XC #3, Root 66 Landmine Classic or Blue Mountain Chain Stretcher (still undecided)
9/16 - Root 66 Mt. Snow XC Challenge
9/30 - Tymor Park Challenge
10/6 - Plattekill XC #4 or Lake Desolation Hill Climb
10/21 - Uncle Sam CX race in Troy (maybe)
10/28 - Central Park Halloween Race
11/22 - Central Park Thanksgiving Race
12/23 - Central Park X-mas Race
I'll be at the central park ones too (if they happen), oh and Darkness at 909 (if it happens). I so wish the Lake D climb was Saturday so I could do that & Platty.
Doug - How have the turnouts been at plattekill? They look a little small from the results on the site.
I'm actually learning towards picking the Hudson To Highlands race that has been having 20+ sport racers in my age group each time. The Root 66 race is close to 4 hours away, a little outside my range.
Platty turnsout are low, I think its a combo of having 4 races there and XC'ers being scared, but I am in for the entire series being its the NYS championship.