LA Marathon Crash Race (Wolfpack Hustle) 2014 - March 9 - IT'S ON!
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IT'S ON!!!!! Who's in? I had made some other plans, but am trying to change them now. I want to do this.
@TrojanHorse @Erwin8r @Beachgrad05 @tunavic @jsigone
From the WPH FB page:
@TrojanHorse @Erwin8r @Beachgrad05 @tunavic @jsigone
From the WPH FB page:
UPDATE 12PM MAR 8TH
DEAR RIDAZZ, ATHLETES, FRIENDS
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED.
YOUR COOPERATION IS NEEDED.
THE MARATHON CRASH RACE IS CANCELLED FOR THIS YEAR.
The situation is this. 5 days ago The City of Los Angeles served us
with a violation notice regarding the Marathon Crash Race, threatening criminal liability and imprisonment should the event move forward without a permit. Such a notice has never been issued in the 4 years prior. There was no choice but to immediately cancel the event.
The cancellation of the Marathon Crash Race is a huge loss, as one of the 3 points races in the Unified Title Series, and for the thousands of people who simply show up to ride some of the most famous streets in the world.
Today, thanks to Herbalife International I am proud to announce that the Unified Title Series has been saved. With their commitment and the commitment of the Mayor's Office and the City of Los Angeles, we are able continue with a complete series (Announcement soon). Furthermore, we look forward to working with the Mayor's office and the City of Los Angeles to bring back the Marathon Crash Race for 2015 as a legitimate permitted event.
TOMORROW MORNING:
Gather 3AM Roll 4AM (REMEMBER DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME!)
TANGS DONUT SUNSET / FOUNTAIN
Realizing that people will come to "crash" the course, as they have done long before Wolfpack Hustle organized this event, the City, the LAPD and the Mayor's office worked extremely hard to make a permit available as of Friday night at approximately 8pm. Because it is logistically impossible to provide a safe arena for a race, this permit is made available for a FUN RIDE ONLY. This is where your cooperation is needed.
THIS NOT A RACE.
THERE IS NO FINISH LINE.
NO WINNERS.
NO LOSERS.
NO AWARDS.
THE LAPD IS PROVIDING A CONTROLLED FUN RIDE ONLY.
LETS FINISH THIS RIDE TOGETHER AS ONE COMMUNITY.
I want to introduce you to Damian Kevitt, a fellow hit and run survivor who some may know as the man who's leg was torn off as he was being dragged by a car driver onto the 5 freeway. We may never find the coward who did this, but we can all celebrate the courage shown by Damian who, after multiple surgeries and with a prostetic leg in place, has come back to ride again and will help lead the Marathon Crash ride.
THE LAPD will be out there to run a rolling closure.
We MUST stay within this closure.
LACBC IS GRACIOUSLY PROVIDING ROUTE MARSHALS
PLEASE SHOW the city that cyclists can be a unified group. Lets make this ride safe and fun and let's send a message to the City of Los Angeles that we mean business and we want to ride LOS ANGELES
CAN YOU DIG IT?
-Roadblock
Wolfpack Hustle
DEAR RIDAZZ, ATHLETES, FRIENDS
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED.
YOUR COOPERATION IS NEEDED.
THE MARATHON CRASH RACE IS CANCELLED FOR THIS YEAR.
The situation is this. 5 days ago The City of Los Angeles served us
with a violation notice regarding the Marathon Crash Race, threatening criminal liability and imprisonment should the event move forward without a permit. Such a notice has never been issued in the 4 years prior. There was no choice but to immediately cancel the event.
The cancellation of the Marathon Crash Race is a huge loss, as one of the 3 points races in the Unified Title Series, and for the thousands of people who simply show up to ride some of the most famous streets in the world.
Today, thanks to Herbalife International I am proud to announce that the Unified Title Series has been saved. With their commitment and the commitment of the Mayor's Office and the City of Los Angeles, we are able continue with a complete series (Announcement soon). Furthermore, we look forward to working with the Mayor's office and the City of Los Angeles to bring back the Marathon Crash Race for 2015 as a legitimate permitted event.
TOMORROW MORNING:
Gather 3AM Roll 4AM (REMEMBER DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME!)
TANGS DONUT SUNSET / FOUNTAIN
Realizing that people will come to "crash" the course, as they have done long before Wolfpack Hustle organized this event, the City, the LAPD and the Mayor's office worked extremely hard to make a permit available as of Friday night at approximately 8pm. Because it is logistically impossible to provide a safe arena for a race, this permit is made available for a FUN RIDE ONLY. This is where your cooperation is needed.
THIS NOT A RACE.
THERE IS NO FINISH LINE.
NO WINNERS.
NO LOSERS.
NO AWARDS.
THE LAPD IS PROVIDING A CONTROLLED FUN RIDE ONLY.
LETS FINISH THIS RIDE TOGETHER AS ONE COMMUNITY.
I want to introduce you to Damian Kevitt, a fellow hit and run survivor who some may know as the man who's leg was torn off as he was being dragged by a car driver onto the 5 freeway. We may never find the coward who did this, but we can all celebrate the courage shown by Damian who, after multiple surgeries and with a prostetic leg in place, has come back to ride again and will help lead the Marathon Crash ride.
THE LAPD will be out there to run a rolling closure.
We MUST stay within this closure.
LACBC IS GRACIOUSLY PROVIDING ROUTE MARSHALS
PLEASE SHOW the city that cyclists can be a unified group. Lets make this ride safe and fun and let's send a message to the City of Los Angeles that we mean business and we want to ride LOS ANGELES
CAN YOU DIG IT?
-Roadblock
Wolfpack Hustle
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03-08-14, 03:57 PM
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Dammit, there goes my cheese again.
OK, same plan as before? Meet at that parking structure at 3 am?
OK, same plan as before? Meet at that parking structure at 3 am?
03-08-14, 05:42 PM
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LA Marathon Crash Race (Wolfpack Hustle) 2014 - March 9 - IT'S ON!
You guys so crazy. Have fun
03-08-14, 07:12 PM
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03-08-14, 09:38 PM
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I'm also wiped out and won't be making the ride.
I try to ride with better riders than myself. Today I rode a century with riders that are much stronger than I am. At mile 75 I called it quits and called a buddy for a ride. I'm totally exhausted and first going to bed now.
https://www.strava.com/activities/118901128
You all have a great time!!
I try to ride with better riders than myself. Today I rode a century with riders that are much stronger than I am. At mile 75 I called it quits and called a buddy for a ride. I'm totally exhausted and first going to bed now.
https://www.strava.com/activities/118901128
You all have a great time!!
03-08-14, 09:47 PM
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I'm also wiped out and won't be making the ride.
I try to ride with better riders than myself. Today I rode a century with riders that are much stronger than I am. At mile 75 I called it quits and called a buddy for a ride. I'm totally exhausted and first going to bed now.
https://www.strava.com/activities/118901128
You all have a great time!!
I try to ride with better riders than myself. Today I rode a century with riders that are much stronger than I am. At mile 75 I called it quits and called a buddy for a ride. I'm totally exhausted and first going to bed now.
https://www.strava.com/activities/118901128
You all have a great time!!
03-08-14, 09:50 PM
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On the way back to Redlands the wind was not too bad but constant. Didn't let up. No wonder the ride to the Chino area was so easy 
03-08-14, 09:53 PM
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SuperGimp
Nope. Wrong again. It wasn't awful though.
03-08-14, 09:55 PM
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LOL! Have a great time tomorrow. It's lights out for me now - having trouble keeping my eyes open and it's only 8 PM 
03-08-14, 11:41 PM
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really? Darn! I already made plans for another ride from a Azusa to Whittier Narrows tomorrow morning . we're starting at 8 a.m. At 39 and Ranch.
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Carbon Canyon, you guys were living on the wild side. It's probably not so bad in a group but I was too scared to ride it solo when I lived in Chino Hills.
You have a power meter, just dial in 300 watts and ignore the wind 
03-09-14, 10:21 AM
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Missed all you sleepy-heads this morning. TH and I had a GREAT ride!
https://app.strava.com/activities/119080797
I got 30 minutes of sleep last night. I'm going back to bed.
https://app.strava.com/activities/119080797
I got 30 minutes of sleep last night. I'm going back to bed.
03-09-14, 11:41 AM
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As for the meter - I can't seem to find the dial but my hour and a half "power" number rhymes with "two hundred" not "three hundred"
That ride was a lot of fun too, once we got out of the messy pack we started with. Fixie city and those guys don't know how to ride straight.
03-09-14, 11:59 AM
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Missed all you sleepy-heads this morning. TH and I had a GREAT ride!
https://app.strava.com/activities/119080797
I got 30 minutes of sleep last night. I'm going back to bed.
https://app.strava.com/activities/119080797
I got 30 minutes of sleep last night. I'm going back to bed.
I got second for the whole crash route.
I'm already down to 81st as more and more people enter their data but it was fun for about 10 minutes.
03-10-14, 10:15 AM
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Not my video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A6ik...ature=youtu.be
Ride Report:
TH and I met up at 3am. In hindsight, that was probably earlier than necessary, but better early than late. We hung out on the sidewalk by McD's for a while, waiting for LAPD to shut down Sunset Blvd. They did that around 3:45 at which point the cyclists filled it in, all facing SE. I'm still not sure why, but at 4am, they turned everyone around and started us heading NW. It turned out they cut about 10 miles off the ride. The good part is they cut out worst neighborhoods, so that was fine with me. In looking at the crowds before the start, I would estimate that the crowd was only about 20% of the size of last year's ride. That make sense with all the confusion leading up to this ride. I would estimate that there were about 1,000 riders total this year.
About 4:10?? we rolled. TH and I dropped in about half-way back in the pack. While it wasn't a race, the riding was a bit sketchy until the pack separated out a bit. We just took our time, looked for opportunities to space ourselves from the packs that made us nervous and rode our ride. OK, in all reality, we rode TH's ride. Dude seriously tried to kill me! He knows I haven't been riding. Actually, it felt good. It hurt, but felt good.
I don't know what the temps were, but it was a beautiful morning. With daylight savings time, it was dark all the way until we got to the train. I like this better because it adds to the concept of the "night ride". It just isn't the same if the sun comes up.
It's fun to see how people outfit their stuff. Some had no lights at all. Some had led strands around their helmets. There were a wide variety of spoke lights. Several had little radios playing. One guy was pulling a trailer with a couple of large speakers, one of which was a sub. This means it needed an amp. That amp needed a battery. I can't imagine how much that trailer weighed! Then there was one guy with a bike loaded with enough bags that he could have been touring the country. Guy was a strong rider, so maybe he actually was touring.
LA MARATHON 2015 is March 22. Who's in????
1) PhotoJoe
2) TrojanHorse
3) Erwin8r
4) ???
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A6ik...ature=youtu.be
Ride Report:
TH and I met up at 3am. In hindsight, that was probably earlier than necessary, but better early than late. We hung out on the sidewalk by McD's for a while, waiting for LAPD to shut down Sunset Blvd. They did that around 3:45 at which point the cyclists filled it in, all facing SE. I'm still not sure why, but at 4am, they turned everyone around and started us heading NW. It turned out they cut about 10 miles off the ride. The good part is they cut out worst neighborhoods, so that was fine with me. In looking at the crowds before the start, I would estimate that the crowd was only about 20% of the size of last year's ride. That make sense with all the confusion leading up to this ride. I would estimate that there were about 1,000 riders total this year.
About 4:10?? we rolled. TH and I dropped in about half-way back in the pack. While it wasn't a race, the riding was a bit sketchy until the pack separated out a bit. We just took our time, looked for opportunities to space ourselves from the packs that made us nervous and rode our ride. OK, in all reality, we rode TH's ride. Dude seriously tried to kill me! He knows I haven't been riding. Actually, it felt good. It hurt, but felt good.
I don't know what the temps were, but it was a beautiful morning. With daylight savings time, it was dark all the way until we got to the train. I like this better because it adds to the concept of the "night ride". It just isn't the same if the sun comes up.
It's fun to see how people outfit their stuff. Some had no lights at all. Some had led strands around their helmets. There were a wide variety of spoke lights. Several had little radios playing. One guy was pulling a trailer with a couple of large speakers, one of which was a sub. This means it needed an amp. That amp needed a battery. I can't imagine how much that trailer weighed! Then there was one guy with a bike loaded with enough bags that he could have been touring the country. Guy was a strong rider, so maybe he actually was touring.
LA MARATHON 2015 is March 22. Who's in????
1) PhotoJoe
2) TrojanHorse
3) Erwin8r
4) ???
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Seems there were some selfish entitled jerks along as well that may not bode well for city working with WH and Roadblock:
The City Told Wolfpack Hustle Not to Race. Like That Was Gonna Work | The Informer | Los Angeles | Los Angeles News and Events | LA Weekly
The City Told Wolfpack Hustle Not to Race. Like That Was Gonna Work | The Informer | Los Angeles | Los Angeles News and Events | LA Weekly
03-10-14, 11:33 PM
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Not my video:
Wolfpack Hustle : Crash Marathon RACE... errr RIDE!!! 2014 - YouTube
Ride Report:
TH and I met up at 3am. In hindsight, that was probably earlier than necessary, but better early than late. We hung out on the sidewalk by McD's for a while, waiting for LAPD to shut down Sunset Blvd. They did that around 3:45 at which point the cyclists filled it in, all facing SE. I'm still not sure why, but at 4am, they turned everyone around and started us heading NW. It turned out they cut about 10 miles off the ride. The good part is they cut out worst neighborhoods, so that was fine with me. In looking at the crowds before the start, I would estimate that the crowd was only about 20% of the size of last year's ride. That make sense with all the confusion leading up to this ride. I would estimate that there were about 1,000 riders total this year.
About 4:10?? we rolled. TH and I dropped in about half-way back in the pack. While it wasn't a race, the riding was a bit sketchy until the pack separated out a bit. We just took our time, looked for opportunities to space ourselves from the packs that made us nervous and rode our ride. OK, in all reality, we rode TH's ride. Dude seriously tried to kill me! He knows I haven't been riding. Actually, it felt good. It hurt, but felt good.
I don't know what the temps were, but it was a beautiful morning. With daylight savings time, it was dark all the way until we got to the train. I like this better because it adds to the concept of the "night ride". It just isn't the same if the sun comes up.
It's fun to see how people outfit their stuff. Some had no lights at all. Some had led strands around their helmets. There were a wide variety of spoke lights. Several had little radios playing. One guy was pulling a trailer with a couple of large speakers, one of which was a sub. This means it needed an amp. That amp needed a battery. I can't imagine how much that trailer weighed! Then there was one guy with a bike loaded with enough bags that he could have been touring the country. Guy was a strong rider, so maybe he actually was touring.
LA MARATHON 2015 is March 22. Who's in????
1) PhotoJoe
2) TrojanHorse
3) ???
Wolfpack Hustle : Crash Marathon RACE... errr RIDE!!! 2014 - YouTube
Ride Report:
TH and I met up at 3am. In hindsight, that was probably earlier than necessary, but better early than late. We hung out on the sidewalk by McD's for a while, waiting for LAPD to shut down Sunset Blvd. They did that around 3:45 at which point the cyclists filled it in, all facing SE. I'm still not sure why, but at 4am, they turned everyone around and started us heading NW. It turned out they cut about 10 miles off the ride. The good part is they cut out worst neighborhoods, so that was fine with me. In looking at the crowds before the start, I would estimate that the crowd was only about 20% of the size of last year's ride. That make sense with all the confusion leading up to this ride. I would estimate that there were about 1,000 riders total this year.
About 4:10?? we rolled. TH and I dropped in about half-way back in the pack. While it wasn't a race, the riding was a bit sketchy until the pack separated out a bit. We just took our time, looked for opportunities to space ourselves from the packs that made us nervous and rode our ride. OK, in all reality, we rode TH's ride. Dude seriously tried to kill me! He knows I haven't been riding. Actually, it felt good. It hurt, but felt good.
I don't know what the temps were, but it was a beautiful morning. With daylight savings time, it was dark all the way until we got to the train. I like this better because it adds to the concept of the "night ride". It just isn't the same if the sun comes up.
It's fun to see how people outfit their stuff. Some had no lights at all. Some had led strands around their helmets. There were a wide variety of spoke lights. Several had little radios playing. One guy was pulling a trailer with a couple of large speakers, one of which was a sub. This means it needed an amp. That amp needed a battery. I can't imagine how much that trailer weighed! Then there was one guy with a bike loaded with enough bags that he could have been touring the country. Guy was a strong rider, so maybe he actually was touring.
LA MARATHON 2015 is March 22. Who's in????
1) PhotoJoe
2) TrojanHorse
3) ???
I had a great ride on Sunday morning--what a beautiful day. If I survive the upcoming GMR ride (hint, hint), I'll commit to the 2015 Crash Ride
LOL!!
03-11-14, 12:13 AM
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Lies! We rode at a nice recovery pace.
See?
If there was any craziness off the front, we totally missed it. Joe said he did see one rider go down in a sort of sloppy double turn fairly early on - I saw plenty of skidding in that corner from the fixie crowd but missed the rider falling.
As for speeds - we spent most of our time well above the 15 mph max. take that LAPD! Matter of fact, I averaged 17+, and that included stopping to fix my reluctant garmin, and we could have easily gone faster if we wanted to (lots of downhills), but as I mentioned, it was a nice recover ride.
See?
If there was any craziness off the front, we totally missed it. Joe said he did see one rider go down in a sort of sloppy double turn fairly early on - I saw plenty of skidding in that corner from the fixie crowd but missed the rider falling.
As for speeds - we spent most of our time well above the 15 mph max. take that LAPD! Matter of fact, I averaged 17+, and that included stopping to fix my reluctant garmin, and we could have easily gone faster if we wanted to (lots of downhills), but as I mentioned, it was a nice recover ride.
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