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10-01-08, 03:28 PM
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Oh, HTFU. Like you're going to have people stalking you here on the interwebz? 
10-01-08, 03:53 PM
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I can name at least one who has...
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10-01-08, 03:55 PM
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You have stalkers? WTF?!?!?! I want a stalker!
10-01-08, 03:58 PM
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Dude. Have you read your threads?
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10-01-08, 04:04 PM
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I don't have any stalkers...but I want to know who yours is. Should I guess?
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A successful stalker is never seen!
10-01-08, 05:06 PM
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10-01-08, 07:47 PM
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Yikes...maybe you can tell me all about it. I might have ohhh...about 40 hours to kill this weekend. 
10-01-08, 08:07 PM
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Mass neutral start. No drafting allowed.
35,000 feet of climbing
Time-- depends how many issues you have. On my fixed gear I hurt a bunch and it took me 45 hours. No I did not sleep. 36 hours or less is a very respectable time. Last year's event had a 44% DNF rate.
Race Date------ Total Entrants------ Solo Finishing Rate----- Team Finishing Rate
October 6-8, 2007----- 192 ---------- 44 of 78 = 56.4% ------ 114 of 114 = 100%
10-01-08, 08:09 PM
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uh oh. y'all better watch out, because seattle powerhouse Chris Ragsdale is gonna be there! (30+ solo category)
that guy's a monster. well anyone doing this ride is a monster, but he'll probably place well.
never met him, but always see his name finishing first or so in our brevets. his latest feat (that i heard about) was 502 miles in 24 hours. wow.
that guy's a monster. well anyone doing this ride is a monster, but he'll probably place well.
never met him, but always see his name finishing first or so in our brevets. his latest feat (that i heard about) was 502 miles in 24 hours. wow.
10-01-08, 08:10 PM
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10-01-08, 08:14 PM
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10-01-08, 08:27 PM
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I remember crewing this event back in the 1990s. Sleep was never a problem. Our rider took a 2 hour break at Badwater and I just lay on the ground on the down wind side of a low wall and slept on the sand. The guy wanted to keep riding after getting rained on descending into Stovepipe Wells. We grabbed him and forced him to change into dry clothes some-when after Midnight. He insisted on sausages in Shoshone and lost them on the next climb. Best show was night exercises as we passed the Marine base. Finished in 46 hours and he had only had 2400 miles of casual riding in the last year. I recall that he worked at Brookhaven out on Long Island (NYC).
10-01-08, 08:32 PM
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Oh look, the last 40 odd miles is a gradual uptick. How nice.
That 44% DNF rate? Seems kinda low to me. I would think it would be far more riders dropping out. Honestly, 500+ miles and 35K of up just seems impossible. Super human effort that I can't even comprehend. Everyone racing has a support vehicle, yes?
That 44% DNF rate? Seems kinda low to me. I would think it would be far more riders dropping out. Honestly, 500+ miles and 35K of up just seems impossible. Super human effort that I can't even comprehend. Everyone racing has a support vehicle, yes?
10-01-08, 08:57 PM
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Oh look, the last 40 odd miles is a gradual uptick. How nice.
That 44% DNF rate? Seems kinda low to me. I would think it would be far more riders dropping out. Honestly, 500+ miles and 35K of up just seems impossible. Super human effort that I can't even comprehend. Everyone racing has a support vehicle, yes?
That 44% DNF rate? Seems kinda low to me. I would think it would be far more riders dropping out. Honestly, 500+ miles and 35K of up just seems impossible. Super human effort that I can't even comprehend. Everyone racing has a support vehicle, yes?
10-01-08, 09:03 PM
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This was his meal from Shosone. He rode ahead while we waited forever to get the food. He kept his down on the next climb.
Oh...and proof of my always claim. This is from RAAM last year...
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10-01-08, 09:23 PM
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10-01-08, 09:52 PM
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Hi Brandy, George, Chucklehead, and Ticia,
Good luck with the race.
George, are you doing it fixed again?
I've got 4 teammates doing it fixed this year. Greg Page from Eldo is one of them.
Unfortunate timing related to the rest of our club -- we're putting on a cyclocross race this weekend in Costa Mesa.
Good luck with the race.
George, are you doing it fixed again?
I've got 4 teammates doing it fixed this year. Greg Page from Eldo is one of them.
Unfortunate timing related to the rest of our club -- we're putting on a cyclocross race this weekend in Costa Mesa.
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I came across your blog and some of your pictures.. 508 fixed..that is nuts! Good luck this weekend.
Wait..does this qualify me as a stalker?
Wait..does this qualify me as a stalker?
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I ride an Sella Italia SLR on Rebecca (R3SL) and Fi'zik Airone Tri on Portia (P3C)
There will be a webcast through the 508 website with updates. Unfortunately we won't be updating from the road.
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Hi Brandy, George, Chucklehead, and Ticia,
Good luck with the race.
George, are you doing it fixed again?
I've got 4 teammates doing it fixed this year. Greg Page from Eldo is one of them.
Unfortunate timing related to the rest of our club -- we're putting on a cyclocross race this weekend in Costa Mesa.
Good luck with the race.
George, are you doing it fixed again?
I've got 4 teammates doing it fixed this year. Greg Page from Eldo is one of them.
Unfortunate timing related to the rest of our club -- we're putting on a cyclocross race this weekend in Costa Mesa.
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your signature... i was looking for the For Sale stuff and thought it would be listed on your blog...