What is "taper"?
T - 7 days for the big 24 h race in Canada. As of now, there are 39 stupid soloists and about 1.73 bizillion teams - looks like its gonna be a huge event!
Good to have friends that help out with equipment for the race, so far I borrowed:
--> EZ-up tent from Jim
--> Cot from Jim
--> Chairs from Jim
--> Outdoor cables from Jim
--> Lights from Jim
--> Batteries from Pete (Pete - I still have your batteries!)
--> Still looking for a small microwave...
--> And I also should ask Danielle for her fast legs and I should be all set!
I left my place this morning at 7 am and I ran into a bigger group of "elderly" roadies - why are those guys up that early? Do they sleep in all week and get up early on the weekends? I was so proud of myself for actuallly getting up in time (and earlier than all week), and then those folks are out there making it look like the most normal thing in the world to be ouside at 7:15 riding the bike. At least I passed them going as fast as I possible could. Whatever. I got in just over 5 hours of riding (I know, I should take it easy, but it's too nice to not ride a lot) and spent 3 hours at Pontiac Lake fixing the trail.
Pontiac Lake, aaah, so good - I don't know how many times I rode this trail and I still love it. I also finally recorded the elevation profile!
posted by alexdolpp @ 2:31 PM
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Good luck at Albion. As a veteran of this race it is top notch. I pre-rode the course last weekend and it is a tough one. A lot of climbing especially the "rooty one". Very steep. Not too many long climbs but some short power ones. You've got the area for solo....you'll be able to transition fast. I'm doing 2 man this year (1st time in 3 years I'm not doing solo). Feel free to email me with any questions.
Steve, thanks for the info. All I know is that I'm in C5 - but looking at the maps provided online I still can't imagine how far I'm away from the course... Sent "chico" an email and asked, they pretty much said I shouldn't worry - but I do!
Stop by the pits, it's always fun meeting people that read the blog! I'll be around a burgundy VW vanagon...
Good luck in your race!
Don't worry you are right on the course with your site. You actually just pull off to the left slightly but run parallel to the course. You won't lose any time. I will stop by....my arch enemy is in C6 so I be up there talking trash to him. :-)
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