Re: Leadville..Ouch!


"Tom Purvis" <tom.purvis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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GWood wrote:
Is there a time limit ?

12 hours or no belt buckle.

I'm doing it again. I can ride wonderful, rarely seen
stuff all by myself almost any time. The Leadville
Trail 100 is a class event. And a good inducement
to take lots of long bike rides this Spring and Summer.

The $220 didn't seem all that bad after all the swag
I left with and the way everything was run last summer.
The course *is* mostly safe and sanitary, but that
doesn't mean it's ugly. It's actually a pretty grand
sweep in terms of the big picture. The view from
Columbine is nice. Checkit:

http://arkansasvalley.net/tpurvis/images/columbineMine.jpg

And it's hard enough. Being a good technical rider can
only help you so much. You have to be fit. And you
have to have your food worked out. And your bike has
to be pretty reliable. And if you do happen to suck at
technical riding it costs you half an hour. If you suck
at climbing, don't even bother. Running late getting to
the turnaround and you'll probably get caught in the
daily downpour that happens around lunchtime.
Running late getting to the finish line, you don' get
no belt buckle.
--
Tom Purvis - http://arkansasvalley.net/tpurvis/

Nice Photo. How fast did you do it?

TJ




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