Went there as a spectator today, having ridded OMG Shepardtown with Darren and Jonathan W. (but without Shepardstown) yesterday. Brought the camera in hopes of getting some decent shot of any DCMTBers at the races. Got there in time for the 12:30 race.
Start
Matty and Mike T at the start
Hey Tom, "Just say No!" if anyone wants to pass.
The start
Camped out near the finish with my kids and Mark Stahl.
Mark Stahl and my daughter Rebecca
Mike T. in good position on the first lap
Tom
Cargo Mike looking for the “inside line.”
Pooch TAKING the “inside line.”
The one picture I DIDN’T get, was of Joel and his bike which had broken in two! I might have even been holding the camera when I spoke with him and just forgot to take the picture. Good job to everyone who was there. My accomplishment was getting my kids out of the house to make the start of the last race.
I had a great time and a tough time at the Wilderness 101 last weekend. The weather was great, 75F all day and clear and dry, which made the racing really fast. I felt great in the morning and so I decided that I should try to make the selection, i.e. be in the front group over the top of the first climb. I rode fairly hard and steady to stay with the group into the first climb and it was worth it. There is so much road riding during the race, you really benefit a lot from drafting. I was riding really well, but beyond my 100 mile pace for the first 3 hrs. Luckily I covered 50 miles in 3 hrs, so I figured I could scale it back a bit. I got in some fast paced groups through the race, which helped because we were working drafting and trading turns very well. I started to struggle at mile 60 and crashed at the top of Sassafras at mile 67 or so. It wasn’t a bad crash, but it was mostly because I was tired and did not pull up and over a rock well enough. After that I couldn’t get my heart rate up and I started feeling very fatigued. I paced it steady to the last aid station at mile 80, where I downed a few cokes and took a whole bunch of pills/gels. That did the trick and I finished up the last 20 miles strong. Another guy and I sprinted for 43rd place and I won out, which was kinda fun, considering how long the race took. I hit my goal of around 8 hrs and rode very well, but probably too hard from the start. I don’t regret riding that hard though because the drafting benefit was worth it. Overall it was a great race and I am glad I did so well. I need to rest up and recover this week for the next NUE race, High cascades 100 in Bend, Oregon next week!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/42729084
Local paper featuring me:
http://www.centredaily.com/2010/08/01/2125647/cyclists-take-on-local-terrain.html
Full race results:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/national-ultra-endurance-nue-series-5-wilderness-100-ne/results
DCMTB will be hosting their DCCX Cyclocross Clinics again this year at Fort Reno Park
Make a tentative mark in your calendar
We are currently shooting for the first four Wednesdays in September
but tune in as the season approaches for more specific information
until then… go ride your bike… and make it your mountain bike!
see you there
Gwadzilla mention of FORT RENO
Gwadzilla mention of Cross Clinics
I felt really well going into my last training road race before the Wilderness 101. The course was very nice, 12 mile loop with two climbs that we did 3 1/2 times (40 miles). The finish ended up a 1/2 mile 400 ft climb, which was great for me. First lap was a parade lap and we all took it easy because it was fairly hot. 2nd lap we sped it up a bit but not too hard. 3rd lap we pushed it hard, and then on the last 1/2 lap we were moving fairly good. On the last half lap Tom from Coppi took off and wound up riding in solo, which was very impressive. He also won the race last year as a 4, so he knew what he was doing. Throughout the race, I held good position the entire race and rode well and steady. We were going fairly fast into the last hill and I think there was a break behind the lead 10 guys, which included me. Once we hit the final climb everyone was pegged, so it was a relatively painful slow ride up the hill to the finish. I held my 3rd position (4th overall) all the way up the hill. I almost picked off Mathias from Snapple , who beat me at Tour of Tucker County, but not quite. Paul from GamJams pulled off an impressive power surge and passed Mathias, pulling out 2nd place, Mathias geting 3rd, and me getting 4th. It was a great race, good warmup for Wilderness. Im very excited about the next two 100 mile races im going to do. Here is the race data:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/41733058
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Mark Stahl and my daughter Rebecca
Mike T. in good position on the first lap
Tom 
Cargo Mike looking for the “inside line.”
Pooch TAKING the “inside line.” 
