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Message started by reever on Apr 16^th, 2014, 8:58pm

Title: anybody doing 24 hours in the canyon?
Post by reever on Apr 16^th, 2014, 8:58pm

Signed up yesterday for 24 hours in the canyon. Anybody other laid back riders from rbent going up there?

Title: Re: anybody doing 24 hours in the canyon?
Post by aikigreg on Apr 16^th, 2014, 11:27pm

Alexis and I will see you there Jim. What race are you doing?

Title: Re: anybody doing 24 hours in the canyon?
Post by reever on Apr 17^th, 2014, 9:32am

Hey Greg.....glad to know you guys will be there! I registered for the 24 hour thing, but as yet I have not gotten any feedback on whether or not the registration was successful. I'm getting a little antsy about it because they have posted on the website that spots are going, going, almost gone. And my charge.......I'd just like to see where in the ether my credit card info went.

Title: Re: anybody doing 24 hours in the canyon?
Post by aikigreg on Apr 17^th, 2014, 11:07am

Email or text Ryan. He's real fat about getting back to you. Very cool guy. Have you got crew lined up?

Title: Re: anybody doing 24 hours in the canyon?
Post by reever on Apr 18^th, 2014, 7:45am

I'm in! Got an email from Ryan yesterday. My crew is my wife. Do you think I'll need more than just her? How about you guys? How do you handle that if both of you are going for 24?

Title: Re: anybody doing 24 hours in the canyon?
Post by AustinSkater on Apr 18^th, 2014, 10:11am

reever wrote:

I'm in! Got an email from Ryan yesterday. My crew is my wife. Do you think I'll need more than just her? How about you guys? How do you handle that if both of you are going for 24?

Not sure about the road side of things (the year I was there got hailed out), but for the mtn bike side it was easy to self support. Knowing Ryan that shouldn't be a problem there either, so 1 crew should work.

Are they still taking the 24 hour racers out of the park for the first section, that hill is a bit of a pain.

Title: Re: anybody doing 24 hours in the canyon?
Post by aikigreg on Apr 18^th, 2014, 10:37am

Afaik they are, Bryan. Jim, so long as she can stay awake, you're good with just her.Chris Young and I only had two crew for the RAO, which was 41 hours.

I dunno how Alexis and I are going to do it. I'd like to trash my own record but I need someone to hand off and mix bottles to do it. Alexis had always been my crew, but I was stupid and talked her into racing! [smiley=deadhorsebeat.gif]

Title: Re: anybody doing 24 hours in the canyon?
Post by reever on Apr 18^th, 2014, 10:55am

I was looking on Dan Hansen's website and he plans to walk his bike up the hill and out of the park. He's doing the first part of the race in running shoes just for that reason. I don't plan on riding up that hill myself, but I'm not going to do 100 miles in running shoes. I've got a pair of sandals that have clips on them that I've been wearing lately to see how they might work. The clips on them are sort of recessed so the rubber sole touches the ground. I think I could wear them for 100 and then switch if I wanted to into my other shoes.

I guess my wife will be drinking all of my monster drink so she can stay awake.......... [smiley=bounce.gif]

Title: Re: anybody doing 24 hours in the canyon?
Post by AustinSkater on Apr 18^th, 2014, 1:20pm

reever wrote:

That hill isn't that bad, really its not.

If the sandals don't work for you, look into mountain bike shoes. I'm assuming that you are using mtn bike style pedals, such as Candy Canes or Eggbeaters on your bike. Spend time both riding and walking the bike in them, you don't want to discover that you get a blister 1/2 way up the hill, that would make for a very long day.

Title: Re: anybody doing 24 hours in the canyon?
Post by aikigreg on Apr 18^th, 2014, 3:47pm

If Brian says the hill is not bad, be prepared to flipping walk. If you were planning a hike in hell, he would tell you to wear a jacket. [smiley=injured.gif] [smiley=evil.gif]

We might have to borrow your wife!

Title: Re: anybody doing 24 hours in the canyon?
Post by dhansen on Apr 20^th, 2014, 5:04am

reever wrote:

I was looking on Dan Hansen's website and he plans to walk his bike up the hill and out of the park. He's doing the first part of the race in running shoes just for that reason.

Actually I'm going to be carrying really light weight running shoes in the back F-40 storage area (lots of room there). I'll change out my speed play bike shoes for the running shoes at the bottom of the hill, walk the hill, then put the speed plays back on.

Looking at the strava segment results for the various slower riders this would put me at the back of the pack but easily doable in under 20 minutes (the slowest time).

I'm just doing the 'race' to have some fun and enjoy a new experience. I talked Ryan into creating a special HPV category for the F-40, so unless a Quest shows up I'm good :)

I'll be practicing the running shoe technique on local hills around Georgetown to see if it is worth the trouble, or if I might actually be able to haul the F-40 with it's over-weight engine up that climb.

Title: Re: anybody doing 24 hours in the canyon?
Post by reever on Apr 20^th, 2014, 2:20pm

Dan, I peek in on what you are doing on a regular basis and I really respect what you say. You seem to always do your homework. I have driven that hill up and out of the park, and my wife and I have ridden our Screamer at least partway up it. I just don't want to start a 24 hour trip in oxygen debt!

And as for my wife......she is a teacher, and she will have just ended her school year. I am not expecting too much from her. I think she will spend much of the time getting a much deserved rest. We will just have to hang loose and play everything by ear.

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Post by dhansen on Apr 22^nd, 2014, 11:59am

reever wrote:

I just don't want to start a 24 hour trip in oxygen debt!

I hear you on that! I figure it I can actually get up that hill, even just walking, at high noon, on probably a really hot day, then I'm doing really good. I don't really like to start a 99 mile ride with a 1 mile walk up a hill like that - but there you go.

reever wrote:

And as for my wife......

Yes, my wife Robyn will be resting at the AirStream sipping drinks and on phone standby. If I get in serious trouble I'll call her to come get me and DNF. And that is my whole 'crew'. I guess I qualify as an ultra-long distance racer - just not a really serious one.

For me this is like any other supported charity century ride - just relax and take my time to get back into the canyon before dark. Take enough water for 3 hours of riding (100oz) and enough food for the whole 100 miles. Top off the water at every stop just to make sure I don't run out.

Title: Re: anybody doing 24 hours in the canyon?
Post by dhansen on May 4^th, 2014, 11:09am

Looks like we have a few recumbents doing the 24 Hours in the Canyon ride!

Nobody doing the 12 hours though.

Jim - are you bringing your walking shoes?

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Post by aikigreg on May 4^th, 2014, 3:42pm

If it was a sane start I'd do it. Start at 7am and I'm there. I'm not staying at midnight.

Title: Re: anybody doing 24 hours in the canyon?
Post by reever on May 23^rd, 2014, 12:30am

Dan, I'm planning on starting with some biking sandals that have clips on them. My wife may meet me at some point along the way on the 100 mile loop to see how they are working out. Back down in the canyon I'll probably change into biking shoes. The sandals have a really good soft rubber sole on the bottom of them that aren't so much "click, click, click".... I just got a new rear cassette due to a mishap with a plastic bag and I got one with a larger low-end gear. It may allow me to pedal up the hill. We'll just have to try it out the day before......

Title: Re: anybody doing 24 hours in the canyon?
Post by dhansen on May 27^th, 2014, 11:46am

Work commitments have come up so no '24 Hours in the Canyon' for me this year. Really bummed. :( :( :(

Title: Re: anybody doing 24 hours in the canyon?
Post by AustinSkater on May 27^th, 2014, 1:31pm

reever wrote:

I just got a new rear cassette due to a mishap with a plastic bag and I got one with a larger low-end gear. It may allow me to pedal up the hill. We'll just have to try it out the day before......

Suggestion, don't try it out the day before. Spend the day relaxing and enjoying the beautiful Palo Duro Canyon (consider a hike on the mnt bike trail), but don't even think about that hill. Then, come race day go show it who's the boss.