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K100 updates?
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don't think so no.
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Joolze Dymond is posting updates on twitter.
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anything?
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Winner came in in under 8 hours. No idea who it was though, sorry.
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What are you doing back ... bears get ya?
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I was tail end Charlie so missed the cut off due due to stragglers. Bell still works but was annoying the shit out of me by the end.
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so people didn't make cut offs then? which one? first or second?
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Everybody who didn't bail got past cut off one afaik but our last bailers were so slow that we missed cp1. Beyond that I didn't pay much attention before I left.
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Supposed to have been harder this year. Even more climbing.
Weather was superb. Red routes were a little lumpy to say the least..
Mens Open Winner finished in 7:58 but I didn't catch his name either. Too tired to remember it.
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I got asked to leave after 56 miles (plus a 4 mile ride back to the start), 2250m of climbing and three mechanical assists which probably cost me an hour. Without the mech assists I would probably have been close to making the cut off, but once I knew I wasn't going to make it I slowed significantly.
As I suspected I wasn't fit enough, mainly due to not dragging my lazy body out training enough, but I'd definitely give it another go.
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sure it was andy something who won. Neal Crompton came 3rd. Guy who won was 20 odd minutes ahead. Next guys started coming in about 8:25ish i think.
Hot day, course was tough with relentless climbing. Sure it was filled with punctures and crashes everywhere, especially with fatigue. guy on a ss rigid 29er wiped out right beside me on a descent doing about 30mph. Was in a bad state but still finished the race ( amazing when you seen the state of him). I got blessed (not) with 2 punctures in the last 4 miles ( 1 on the last descent) which cost me 4 places. Grrrrrrr.
Overall a very tough day out, nutrition and drinking was essential to keep going. Still had the puddles of doom in it
Funny to be behind the pace car which stopped after 3/4 mile to let those who were still at the start line catch up, only for the vehicle to get moving and stall straight away. Pace of the fast riders was extreme hardcore although they started fading through the race and those who started medium began to catch up. Climbing involved had to be experienced to be believed.Posted 1 year ago # -
Everyone did really well. 56 miles is no mean feat especially with all that climbing and those trail surfaces!
First rider came through that checkpoint/cutoff just before 11 with rider 2 about three mins behind. By 100 miles he was at least 15 mins in front (Course was a bit more than 100 miles)
Last rider home in the dark accompanied by the MX guys who gave her some light. Fantastic effort guys
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Think she had over 14 hours on the bike
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On the off chance, anyone know how John Warnock did - he'd have been wearing purple/yellow Las Vegas kit. Finished 5th last year.
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If the crasher on the rigid 29er was on a Swift then I was talking to him afterwards - he was going to have a few beers then see about getting some stitches I think.
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Dunno - Josh Ibbett was 5th
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Clubber - He finished probably around 10 hours 'cos he passed us as we were pootling down the last four miles into Kielder. Didn't fancy it yourself then?
And thank you Diane - yes 56 miles felt like a very long way, particularly when the lad I'd ended up riding with was nursing a broken chained, broken mech hangered bike that I'd singlespeeded for him. It was just my legs that had "mechanicaled"
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I'm not really sure anyone else did the race - I spent loooong periods of time on me tod with no-one else in sight
...which was nice
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If the crasher on the rigid 29er was on a Swift then I was talking to him afterwards - he was going to have a few beers then see about getting some stitches I think.
A singular, all blue kit with tattoo on leg and braces on. ? That was him, he was f'ing fast by the way.
On the off chance, anyone know how John Warnock did - he'd have been wearing purple/yellow Las Vegas kit. Finished 5th last year.
Think he was outside top 10, not definite on that one though
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Not for me. Wouldn't have made the first cut at the mo
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That's an incredible time by the winner! Well done to all who made it and those who gave it a go - I bottled it (holidays), hopefully will do it next year!
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Done it in about 13 hrs and Im fecked. Made the 1st cut off with 35 minutes to spare, the 2nd in plenty of time and the 3rd by 2 minutes. The last 20 miles were terrible for me but I just kept plodding along.
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[quote]If the crasher on the rigid 29er was on a Swift then I was talking to him afterwards - he was going to have a few beers then see about getting some stitches I think.
A singular, all blue kit with tattoo on leg and braces on. ? That was him, he was f'ing fast by the way.[/quote]Nooo, that woulda been Dan Treby, bummer!
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I got round in just over 11 hours. Putting the climb from the reservoir to the top of Lonesom pine in the last 10 miles was just evil.
Otherwise really really enjoyed it. Found it easier* than I thought I would making the cuttoffs easily. Might try for closer to ten hours next year but we were lucky with the nice weather, must have been a whole heap harder for the guys who did the first one.
If you are thinking of doing it just buy your entry when it opens and get out riding as much as possible throughout the year. Great motivation for some fantastic training rides (think big full day adventures, not circuits) and by the time you think you can do it, it will be sold out. 650 on the start list this year, I bet there are more entries next year.
*Still completely fecked, my hands still tingle and if I bend down it's a massive effort to get back up!
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I feel surprisingly good this morning. Managed 9 and 1/2 hours. Anyone measure the distance. We clocked it at 107 miles.
Great event and will be back next year. But don't rely on
the feed stations. Where were the gels and fruit cake the organisers promised on the website!Posted 1 year ago # -
Fantastic day - I crashed at 44 miles (ish) just as I was heading up to the Piper.
6 broken ribs.
Thanks to those that stopped and helped.
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I clocked it at 107 miles too - a couple of people with Garmins recorded 102 miles.
...so 107 miles it is
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Sam - he seemed OK(ish) or maybe the pain didn't set in until later. And was busy building up a Pegasus in his mind when I spoke to him.
Speaking of which the bike was great - even if the engine wasn't.
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Andrew cockburn won overall & paul ashby won the vets & 9th overall.
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i did it in 9.43. great ride, one of the best rides of my life. i still think that alot of mtber's under prepare on fitness, food and drink. dread to think wot world of pain you would have been in if you didnt drink - eat right. some great encouragement from the riders although i did spend 20mile or so on my tod! did the whole of the fire track from newcastleton on my own.
great ride though, maybe a sub 9hours next year?
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Was a tail end charlie at over 13 hours but made it - got cramp in both legs at 30 miles - saw alot suffering with cramp - need to sort that for next year - bike was fine - some of the red surface's were truly awful. Thought it was really well organised and a great event - suspect it will could get even bigger. Midge hell though.....
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Well impressive. I know I couldn't make it around in time...
Perhaps worth a feature in STW covering how to do K100 well? Hydration, nutrition, prep etc?Posted 1 year ago # -
Top 10 were:
1. Andrew Cockburn (7:56:57)
2. Stephen James (8:11:55)
3. Neal Crampton (8:13:52)
4. Jean-Claude Van Der Vekem (8:20ish)
5. Josh Ibbet (8:24ish)
6. Phil Morris (8:29ish)
7. Mike Blewitt (8:33:51)
8. Ant White (8:35)
9. Paul Ashby (8:37ish)
10. Rich Rothwell (8:43ish)Mel Alexander won the womens I believe.
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Fair play to Ant White & Rich Rothwell - I was ahead of them at Newcastleton (60-something miles in), they nailed it round the 2nd half of the course!
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