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[i]richmars> That's me in the 2nd photo [/i]

he! You were one of the guys who I shot past after the 80 mile feed station thinking that I could nail it all the way from that point (I was on a singlespeeded black chameleon), and then blew up at the bottom of the horrible switchback climb so you passed me back. 😉

[url= http://richmars.smugmug.com/Sports/MTB/Kielder-100-2010/13638392_h7qRV#995416423_pnDBU ]A few more pictures here.[/url]

"Shred, we can't wipe out midges, they're the only thing that pollinate cocoa. No midges, no chocolate. Although, admittedly there aren't too many cocoa plantations in Northumberland, "

is that true ?

often wondered what use they were, turns out very useful !

Hi Postierich.Cheers for the help up that brutish switchback climb near the end.I was the groaning muppet on the on one (32.16 🙂 87th in the end:)!

Hmmm, I love chocolate but at the moment I think it will be a fair trade

Dustdevil (bolloxs forgot your first name!) respect on the 32:16 good effort doubt my back could have took that ratio.

Nah......I was on a Cotic Soda. And needed every gear I had for that last few climbs!!

Rode mostly with rider 327 (completely forgot his name!) but he kept me going when it got tough over those last 4 miles.

Much respect goes to all SS'ers. I rode quite a bit with Heather (think she was third female) who had amazing power up some of those climb.

And rode from the last feed station with Julie who was 2nd Female. IIRC

Hats off to both.

Are the results up anywhere yet??? Thx!

Page 2 of this thread 😉

miketually - Member
The results are up: http://www.sportident.co.uk/results/2010/KielderMontane100/

I was 287th

Only 347 finishers, out of 550(?) starters. 63% finished, which is about the same drop out rate as last year, I think.

The 8 hour bonus was a cash prize. Should pay for the kit I trashed in the crash 🙂

Sara said it would be a 7 hour target next year. I can't think of more
than a handful of uk mtbers who could do that.

Alek,

Was Heather in a white jersey, from Newcastle? I think I was riding with her for a while but she was much more efficient at the Newcastleton stop than I was.

Spoke to you and Ewan on Friday at sign-on but didn't see you after the race.

The 8 hour bonus was a cash prize

You gave a raised eyebrow "that's nice" expression, but didn't look over to moon with it!

13:14 for me, I just scraped the last check point by 3min so only just made the finish.
A Big thanks to all involved.

Thanks Tracker1972 - hadn't gone that far back in the thread. DOH!

Donc - not my mechanicals, my Singular, Niner, Hope, Thompson and Shimano combination worked perfectly, even though it was built as a geared bike on Thursday night and I'd only riden it round the campsite before the race.

I stopped to help a guy who'd blown his tubeless about six miles before the first feed station (long fast fire road descent) and couldn't get the valve out. I couldn't let him walk carrying his bike when I had pilers.

Then I singlespeeded a guy's bike, and then fixed his chain, and then re-did the singlespeeding when he bounced/kicked it into a different ratio.

Spent about an hour fixing other peoples bikes - without which I'd have been marginal on the first cut off, but including it I wasn't close.

Interestingly the Garmin shows where I decided I couldn't make the cut off. Both my heart rate and my speed drop as I go into "admire he view" mode just after the second time at the third water stop (around 44 miles).

You gave a raised eyebrow "that's nice" expression, but didn't look over to moon with it!

It was no small amount.

The cash was great. I'm sorry if I gave the impression I wasn't pleased. When they mentioned a special prize at the start I thought it would be a few gels or something so I was really surprised.

I was just happy to have my time start with a 7.

I stopped to help a guy who'd blown his tubeless about six miles before the first feed station (long fast fire road descent) and couldn't get the valve out. I couldn't let him walk carrying his bike when I had pilers.

glenncampbell - Member

Had a great event and came in just over 12 hours - had a nightmare 16 miles in when my rear tubeless blew out and I couldn't get the valve out for love nor money as the little valve ring had sealed tight :-(. Luckily Ian - Number 155 - stopped and loaned me his pliers.

IGM Iain Miller - you're a hero.

I'm the guy with the blown tubeless who was facing a 6 mile walk to the next water station and I couldn't have fixed that valve without your help - I'm very grateful indeed. I was looking our for you at the end of the race to get you a pint but couldn't find you!

Your 5 minute stop helped to make my 800 mile round trip worthwhile.

I also have to admit that the views were well worth admiring. I hope to see you at the event next year!

Sincere thanks again.

Yes - I was 155. Not a problem - unfortunately for me the fact that you got to check point 1 an hour and a half before me means I can't use that as the reason I didn't finish. That you did, say, 28 miles in an hour and a half less than me is also impressive. Just think where you might have finished without the tyre troubles.

(by the way both my ZTR set ups have always worked perfectly - but then I always was a better mechanic than rider)

Andy much respect on the win! how do you how do you generate that speed over that distance?

What happened to matt page? thought he might challenge for the win?

Finished in 10 hrs 16 mins knocking 1 hr 20 off last year's time. Late to the start so was stuck in queues for the first half hour. Felt quite strong in the last 10 miles so pacing was a bit out. Ace event, will be back next year.

Dustdevil. I think I may have given you a couple of painkillers a few miles before the switch back climbs.I was in infinity cycles kit and on a Scott spark.seem to remember you destroying me on the newcastleton trails!!impressive ride from you though.hope the tablets worked maybe a little?!

IGM - it was one of those days I think! 🙂

Hi Dickydutch.The pills were yummy:)Cheers for the words of encouragement as well.How did you get on as you looked like were going well.

First 56 miles from my GPS logger are now at http://www.mapmyride.com/route/gb/kielder/665128375163889199 3,800ft of climb in 58.5 miles (back to the start) is 65ft/mile, a target to aim for in training.

I don't recall crossing the route so many times, once you are in the forest all sense of direction goes.

I'll have to return next year to finish the map 🙂

Looks like a two year old's drawing doesn't it.

I made it about 2300m on my Edge 500 which is about double your 3800ft. Interesting.

GPS are usually way out with height. If you use my garmin connect to log your ride there's an option for to correct height elevation.

I've now got mine up on garmin connect and it makes it about 12500 ish ft for the whole thing with the height correction, more without it. Either way it's rather a lot.

All I need to know now is the itchyness half life for midge bites...

Got cut at 80 miles. Felt OK, could have finished. Did not get up the hills quick enough, and there were a lot of hills.
Felt very happy with the ride. As many have said the event was very well organised and I would definitely go back.

Just looked at your route Mr_Stu when you see where Newcastleton was on the route wise I now appreciate why so many looked tired, hungry and yet still smiling at that point.

I finished shortly after 13 hours. Had a terrible time for about 10/15 miles before the second feed station. Bonked very badly but managed to make it to the food stop and get going again. Felt great (relatively!) after that.

Last 10 miles--or was it actually 15?--was demoralizing. If the route has to be longer than 100 even, they should at least sneak the extra few miles in earlier on, rather than leave them until the end! (i.e. mark the 50 mile spot at 51, the 65 mile cut-off at 67.) Otherwise, a very well organized event, I though.

A great day, though! Thanks, Mike, for your bracelet. I was talking to you at the first feed station.

Congratulations to everyone--finishers and otherwise.

Great day out. Bettered my time from last year by 30 mins and got to meet some more STW/Twitterers.

This year I didn't spend much time at all riding with people. For the first half of the ride I was catching people up. Caught up with Trio around the 50 mile mark but then the red route across the top really pummelled my shoulders into submission . After Newcastleton it was just steady riding with the occasional rider catching me up.

Maybe I'll try suspension next year

Sara reliably informs me that the 95 miles marker was spot at 5 miles from the end and the 90 mile marker was spot on at 90 miles from the start.

dustdevil - I finished in 10hrs 17 I think. Was feeling pretty good after giving you those pills although the last "6.5 miles" were tough. Id forgotten how up and down it was.

Seriously impressive ride from you though as I said. You were tearing it up at Newcastleton!!

If the winner used it, it looks like I'll have to do a spreadsheet next year too. Maybe sell advertising space on it as well 🙂

Changes for next year: two bottles on the bike rather than one on bike and one in bag, carbon bars, Nuun-type tablets to add to the plain water at the water stations, eat a gel at every water/feed station and drink more. Not being ill 5 days before.

I might try riding a bit more too. 107 miles off-road as only the tenth ride of the year (other than my 5 miles a day commute) is perhaps a bit much.

Need a little logo on there, was loads with it or at least the same idea.

...95 miles marker was spot at 5 miles from the end and the 90 mile marker was spot on at 90 miles from the start

If the winner used it, it looks like I'll have to do a spreadsheet next year too. Maybe sell advertising space on it as well

Mike, you certainly deserve for those of us who've used your spreadsheet to pay for your entry for next year--a quid each on paypal for next year's spreadsheet?!

That I can't confirm but the 95 miles mark was measured from the finish the rest from the start. 😀

Mike, you certainly deserve for those of us who've used your spreadsheet to pay for your entry for next year--a quid each on paypal for next year's spreadsheet?!

Nah, I don't want anything for it. I was making it for me anyway and sticking it on Google was just a copy and paste. In fact, because I put it on Google someone spotted a mistake I'd made when updating the points when the numbers changed. So, it helped me too 🙂

My GPS had pretty much been in tune with the water/feed station published distances

At 13:50 I had 56 miles showing when I saw 2 [rather nice] female marshals 100m ahead & presumed that was the cut off
Only to be told "about another 2 miles to the cut off" 😥
& it was uphill from there

Whatever energy I had left at that point immediately vacated my body 🙂

I saw 2 [rather nice] female marshals 100m ...........Whatever energy I had left at that point immediately vacated my body

Are you sure it was energy?

I was numb from the neck down anyway, so who knows 🙂