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I thought that was harder than soloing SITS a few weeks ago. My Garmin had the overall distance at 102.96 long long miles!! could have missed the 2 mile loop after feed station 2... but then again we'd have missed "The puddle of death"!!! Loved the Border Crossing with the Piper standing out there in the truly "Scottish" weather. Yet another great event this year, hard as **** and that's the way is should be.
What a day! Back from the 350mile drive now.... legs are a little tired!
Excellent event tho, ok so we started 6 mins late, BIG DEAL!
Very well run event, with excellent marshals, Loved the fact the FC worker had painted not far to go on the floor in paint at about 45ish miles or so.
I dont think I've ever been thru so many states of mind in one day. But so glad I made it back. Fair shout to everyone who got to the end, it bloody hurt.
My figures were 102.84 miles and 11288ft of climbing. Cant believe the Garmin last 13hours!
I said I wouldnt do it again last night, I'm now already planning for next year and how to get a better time! Oooops!
Thanks to the organisers, and I can thoroughly recommend the Grapes hotel in Newcastleton for anyone looking to stay in the area!
Well done to the organisers I say - marshalling and start was all good and I thought the course marking was really good, especially given it was such a long course. The course was good but the surfaces on some of those new trails at Kielder were seriously hard work uphill.
I finished in 13 hours at 7:30pm, wasn't clear whether the prizes etc. had already been done so i headed back to the camp site.
well done to all who finished, you set of hard ba5tards....... 8)
i rode a special 1 off polaris thing that was 100 miles about 10 years ago.
it took me 16 hours.... 😥
Had a great time despite not finishing for a variety of reasons - mental toughness being the main one! Will definitely be back for it to complete unfinished business 😉 And I won't try a 15 hour trip in a weekend but will make a week of it.
Great humour from all the organisers and marshalls kept a lot of people going. Found the course excellent (as far as the 54 mile cutoff and then the final slice of singletrack, anyway) - can't think of many places that could have help up so well to so many riders after so much recent rain. Great job by the course designers - if there'd been much more singletrack and very very few people would have completed, I reckon.
Well done to those who completed this inaugural event, you've done something to really be proud of.
By the way, I >loved< that big lake after the 49 mile food stop - bit like the Ridgeway!
Anyone know when the results outside the top 3 will go up?
Also, can anyone remember the website of the photographer at the 65 mile hot feed? it was something like kielder100 photography i think?
Another "Well done" for the organisers from me - given the scale of the event, and the fact that it was the first one, I was seriously impressed at how smoothly everything went. And from what I heard in the pub last night there didn't seem to be a whole lot of frantic panic behind the scenes either bar restocking of food stations.
After 24 hours and a long drive home powered by nurofen and red bull, I'm aching more than yesterday, but the bleak moments are fading and I've started wondering if it will be drier next year so I can turn up properly prepared and take a chunk off this year's time, and get back in time to claim beer and bbq food 🙂
Well that was hard. Didn't finish for lots of reasons, one of them being that at a low point psychologically I knew I was about a two minute coast to the hostel. Need to work on my mental attitude. It didn't help that I was not properly hydrated to start with and got a horrendous headache at about 40 miles. There was a lot of trail that was really energy sapping, just wet/muddy enough or uphill enough to really sap energy and momentum. Would like to see how it rides in the dry...
Organisation was really good I thought. Hope it becomes an annual event. I really want to train and prepare properly and have another bash.
Well done to all the finishers, proper hardcore, especially Stuartie, Raddog and CharlieRevell. Also, can I thank Olly for sitting with me and trying to get me round as far as you could. You did your best! 🙂 x
> Pretty high attrition rate by all accounts.
> 200 riders started, 130 finished. Results up on the kielder 100 website.
130 people came through the finish line, but some of those were people who'd failed to make the cut-off being redirected back home down the singletrack. Nearer 100 actual finishers.
One of the best organised events I've ever done. Bailed at 40 miles when the math was predicting a 9.30pm finish so went to help out the marshalls. A lot of the marshalls are also racers 'giving something back', so they know just how much a cheer is appreciated.
> I thought it was really well organised. I particularly appreciated
> the motorcross bikes that followed my down the last singletrack
> with their headlights on as it was pitch black in there at 8:30!
You bastard Mike! We had to stand around at the finish for 6 and a half hours being eaten alive by the midges - which I would like to add are magically attracted to marshal vests! - just to make sure that whoever it was that finished last still got a welcome and a cheer. Well done that fella 🙂
> I won an Exposure Joystick for being DFL!
So next year you'll be able to see your way down the final singletrack 😉 Thoroughly deserved.
> Did anyone get an accurate measurement of the course length
> and elevation gain?
Various GPS readings coming in from 108 to 104 miles. Depends if you carved the turns or not 🙂
My GPS data 102.96 miles, 12276ft ascent... 11hrs 24mins and 7090 calories, its the best diet ever!!!
they've created a classic. well done to those that put it on.
will be back next year. bound to do better than yesterday...
this happened at 2 miles:
Ooooo thats not good! Was it a freewheel or freehub?
Marty - what a pisser!
Very amusing video though... 😆
One thing, though-
who designed those number boards? They were a big bag o'****. Almost doubled the weight of my bike!
charlie - shimano xt freehub. had made some grifter sounds a couple of rides back, but seemed to have sorted itself. early enough to have been a comedy failure (on reflection). that happening at 80 miles wouldn't have been funny...
trying to get hold of a replacement so i can do a 100 later in the week as punishment.
Made in round in just over 10.5 hours. Sore hands, back and legs.
Great event, really well done to all those who organised it.
Might be back next year, but I don't think I'll try it on a rigid singlespeed again!
trying to get hold of a replacement so i can do a 100 later in the week as punishment.
you're a sick man
Hi to everyone, we run the Newcastleton Net forum found at [url= http://forum.newcastleton.net/ ]http://forum.newcastleton.net[/url], so if anyone wants to, you can post a message to the village who had marshals in place and also feed station on the Newcastleton side of things, we can also keep you informed where photos will appear etc. Tony
My 3 mile ride to work hurt this morning. Now, I just need to sleep but I'm at work.
JB - I think you were the guy I was talking to with my girlfriend on the campsite. I think she commented on the amount of rice you'd eaten for your tea after we pitched our tent next to yours.
How'd you get on? Think I saw you walking dwon fromt he steps at the castle at the end but didnt catch you for long.
Rich
did the PA system work properly for the rider briefing? I gave advice on one of the components to Sara and need to know whether she is speaking to me or not 🙂
It was very good michael- could hear it all outside the courtyard.
phewee 🙂
will be back next year. bound to do better than yesterday...
this happened at 2 miles:Marty - I've had the same thing happen to me with a deore freehub.
I was using an XT hub, also SS for the race and that happening crossed my mind when I heard odd cracking/creaking noises coming from the hub about 50 miles in - I then thought, nah XT freehubs wouldn't fail like that! 🙄
Belated thanks to all the marshals, organisers and other behind the scenes folk that made the race possible and run so smoothly. I think all the comments so far pretty much some up the experience. Certainly glad to have entered and more than glad to have finished.
I've just been cleaning the bike. I'm amazed that the sand & mud mix left any brake pad at all. Even after a good wash there will be some of Kielder ingrained in the frame's nooks and crannies for months to come.
Another huge "Thank You" to the organisers & marshalls and well done to everyone who finished - great event.
Special thanks to everyone at Newcastleton - nice to get such a friendly reception and real food!
Managed to squeeze in at all the cut offs and was almost ready to quit at cut off 4 but was glad I managed to carry on and finish in 13 hrs 40mins after a nerve tingling final descent in the dark!
I'm amazed that the sand & mud mix left any brake pad at all.
I don't think I have any pad left at all. No front brake for the last 20-odd miles and very little rear for the last couple. The final descent was pretty hairy in the dark and essentially brakeless, with just the motorcross riders' headlights to show the way.
Oh, preliminary results showing 1st, 2nd, 3rd are up at http://www.sip-events.co.uk/kielder-results.html
You bastard Mike! We had to stand around at the finish for 6 and a half hours being eaten alive by the midges - which I would like to add are magically attracted to marshal vests! - just to make sure that whoever it was that finished last still got a welcome and a cheer. Well done that fella
The welcoming committee was appreciated - summed up how great the marshals were around the whole route. Was I definitely last finisher (number 79)?
> Was I definitely last finisher (number 79)?
Yep - the trail riders were the tail end charlies.
I was stationed at the Newcastleton 65 mile feed zone providing Tech Support and bike repairs and I was amazed at two things:-
Firstly, as a fanatical biker the enthusiasm shown by local businesses was completely overwhelming, the Forestry Commission, the Mountain Rescue, Garage owners, caterers etc etc all gave up their weekend to support this ground breaking event and their commitment to raising the profile of our sport really is second to none. Just talking to a few of these guys it is clear that the investment in this area is stagering !
Secondly, the enthusiasm shown by you guys, the bikers, was amazing and made me wish I was out there with you !. Even after 65 miles (the finishing distance for nearly all of the so called Enduros ! )you guys were still willing to brave the elements, cramp, hunger and mental pain to continue for another 35 miles to the finish, even when the pad changing and chain lubing was getting hectic you were still patient and chatty. Hats off to you, you're an inspiring bunch !
Well done to SIP-Events for putting this on and every success for your future events, I have a feeling you've started something here !!
Hey Dickydutch, yeah that's me! 🙂 I hoped to catch-up with you guys later, but must have missed you. Was intent on finding some food and hosing myself down (literally... couldnt be bothered to wait for the showers, so used the bike wash!).
I finished in about 11hrs 20something. How did you do, I couldnt keep up with you after the Feed Station!!!
JB
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This is what I look like after 14 hours on the bike.
Fresh as a daisy!
Well done all involved. I entered on a whim a couple of weeks ago. I hadn't ridden since crashing out of the Crickhowell Merida and have mainly been running -- I expected to be let down by fitness and confidence on the tech. sections but surprisingly I rolled in in about 13 hours. No brakes and only middle ring operable. I had a 1 hour rest at Newcastleton while I pondered dropping out (the exposed section just before the piper drained my moral) -- THANK YOU to everyone (couple of marshalls and competitors, guy from Middlesborough and guy with Hope kit on in particular) who persuaded me to carry on, I really enjoyed it.
Next year I'll prep. the bike better, do some training and aim for 10 hours!!
organisation was superb but I think they're teasing us by not scanning the results and uploading them! (5 minute job?)
I don't think it's quite a 5 minute job but for such a fantastically organised and executed event it's a bit poor not having the results out yet.
I rolled in in about 13 hours. No brakes and only middle ring operable.
I'm glad I wasn't the only one riding brakeless by the end.
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That's not a whole lot of braking power for the final downhill run to the finish. In the dark.
> I don't think it's quite a 5 minute job but for such a
> fantastically organised and executed event it's a bit
> poor not having the results out yet.
Top 3 are up on the website. If yours isn't up there, you lost 🙂
Top 3 are up on the website. If yours isn't up there, you lost
Everyone was either 1st, 2nd, 3rd, joint-4th or DFL 🙂
> Everyone was either 1st, 2nd, 3rd, joint-4th or DFL
Or, in my case, DNF
Well done to my CROSSTRAX team mate NEAL CRAMPTON for finishing first in this inaugral race!
The boys got a bright future in front of him for long distance races.
He was also fastest first time entrant in last years 3 peaks finishing in 9th place.
Might have to have a go at this myself next year as a 3 peaks warm up!
I spoke to Neal after, he was off to do another race next day!
> Might have to have a go at this myself next year as a 3 peaks warm up!
You might want to ask them to move the Three Peaks to earlier in the year so they can run it as a warm up for this 😉
Consider also that the overall welcome in Newcaslteton and Kielder is way better than that miserable pub in Helwith Bridge, the local food is at least edible, the commentators aren't "Deliberately Northern", and the organisation is less officious while still managing to be more efficient.
Bloody hell, somebodies got her knickers in a twist! How is the pub miserable? The only time I've been in it was packed and lively and you got a decent pint without much of a wait - wtf do you want?? The commentator of the Peaks is a local legend who supports many local sporting events and clubs. Yes, he's Northern and he has a strong Yorky accent, so what? (can't believe I am sticking up for a Yorky as a proud Lancashire lad)
As to organisation, yeah, what do they know? They've only held 46 Three Peaks cx races...
Get over yourself.