[Closed] Kielder 101 - Who's in??

I've put myself forward for it 😕 No idea of what time I'll manage. Will be riding a green Cotic Solaris.

I'm in - black Niner - no idea about time but 7 hrs seems reasonable.

I'm in, riding a Cube cx bike. Not sure about a time but hoping for 7-8hrs

I was supposed to be in but a shoulder injury ruined that plan. Instead I will be marshaling so I shall wave you on from the side lines, enjoy.

I'm in, on a Canyon Nerve full suss 26er. Optimistically aiming for less than 8 hours (if I actually finish!)

I'm doing it. Havingjust returned from a 2 week holiday I'm not in the best of shape.
Been out on the bike for first time today in nearly three weeks and it seems like I've lost all fitness.
Hoping for about 7 hours....
Will be riding my Scott Spark 920

I'm in, never done it.
Riding an S works epic 29er.
I was hoping for 5 to 6 hours.
I was hoping to carry all compulsory gear on the bike but it's looking like wearing the camelback.

^^^

I reckon I can go with 2xbottles with pump under one of the cages, snacks in a Topeak Tribag thing, tools etc in an Alpkit Fuelpod, clothing in an Alpkit Koala and gilet, arm warmers etc in jersey pockets.

Or I might keep the bike looking fast and chuck everything in a rucksac...

Tricky to know what's best.
In the end I thought camel back with 1litre in bladder and 500ml on the bike between food stops.
I can still reach pockets at the back with camel back on.

I've only one set of bosses on the bike so a 750ml bottle on that, a litre or so in a Camelbak Lobo. Most kit will be in the Camelbak but snacks and possibly tools in an Alpkit fuel pod.

Turner Czar. <6 hrs.

On the website it mentions two rider briefings at 7:30 or 10:30. Then on another 9:30.

Any ideas ?

I'm in, never done it.

To be clear it's not the Kielder 100 miler it has no association with them, it's a 101Km race in the same area.

I'm in. Had been planning to ride my new Rooster, but s series of cruel conspiracies from work, kids, social and domestic issues mean its not ready 🙁
So will be there, but on something else. No idea of likley time as I don't know the local trails and what the climbs are like

Can't remember where i found this, but this is apparently the course profile

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I'm in.

I'll be on a Stanton Slackline. Finishing is my goal. I have no idea what to expect as I have never been to that part of the world. I am assuming there will be hills...

I'm in*. Will be one my Nukeproof Mega TR 275. Suspect it's too much bike (not sure what to expect terrain-wise) but hoping to have some fun. Target time: finished. Ever.

* if I can get there. Could really use a lift there and back if anyone's heading from Newcastle or nearby? (My car failed its MOT last week and is out of action. Probably terminally.) More than happy to cover petrol cost. Cheers.

@thenorthwind Sorry - can't help you as I'm heading up the M6 to get there.

@thenorthwind Sorry - can't help you as I'm heading up the M6 to get there.

Cheers anyway 🙂

I'm in. Will be riding my Nerve AL 29er. I'm going to give it a proper clean and fettle this afternoon to get it ready. In terms of finishing I'll be happy to make it round, so no idea on overall time. When I did the old Kielder 100 race the weather played a big part in how hard the day was. Fingers crossed that the weather gods are smiling on us for saturday.

EDIT - sorry northwind, another one on the M6 so i can't give you a lift.

I'm going for 2 bottles on the bike 1 water, 1 electrolyte + pack with food, spares, clothes etc. Fingers crossed the weather looks ok so hopefully not loads of clothes required.

Forecast doesn't look too bad at the moment. I've a Jamaican Ginger cake for the really low moments 😆

I'm getting mixed messages on the midge situation. Anyone want to give me the definitive answer to how bad they're going to be?

Just taken me two hours to hunt down a whistle in the various boxes of outdoor kit that haven't seen the light of day for years.

I don't think the midges will be an issue tomorrow as there's enough wind forecast to keep them down. Guaranteed to be a lull at about 7.30 tonight during the briefing 🙂

Timings seem to have changed since the emailed briefinging : http://www.seismic-events.co.uk/riderbrief.html

We were there yesterday and the midges were out in force. it was a north westerly wind but as soon as you stopped riding they started biting!

Hmm. So much for "final detail by email"

Just got back. The midges were out in force at the 1930 briefing last night and a bit this morning but once you got going they weren't a problem.

Had a target time of 7hrs and finished in 6hrs47 so pleased with that. My Garmin came up well short of the advertised 3100m of ascent - about 2200m and a few others noted similar values.

I was going to stop up there and do the Newcastleton red tomorrow but I think we did most of it on the ride today so haven't bothered 🙄

Was that you just in front of me then? On the Cotic? Should have whizzed past you before those steps 😉

Midges were out in force at the presentation this evening too! It was worth me staying though - I somehow came 3rd lady in a respectable ish time of 7hrs 8mins, and also won a spot prize of a skills course with Cyclewise. My Garmin clocked the ride at 99km and 2300m ascent, so a little short on both counts. Good atmosphere, good cake and excellent weather made it a grand day out though.

@paul4stones

More than likely 8) Skipton CC kit, green Solaris.

Great day. Nice variety of features and some great singletrack. Clocked 61.7mi and 8700ft height gain, old school fact fans. Got 7 hours, 18 seconds which I was pretty happy about despite the 18 seconds!

Hi Hannah, nice riding with you!

Dave

Great day, weather was spot-on and the finish line beer was very welcome!

There seemed to be loads of photographers out and about as well so there's a chance there'll be a photo of me looking more normal than is usually the case in my event photos...

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Pair of riders, pg 6, Skipton kit.....
Well done all

Was an awesome day although I've got a sore back from carrying too much Jamaican ginger cake.

Not sure I could do a full 100mikes

@boxelder - my wife asked "Why are you holding hands with that other rider?" 😆

@windydave13 I think you were parked up close to me, there was certainly a Cube like yours there.

I liked the fact that you got a handshake and a "well done" at the finish.

We were in a black hilux in the lower carpark.

Pics from the 2nd photographer by the rump are awesome. Some very sketchy landings!! 😯

Does anyone know how the lady who had the off just before the 1st boarder crossing is?? She looked like she'd broke her collarbone or something. Hopefully she's ok

@thenorthwind - aha! I knew you were an STWer when you made that comment about T5s in the car park! I didn't want to out myself as a sad internet geek though! Thanks for keeping me company on that long drag from Newcastleton, and sorry I abruptly dumped you at the last feed station - I had terrible cramp in my calf and I thought that if I stopped, I'd never get back on the bike!

I feel like a walking midge bite today though. Those buggers are vicious.

And I put my finishing beer in the freezer to have with my takeaway last night, then promptly fell asleep on the sofa. Freezer now covered in lovely frozen ale... 🙁

Whitestone - yes that was you, I was on the Ti Pactbikes Monstercross.

Legolam - well done! There were comments around me suggesting you'd be leading the skills course!

Very unlikely based on yesterday's riding! By the time I got to any of the technical descents, I was so tired and sore that I was just pointing the bike and clinging on for dear life!

Haha, oh dear, I tried to hide it, but obviously it takes one to know one!

No problem, I needed the company too. I'm sure it was you dragging me along though. Definitely wouldn't have kept that pace on my own.

Unlucky with the beer!

I haven't started itching yet, but it will come. I only realised after the presentation that I was standing around wishing I had something to cover my face with, holding the free buff they gave me.

Re. the girl with the broken collarbone - what was the comment about at the presentation? Something along the lines of "thanks to the 3 riders who slowed down to ride around her" - was this a dig at some people not stopping? Or did I mishear/imagine things? I went past her and asked if they needed any help, and she thanked me for asking but already had two guys helping her. Shame if people didn't stop, otherwise it was a great atmosphere.

Just had an email from the organisers - the results are at http://www.bowland-coms.co.uk/timing/2015/kielder101/results/

4hrs45 is just mental for that.

whitestone - Member
4hrs45 is just mental for that.

For some reason, the name seems familiar but don't know why.

Anyway, my excuse is that I'm just about old enough to be his granddad 😳

That's crazy pace. Even if it hadn't stopped I wouldn't have saved much time. I assume he didn't stop for multiple cheese sandwiches at the 80km feed station!!

Even though there were times I wanted to throw my bike into a ditch and walk home I'm still glad I did it. Fantastic riding and scenery, can cannot imagine how fast the top riders were riding to do sub 5 hours. If I do it again I'm taking a full suss to save my ass from agony it suffered.

Good event that. Strangely though I actually enjoyed hooning down the endless fireroad descents more than the singletrack. I guess that's what comes from spending an entire month riding a road bike. I'm not sure it'd be quite as enjoyable in the rain. Midges weren't as bad as forecast either 🙂

Great event. Good to catch up with Myopic out on the course. I struggled badly on my cross bike, the last 15k took me 2hrs to finish and I double punctured coming down those steps about 1k from the finish. I was losing air from my tubeless setup all day and it finally gave up within sight of the finish. Well done to everyone who finished especially to the couple on the tandem, made me smile when they came roaring past me.

Great day out - chatted to so many nice folk on the way round, including Rob ^. Must've been tough on some stages on the CX! Glad you made it round after hearing about the tubeless woes at 50k 🙁

Finished faster than I'd hoped, wife and dog got to finish line 2 mins before I did despite me being over 1 hour earlier than my best estimate. And that was after they walked 28k themselves! 😯 The old girl was quite stiff today though 😉

youngrob, was it yourself on the red cube?? If so, i think we had a short chat after the secret valley section at Newcastleton. Respect for riding some of that stuff on a CX bik, it was properly rough at times

Yep that was me, cheers, my wrists are still sore. How did you get on?

The guy who won looked more comfortable at 85k than I do a few k into a Sunday bimble.

Seemed to be widely enjoyed by everyone I got to speak to on the way around, looking forward to doing it myself next year.

Well done to everyone who took part and thanks for making it enjoyable to be standing on the woods all day.

Fair play to you Rob. My wrists we're hurting from that rough section over to Scotland so i hate to think how your's must have felt.

Managed 7:25 in the end which i'm over the moon about as its the longest ride i've ever done. I could have gone faster but my friend was struggling massively so i kept him motivated for the last 35km.

Roll on next year. Can't wait

Great event, thanks to all involved. I was aiming for sub 7 hours and managed 6h25 so I'm dead chuffed with that.

Toughest bits for me were the rough section just before the outward border crossing (murder on rigid forks, god knows what it was like for the cross bikes) and the very last climb with all the hairpins (was getting a spot of cramp in my quads by that stage). Also I could have done without the A1 being closed south of Scotch Corner on the way home, but I guess I can't really hold the organisers responsible for that 😉

So the weather was nice, the midges weren't too bad and you all want to go back next year to do the 100 mile version...like lambs to the slaughter !!!

Well done to all concerned, pleased to see this event back on the calender

Delayed 'minority category' results [url=

BIKE CATEGORY RESULTS
Only a few brave souls chose to ride 'enthusiast cycles' at the Kielder 101 and their results are below (please feel free to add your result if you should be there):
SINGLE SPEED:
1st Saul Muldoon 05:26:30 (16th O/A)
2nd Andrew Howett 06:00:33 (41st O/A)
3rd Jim Tipp 06:04:26 (42nd O/A)
4th David Glover 06:13:29 (48th O/A)
5th Dave Winterbourne (?) 07:00:18 (89th O/A)
6th Jez Andrews 09:00:59 (188th O/A)
MONSTERCROSS/CX
1st David Glover 06:13:29 (48th O/A)
2nd Steven Deas 06:25:22 (60th O/A)
3rd Paul Myers 06:47:38 (77th O/A)
4th Saul Ayton 07:26:09 (115th O/A)
5th Rob Young 07:53:14 (137th)
FAT BIKE
1st Shaun Pallister 05:50:30 (35th)
2nd Mark Stephenson 09:07:50 (192nd O/A)
3rd Duncan Brown 09:55:29 (206th O/A)
Scott Matthews dnf
....all proving that bikes are great, as every one of them was smiling (even if the CX group were struggling to grip their bottles of Seismic Blonde)

Just noticed a couple of old roadies in the top 12 I ride with now and again, beasts! Really wish I had of been able to race now 🙁

Thanks for putting these up, I can now claim to be 5th, ha 8)

How many of you who rode it this year would welcome the distance going up to 101 miles? Or was it long enough??

I reckon putting it up to 101 miles would make it a totally different event. At 101km it's challenging but do-able for most reasonably fit people but 101 miles would probably remove a lot of the "I'll give it a crack" type riders and make it a more race orientated event.

Also, the weather was perfect this year but if it had been bad then even 101km would have seemed a very long way.

Personally I'd keep it as is.

Put it on on a Sunday!!!!!1!11! 😉

The email from the organiser had this:

[i]DISTANCE NEXT YEAR

Many of you have fed back to us that the 101km felt just right as a distance and expressed concern at the possible 101miles next year. Please rest assured that the 101km will REMAIN regardless of the fact that we may be putting in a longer version as well. The 101miles is for those who are utterly hardcore, up for the challenge or just utterly mad. [/i]

As IvanDobski says if the weather hadn't been nice at the weekend then it would have been a very different event.

One option (and I really don't know if it is practical) would be to have both short and long courses do the same early part, say as far as this year's final food stop, at that point there is a time cut off for the long course. If you have entered the long course and are before the cutoff you have the choice of dropping to the shorter event or continuing. If you are after the cutoff then you have to do the shorter course. hope that makes sense 😀

whitestone - that makes perfect sense and is what we are mulling over. The 101Km will stay as the main event, with a shorter version for those who want a go. The second thoughts are about the 101 miles we've planned - very, very few suggested that they would have welcomed it.

make it a more race orientated event

My point was more that the people riding it would probably be more race focussed than the "I just want to finish and have a laugh" atmosphere which was there on the day.

The main problem (apart from being fit enough) with a 101 mile event is the amount of daylight - add 50%, maybe 60% to allow for tiring, to the times posted on Saturday and you'll get an idea of whether it's a goer. I'd come out with a projected time of 10hrs30 which with an 0730 start is 6pm and I was about a third of the way down the field on the 101. On a dull day it could be quite dark in the trees by that time.

A bit fitter/faster and I'd consider a 101 miler. 😳

I would consider the 101miles but I agree that the 101k had a great atmosphere and that might be lost with the additional distance. If both options were available next year, I'd probably do the 101k on my mtb to see how it was as I did really like the route and variety of trails.

That's great feedback, thanks.
I only did the old 100 mile once, in the wet year (2011). I was lucky that my bike held up, but it took nearly 12 hours overall! I was far from last and more people DNF'd that year than even entered this year.....

I too did the 100 miler in 2011 (around 12 hours too) and I loved it, would definately go back for another crack but probably wouldn't bother with the 6 hour drive for a 60 miler. There were around 500 riders that year so surely a fair few would want to do it again.

Yes! Podium monstercrosser 🙂

I would have been up for the 101 miles, but at this time of year if the trails were similar, then extrapolating times would lead to quite a few riders finishing in the dark as someone pointed out above. Alternatives would be:
an earlier start around dawn
an overall faster route which probably means more fireroads
a different time of year
So on balance, unless the last option is picked, I'd rather do the 101km again for the smiles per mile (or errr km)

Done the k100 a couple of years ago in about 11hours.
Didn't maket the event his year but really glad it's making a comeback.
Happy ?ith either/both distances for next year, but Sunday would be better for me too.
Any problem with making lights compulsory for the 100 miler for those who might finish in the dark?

Obviously you can't guarantee the weather at any time of year, but I do think the idea of moving earlier in the year would be good, for both the extra daylight to fit in 100 miles and better odds weatherwise.

There is definitely a lot of interest out there for a 100 miler; the first question I got on Facebook/Strava when I posted about the 101 was whether the 100 mile version was coming back. I think the option to make your route choice on the day when you get to the split point would definitely be good, although I can see that the logistics might be complicated. I'd definitely fancy doing the longer version if the conditions were the same as this year, but having the fallback option of the 101km if it rained would be very welcome.

Oh, and if there's a way of getting the other swoopy descent at Newcastleton (Swarf Hill?) onto the route then that'd be great - my one minor disappointment this year was not having the chance to ride that.

I done the 100 miles back in 2010, similar weather that we got for 101k , it would be good to see the big one back again would probably mean back to a 6.30 am start , however a think you have to look at the completion rate for the 101 compared to the 100 , think the 100 miles has only about a 50% pass rate . One thing I don't think is a good idea is having on a Sunday , let's suppose the 100 miles was back on how many people do you think would like to travel back home late Sunday so they could make work on a Monday morning ? Maybe bring the event forward to June when the day's are longer.