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Last Post 08/27/2014 12:39 PM by Hoshie S. 6 Replies.
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dkri

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08/18/2014 08:52 PM
A few people had referred to the NUE (marathon mtb race) series races as 'glorified gravel races with some single track thrown in to justify using a mountain bike.' Apparently these people hadn't done the Hampshire 100. I did the 100k race because I'd done no training to support a 100 mile effort. Yowzers. It turned out to be the longest day I've ever had on a bike. I was riding at the tip of the spear for the first 25 miles, letting several people (let me tell you, the pro women were FAST) get about a minute ahead. Then miles 40 to 48 hit. Fresh cut, wet, bony, stony, make you crash and crush your soul stuff. I felt like I lost 6 hours in that section. When I finally hit a fire road I nearly got off the bike and kissed it.

Recovered well after that, passed a couple of people, let one guy sneak by at the end when I was totally blown. Crossed the line 14th out of the 100k wave, 9th Cat 1 overall. Some pro guys and pro women were the other 5 ahead. 6.5 hours on course, including about 2 minutes of water stops.

People who'd done it before said this year's course was way harder (and way slower) than previous years. About half the 100 mile field DNF'd. This wasted me like no other physical thing I've ever done.

I'm already planning for next year, of course.
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Oldfart

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08/18/2014 10:46 PM
Nice work bro.
dkri

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08/18/2014 11:33 PM
Thanks. Endurance is a weird and fun game. You just keep pedaling. Oddly enough, my contact points were all super dialed. That had been my biggest worry. Not much time at all on the mtb this year. My back was crazy sore at the end, and is still a little sore. Muscles, not hard parts.
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longslowdistance

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08/19/2014 07:30 AM
Great ride report, thanks and congratulations. What were you riding?

I've ridden single track everywhere in the US except the Pacific Northwest, and northern New England has the gnarliest I've seen. It's always wet, too. That's what makes the Kingdom Trails so amazing - a lot is fairly buff but still has the beautiful northern new England scenery and vibe.
vtguy

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08/19/2014 11:28 AM
Well done! Sounds like a great day.
dkri

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08/19/2014 03:49 PM
Thanks, all. BTW I was NOT implicating anyone here in the "people said it would be easy" thing. Other people told me that nonsense.

I rode a carbon hardtail 29er that our agent in Taiwan arranged for me a few years ago. It's a nice frame, light and fun to ride, but I was near weeping with jealousy at the full sussers. 100mm travel SID fork, Stan's Arch EX-based wheels (I know a wheel builder...) with a fat 2.3" Bontrager 3 tire on the front (looks kind of like a large and heavy duty Ignitor) and a 2.2" Ikon on the back. Both tires were fairly light versions - seems like there are 9 versions of every tire these days. 2x10 drivetrain with 26/39 in the front and 11x36 in the back. Ritchey sticks, ProLogo saddle, XT pedals. So a solid miss-mash, but it all worked great.

Dying to fit a trip to Kingdom in this summer.
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Hoshie

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08/27/2014 12:39 PM
Sounds like a great event and like you did very well. Some do better in those type of slogs than others I find so perhaps you found a new "calling."

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