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1  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Tour Divide 2021 Preparation & Planning on: February 06, 2021, 08:27:26 AM
@bon, I still say it?s too early to tell what things will be like in June. Many of my friends and family members on the Navajo Nation have already been vaccinated. They are making a huge effort to get as many people vaccinated as possible as quickly as possible. I agree that if the quarantine is still in effect, the race should be delayed or cancelled, but, at least for the Navajo Nation, I think they are taking good steps now to minimize issues by summer. I don?t know about the rest of the state, hopefully they can get vaccinations ramped up as well.  I?m optimistic that we will at least be able to a GDR, if not in June, then in August.
2  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Tour Divide 2021 Preparation & Planning on: February 03, 2021, 03:58:17 PM
@Pampa,  it's too early to know for sure.  The border closure has been extended through Feb 21st, but the closure has been extended on a monthly basis for almost a year.  The new US Administration has started dialog with Canada on what would be needed to get the border opened again, but you'd have to be a pretty solid optimist to think it will open by June.  Here's an article regarding the current discussion:

https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2021/01/north-country-officials-glad-biden-is-planning-for-us-canada-border-opening/

I believe most folks are either considering a GDR (US border to border starting in Roosville) or are planning to hold off until later in the year.  There is a group planning for a group "Smart" depart on August 20th from Banff (regardless of whether or not the border is open in June).  I think there are also folks planning to go Northbound on Jun 11th and hope the border is open by the time they get there.  But, ultimately, I think we will be seeing a lot of GDR attempts this year unfortunately...
3  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Tour Divide 2021 Preparation & Planning on: December 07, 2020, 08:53:39 AM
I believe there are no categories for ages, but I am sure someone out there has stats on it.

Here is the a link of records, but not sure if it is up to date:
http://www.bikepacking.net/ultra-records/



David Chirnside posted the Men's Master records in the Tour Divide Facebook group:

Over 50 record is Brian Alder in 16:10:35 (2016). Fastest over 50 finish was Greg Gleason Gleason in 2018 in 16:02:53 but in 2018 and had mandatory material detours, so no record.
Over 60 is Robert Orr 2015, 18:07:41.
Over 70 is Hal Russell from 2019 in 28:01:46.

So based on that, looks like I would be targeting under 24.6 days to be considered competitive in the Master's over 50 grouping.


4  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Tour Divide 2021 Preparation & Planning on: December 05, 2020, 07:34:29 AM
The rules on https://tourdivide.org/the_rules say a competitive time is 1.5x the course record. So, with Mike Hall?s sub 14 day record, that means the current men?s completion time to be considered competitive is now about or just under 21 days.

I see a lot of people still referencing 25-30 days (myself included) but wouldn?t that now be considered a touring pace? 🤔

What is the current age 55 and older record? Or what is the age for the masters/senior category?

Does anyone have a list of all the current records so we can see what the current competitive completion times would be?

🧐😊
5  Forums / Ultra Racing / Tour Divide Dot watching withdrawals... what's on your reading list? on: August 04, 2020, 02:15:22 PM
I've been doing a lot of reading while social distancing and think I've exhausted the full list of books about the Tour Divide and I'm wondering if anyone knows if I may have missed one from my library:

Cordillera Volumes 1 through 11
A Dream worth Living by Andy Amick
Divide by One by Grace Ragland (RIP) and Steve Justice
Eat, Sleep, Ride by Paul Howard
Just Ride by Ty Hopkins
Divide by Two Wheels by Michael Devitt
Dividing the Great by John Metcalf
Be Brave, Be Strong: A Journey across the Great Divide by Jill Homer
Trail Magic and the Art of Soft Pedaling by Scott Thigpen
A Purpose Ridden by Ryan Correy (RIP)
Divide and Conquer: 2731 Miles Out Living it on Two Wheels by Brent Goldstein
The Divide by Nathan Doneen
Bicycling the Continental Divide by Frosty Woodbridge (road cycling)
Cycling the Great Divide: From Canada to Mexico on North America's Premier Long-Distance Mountain Bike Route by Michael McCoy
The Spirit of the Trail: A Journey to Fulfillment Along the Continental Divide by Carrie Morgridge (eBook)


6  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Tour Divide 2019 Preparation and Planning Thread on: June 07, 2019, 04:10:53 PM


Awesome, now we just need the link to register our devices! Smiley
7  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Tour Divide 2019 Preparation and Planning Thread on: June 06, 2019, 09:42:52 AM
The trackleaders link should be up soon, shouldn't it?  Haven't seen an email yet to get my InReach registered.  Is that normally 7 days out? So we should see it sometime tomorrow?
8  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Tour Divide 2019 Preparation and Planning Thread on: January 21, 2019, 02:23:12 PM
I just booked the last piece of my travel puzzle to Banff ... the shuttle between Calgary and Banff.  I tried to book it a few months ago, but the Tour Divide discount wasn't working and when I contacted them about it, it hadn't been set up yet.  But it's working now!  15% off using discount code "divide".
9  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Banff Airporter Discount "divide" on: January 21, 2019, 02:22:37 PM
Whoops!  sorry, I meant to put this in the TD planning thread...
10  Forums / Ultra Racing / Banff Airporter Discount "divide" on: January 21, 2019, 02:20:55 PM
I just booked the last piece of my travel puzzle to Banff ... the shuttle between Calgary and Banff.  I tried to book it a few months ago, but the Tour Divide discount wasn't working and when I contacted them about it, it hadn't been set up yet.  But it's working now!  15% off using discount code "divide". 
11  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Tour Divide 2019 Preparation and Planning Thread on: December 18, 2018, 08:43:52 AM
Hi,  I'm new to the forum and the TD.  Frankly as a rookie I'm a little confused and thought I should seek advice.  To sign up do I just submit the letter of intent to the TD email after the 21st?  Just the LOI or is there more?  I know I need a Spot tracker.  I guess that all gets set up much later?

 It's 7 months away and I'm already lost.  Smiley

7 months?  More like 5 months 26 days 23 hours! But who's watching the clock? LOL

It's an unofficial race, so technically, you can just show up on Jun 14th and ride (or do it at any other time as an individual time trial as long as there isn't too much snow).  If you sign up on the link I just posted, you should be notified as things like spot tracking registration get setup.  The LOI is not required, but is traditional.  They use to be posted on the tourdivide.org for other people to read, but that hasn't happened for quite a few years. You can also just watch this discussion thread, I'm sure people will post information as they receive it.  Many people have already booked flights and lodging in Banff or Canmore.
12  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Tour Divide 2019 Preparation and Planning Thread on: December 18, 2018, 08:31:52 AM
Is there an "unofficial start list " out there yet for TD2019?
And an address for it?

Looks like the unofficial list is up.

The input form for 2019 starters is here:
https://goo.gl/forms/NRQUFTxRU4uTMUiW2

and the unofficial list of 2019 starters is here to see who is entered:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VhPG0NJSpLqF6J2YZT3Ql3m2l1X8vfxwQRCg8zm3M6k/edit?fbclid=IwAR2Td1JbLRqbSJTXd7i-itbmHs2YGV708h5obfcdmB6eNDe7HaT9H73VFds#gid=781387452
13  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Tour Divide 2019 Preparation and Planning Thread on: December 13, 2018, 03:21:29 PM
Is there an "unofficial start list " out there yet for TD2019?
And an address for it?

Normally people send their "letters of intent" to tourdivide@gmail.com on or after the Winter Solstice (Dec 21st this year).  I would expect the list to be created after that date. Smiley
14  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Tour Divide 2018 Race Preparation on: March 22, 2018, 09:29:39 AM
How did you handle the cold/wet weather?

I attempted the ride in 2016 and suffered those first few days.  It wasn't necessarily the wet, but the wind that made things hard.  Having a wind proof layer saved me.  I started with neoprene gloves, but the wind cut right through them.  I saw someone with rubber dishwashing gloves and picked up a pair at my first opportunity.  Those were a life saver.  I used some subway bags as a layer between my shoes and my socks to keep the wind out.  I had an ultra-light windproof jacket that I wore over my puffy jacket.  If your extremities are warm, your core will stay warmer.  The other thing that was super helpful was a neck warmer (like you wear for skiing).  Keep that blood between your body and head heated!  And like other people have said, don't stop unless it's someplace you know you can stay warm and dry.  Keep that body fire burning!  I made the mistake of stopping the first day for lunch alongside the trail in a light rain.  Huge mistake.  Took over an hour to generate that body heat again...
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