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Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2019 AZTR 300/750 Race Preparation and Planning Thread
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on: December 12, 2018, 05:21:48 AM
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John, Thanks for doing that. Can I suggest that the riders age be added. If not known from the past, at least moving forward. Would be nice to have ages listed on the Trackleaders page too. Sincerely, -Older Guy [alias Barry] The new website will have a section dedicated to fastest times. Here's what I have, please let me know if I missed someone.
AZT300
Men: Kurt Refsnider - 1d 21h 07m (2014)
Woment: Kaitlyn Boyle - 2d 2h 57m (2018)
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Forums / Classifieds / SOLD: Mountain HardWear Phantom 45 Sleeping Bag
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on: November 26, 2018, 12:40:23 PM
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Sold: Mountain HardWear Phantom 45 Sleeping Bag
Ultralight 800 fill down bag. Only used it for a few CTRs, AZT300s and couple of [ski] hut trips. Rated to 45, but I've had it down to frost-in-the-grass temps wearing a thick base layer and was comfortable. No rips, tears or repairs. Weights 575 grams. With mesh storage bag and stuff sack. This is the Long model, good up to 6'6". It's an ultralight mummy bag, but not totally confining in the shoulders and hips. Roomy enough in the toe-box to stash some clothes. Retail was right under $400, I paid about $350, asking $175. I'll pay shipping to lower 48.
Send PM if interested.
Ciao,
Barry
EDIT: Sold for $150. Held off a second interested person, after Trailrideher contacted me first, but Trailrideher didn't give me the courtesy of a reply. Sold it to the 3rd person who contacted me for $150.
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Forums / Ultra Racing / Learning how to nap?
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on: June 20, 2018, 08:53:24 AM
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I'll never be one of those who can hammer out a 5 day race with only 1 hour of sleep. However, I sleep very little during those types of rides. Typically I'll force myself to lay still for 4-6 hours a night, usually during the midnight to 4 am time frame. However, I'd say that I'm only getting 2-3 hours of real sleep at night. I wonder if the other hours of just lying there do very much for recovery... Or would those hours be of more benefit as a nap [or naps] spread out during the day?
Can anyone share tricks on learning how to nap? Doesn't seem to be a problem getting drowsy at work [wink], but it's always hard to wind-down the brain and body during multi-day events.
-Barry
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Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: any good ideas on staying fueled up
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on: June 20, 2018, 08:43:45 AM
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Re: When to eat?
I force myself to eat something, even it's less than 100 cal, every hour of moving time. I use the ride time function on my bike computer to keep track. Before I started doing this, I'd often lose track and wait too long. For ultras, it's very easy to mentally lose track of time. Especially at night. It seems like the more tired I'd get, I would keep expanding the intervals between refuels. Low blood sugar makes for poor decision making. I try to aim for 150-300 cal per hour. About the only time I break the 1-hr rule is for 12/24 events which lap, when lap times always seem to be in the 1:15-1:30 range...
Re: What to eat?
I'm also a Perpetuem addict. My body can just live on that stuff. Caffee Latte flavor is to die for! It's awesome for 12/24 endurance lapping events. I carry bags of it on multi-day rides and then run out about the 2nd day. So sad. Next best thing for longer rides is real food. Gu/gels are great for short rides, but my body shuns them for multi-day rides. Anything sweet seems repulsive. My body craves additional protein and fat for long rides and that's what I try to give it. Also, for multi-day rides, my body seems to perform better if I try to eat two additional meals a day, larger than the normal 200-300 snack.
-B
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Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: CTR 2018 Race Planning and Discussion
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on: June 05, 2018, 06:43:55 AM
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@tanadog, As a result of living in the Desert Southwest for over 35 years, I hate mosquitoes! During my three rolls of the CTR, about the only area which I consistently had to apply bug juice was Fooses Creek, on the even years, when it's an ascent up the creek. On a ten scale, the bother was only about a three. But your bugs may vary... -Barry so how big a deal are bugs at night? ,,,snip...
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Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2018 AZTR300/750 Race Discussion Thread
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on: April 06, 2018, 01:12:41 PM
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John, Your passion for this sport is both amazing and greatly appreciated! -Barry ... I may have to set an alarm tonight so I don't get to Picketpost too late tomorrow!! I plan on spending some time out there this weekend, so hopefully I'll get some good 300 finish shots and see some 750 riders pass through.
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Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2018 AZTR300/750 Race Discussion Thread
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on: April 06, 2018, 11:07:16 AM
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OK... I'm peeking at the race flow again. Productivity at work on hold...
Comment: I too get caught up in comparing previous ride times from previous years. That might be apples and apples, but it's never the same exact apple. The course is never exactly the same, the weather is different, bikes are better, riders with multiple attempts are smarter and wiser, yada, yada... And anyone who extrapolates days out for a finish time... perhaps a Wall Street career is your calling. Rooting for all the wise old tortoises out there... [wink, wink]
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Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2018 AZTR300/750 Race Discussion Thread
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on: April 05, 2018, 12:55:51 PM
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I was just talking on the phone to a friend of mine in Green Valley and in mid-conversation realized I had primal brain cells screaming... It's about that time of year for the AZT. I hung up and searched for this thread. What, it's already started? How did I know? I haven't been following any of the planning thread and didn't even know the start was a day early [from when I last did the 300 in '16]. I might have to take off the blinders and ride it again next year. Once bitten, right? Everyone on the trail, have fun and good luck!
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Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2018 AZTR300/750 Race Discussion Thread
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on: November 27, 2017, 04:09:05 PM
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And I'll add... Warning: This is a sweeping generalization of all bikepacking race routes, but most of the classic ultras seem to have this approximate mix of miles... 1/3 of the course is Awesome! These miles of the race/route are part of a lifetime experience not to miss. There will be miles of remote and stunningly beautiful terrain one would probably never get ride as a normal day ride, but the race course enables the experience. Cherish them. Many of those miles will forever be burned into your memory, in a good way. You would ride it again and again if you can or could. 1/3 is OK... Most of these miles are pleasant and you would repeat, but could also easily be swapped for some other ride/race/area. Some of these miles will be forever forgotten. 1/3 is... torture, hell, brutal [insert any other negative descriptor] or just plain ol' boring - These miles are the true test. They can be character building and/or soul destroying. They might just simply be irrational, like all the great ultras. All those awesome miles need something to contrast with and this is it. They will make you discover who you really are. They would/will never be voluntarily ridden again. However, they too will be permanently part of your memory. -Yogi the Barry My suggestion would be to go to the results page and click on all the linked blogs that are in there. Read, and read. In conjunction with this, download the .gpx then evaluate it in Topofusion or whatever. Try to tie in the blog stories with the actual gpx/map. I did join the ATA for their resources, mainly to support an amazing organization. You should as well. But nearly everything I received from them I was able to figure out through the vast amount of knowledge available here and in the race report blogs. Best of luck!
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