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41  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Health questions for high-mileage riders on: October 28, 2015, 05:33:02 PM
Great to hear Joey....Glad you're on the mend!
42  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Black Hills Expedition 2015 on: October 28, 2015, 07:09:31 AM
Thanks for the write-up Jason. I would have loved to have made it out to SoDak for this this year but it just wasn't in the cards after AZT and CTR. Definitely on my radar for next year. Sounds like Aaron had the same split shoe sole I got on day 1 of the CTR, had to make it all the way to Buena Vista on duct tape and got some new shoes there.
43  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: POST UP YOUR RIGS on: October 26, 2015, 08:28:12 AM


My 2015 CTR rig. Yeti ARCc.
44  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Julian Bike Pack Friday October 23rd, 2015 on: October 23, 2015, 10:29:35 AM
And they're off!

http://trackleaders.com/julianbikepack15

Have a fun and safe ride everyone!!!
45  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Julian Bike Pack Friday October 23rd, 2015 on: October 21, 2015, 02:32:48 PM
That would have been fun! We could both have dressed like homeless people and made a fortune along the way!

Heck yeah! That's hilarious! As you remember the Arizonan's were certainly keen on trying to give me money based on my shabby appearance during the AZTR750!
46  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Julian Bike Pack Friday October 23rd, 2015 on: October 20, 2015, 07:07:16 PM
Wish I could make it out there for this Rich, I'll be following along on Trackleaders... have a blast everyone!
47  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2016 Arizona Trail Race AZTR planning thread on: October 20, 2015, 06:55:53 PM
it sounds like the Highline Trail could become fun at some point!

I had a blast on it this year... even pulled some tricks off the new berms!

I am in for the 750. Triple crown threepeat if I can figure out some logistics and maybe a few new sponsors. I am training in Moab now so I will be ready to roll on 4/15.

Now why doesn't this surprise me? Smiley Get some Mark!
48  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Health questions for high-mileage riders on: October 19, 2015, 08:42:26 AM
Coming out of last winter getting ready for the AZT I had a terrible gut for almost a month(bad digestion/bad stool/generally yucky feeling almost all the time to the point where food was becoming less and less palatable), like you described I just didn't 'feel good'. I tried everything I could think of trying to isolate what I had 'changed' to cause the issues thinking it was probably dietary. I had been very active all winter backcountry skiing, skinning up multiple mountains before work every day and I was just getting back on the bike for spring training, so I didn't figure it was any sort of change in workout routine causing it. I was getting very nervous that I may have to skip AZT if my issues didn't subside. I tried listening to my body as well as I could and low-and-behold my body told me that probiotics were what was needed. I had never taken them ever in my life but somehow my body knew what it needed. I went to the store and got some GoodBelly probiotics to try, got home, chugged one and like flicking a light switch my gut problems were gone. You might give them a try if you haven't already. They will help you to more completely digest food, breaking down many compounds within common foods that your body can't(even if the probiotics don't help...they can't hurt).

P.S. - I would suggest trying GoodBelly or similar because it's a live culture, as opposed to capsulized form.

Hope this helps, cheers Joey.
49  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: AZTR 2016 changes and rules on: September 24, 2015, 07:46:04 AM
The rules state no water caches but does that include using water at the water storage bins after oracle and freeman road?

I think what the rule gets at is no intentional caching of personal water for the race. Any water found in public storage tanks, ponds, springs, rivers, and caches that have been filled by AZT users is legal. I also did run in to one trail magic water cache on Mt. Lemmon this year.
50  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: SS Racing Gear Ratio's on: September 01, 2015, 07:06:41 AM
Oh yeah that was fixed gear by the way.

It sure was.... Here's one of Jehson in his downhill fixie position coming out of Platoro on TD'14!  headbang





51  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Tour Divide and Trans Am finishers on: August 21, 2015, 04:37:55 PM
Bryan Heselbach would be another, TD'13/TABR'15

Times from Trackleaders:
TD'13 - 22:04:39
TABR'15 - 24:15:06

Completely Unofficial Total: 46:19:45

52  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Riding the Divide in Winter on: August 16, 2015, 06:43:22 AM
Rode out yesterday to meet up and ride with Iohan as he made his way through on the GDMBR headed south. He'll be making his way all the way to Columbia by bicycle this summer. Here are a few pictures as we dropped in to Clark, CO from up towards Brush Mountain, notice he's a bikepacker now instead of using panniers! He said he's really been enjoying being on a MTB with bags this time around.  thumbsup



Iohan got a flat right at the head of Robert Orr's driveway descending on RCR62 coming in to Clark... since he's not racing I donated a spare tube to his cause:




Had a great time riding and visiting with you again Iohan, keep 'em spinning!
53  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Are GPX files directional? If so help! on: August 07, 2015, 07:41:08 PM
If you want to ride the track opposite to the direction it was collected and want the performance data you should be able to invert the track in your GPS.

On etrex20/30 you can definitely reverse the direction directly on the device or you can do it in basecamp.
54  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: CTR 2015 Race Discussion on: August 07, 2015, 06:58:28 AM
Got to meet and spend a bit of time visiting with Mike during the AZTR this year up on Mt. Lemmon, great guy, great personality, and like most bikepackers I meet, a real character. Glad you're keeping it rolling Mike! Watching your SPOT daily... GO GO GO!
55  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: CTR 2015 results on: August 06, 2015, 07:06:39 AM
And for all those who completed, you may be interested to put it on record and even get a completion certificate for free!  thumbsup

http://www.coloradotrail.org/completers.html
56  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2016 Tour Divide Preparation on: August 05, 2015, 12:24:06 PM
A cheap snowboard cable lock is all you need. It's light and keeps honest people honest.
57  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: CTR 2015 Race Discussion on: August 05, 2015, 07:46:45 AM
Way to go John F.
Career triple crown
In first 3 grand depart attempts

Edit :
John and Jens McAller also pulled off the azt750 earlier this year. A very hard double, which other than the triple crown challenge finishers (now 8 racers after Ctr ) has only been done by one other person outside a triple. So a very rare feat congrats to both racers.

Thanks Mark! Great job on your double-triple!!

A big thanks to Stefan for putting together an excellent race, it was nice to meet you at the start.

Joeydurango: always a pleasure to see you, great to get to talk to you at the shop the day before the race.. and then nice to get to say a quick hello out of nowhere when you came past hiking with your friends on the trail!

Addy Marx and Nick: great to get to ride(well....push) with you up the San Juans before I eventually got dropped. You guys are some strong doods!

Mick: Really nice to play leapfrog with you for a couple days. I don't think I'll ever forget you bouncing up and down on your bike as you plowed through those rock strewn fields in the high country, some really nice bike handling there.

recover well everybody.... Smiley

Addy Marx and Nick in the San Juans:

58  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: 2745 stickers on: July 15, 2015, 06:49:21 AM
This?

td-2014.jpg by Mike, on Flickr

Thats from 2014. If someone is printing them for 2015 and onward, please let me know... I designed the original.



Happen to still have an extra from 2014? I'd love to have one. Smiley
59  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Tour Divide 2015 - race discussion thread on: June 20, 2015, 12:31:42 PM
I rode out and welcomed Neil Beltchenko to Clark, CO this morning. Got to ride and talk with him for a few miles down the lower descent and flats coming in to the Clark Store. He seemed in good spirits and mentioned that he must not have gotten the memo about how rough the cobble section is dropping towards Clark from the pass and that it took him a bit by surprise. I told him that that may be the roughest descent on whole GDMBR. He also said he wanted to get his bike checked out in Steamboat thinking that he may have some bottom bracket issues.

A couple of shots of Neil coming in to Clark on RCR62:



60  Forums / Ultra Racing / Re: Tour Divide 2015 - race discussion thread on: June 20, 2015, 06:53:06 AM
TD racer Doug Wenger (my husband) reports that Squirrel Creek Guest Lodge located in Idaho on route along Ashton Flagg Ranch Road is open late and WELCOMES Tour Dividers. 24 Hr notice not needed

Stayed at Squirell Creek last year, I loves me some Zack and Grandpa. Great hospitality, a good dinner, laughs, and plenty of room to pitch a tent for a few dollars or they have beds for rent for the night.
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