It’s time! I’m leaving to catch a Greyhound bus for Banff in 30 minutes, so this will likely be the last post until July 10th or so — when I hope to finish the 2,711-mile mountain bike race from Banff, Canada to Mexico border at Antelope Wells, NM.
The race actually starts at noon on Friday, June 13th. I will be wearing a tracking device courtesy of SPOT, so you can track my progress (in real time, I think) here:
http://tourdivide.org/leaderboard
Furthermore, I will be calling race headquarters every couple days or so to check in and leave a message on my status. The actual voice recordings and transcriptions will be here:
http://tourdivide.org/blog
http://mtbcast.com
When I return, I will post photos and a write-up on the race.
Until then, bonne courage!
I’m already 99% packed and ready to go for the Tour Divide mountain bike race, having managed to do some last-minute testing before heading out to Florida for a wedding. Here are some photos and my gear list (PDF, not entirely complete — there are additional things I packed that aren’t on the list like first aid, tools and toiletries). Continue reading »
Nine days have passed since the Sulphur Springs 100, but I can’t say I’ve been able to reflect too long on that crazy run due to preparing for another upcoming adventure: a 2711-mile mountain bike race from Canada to Mexico called the Tour Divide. A couple weeks ago I submitted a letter of intent: Continue reading »
By completing the Sulphur Springs 100 last weekend, I fulfilled all the running goals I listed at the bottom of the running race log page set in January 2005 (and are duplicated at the bottom of this page). Phew! Most of them were even achieved “on time,” or close. I doubt I could have done so had I been working 45-60 hours/week, which is the beauty of being semi-retired — being able to devote more time to other things of interest and importance to oneself apart from making a living. Continue reading »
Twenty-four hours after finishing the Sulphur Springs 100, I am happy to report I successfully completed all 100 miles on foot, even if barely. Due to the numerous hills, nearly freezing to death at one point, having problems seeing where I was going at night even with a headlamp, foot blisters, utter fatigue, and getting lost with just 5.5 miles to go (and hence actually “running” 102.5 miles, total), I finished with just 20 minutes to spare in second-to-the-last place of all finishers… but of course I was just happy to finish. This was definitely the hardest one-day event I’ve ever done; a true suffer-fest. Continue reading »
&title=Running Goals: Achieved! "Felix and Jonathan duking it out on the finishing straight of the Mountain Avenue Mile in Fort Collins, CO. (Photo by Jennifer)")
