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Reply #20 on: April 13, 2012, 02:23:55 PM
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Chad B
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Brad M is moving... already in sonoita, and many others are hittin the 82.
Anyone know what Raybums name is for tracker?
Brad M started early. Raybums=Ray H |
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Reply #21 on: April 13, 2012, 03:02:59 PM
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OurManInTheNorth
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Do we know if most folks started at 9? There seem to be a number of different starts (though only 1 before 9, despite folks thinking they would, I guess the weather changed that) - is that just when their first Spot marker hit after 9am? Here's a couple of pics from my 2010 300 finish/750 attempt. 1 - the 750 full meal deal lineup in the snow at the top of montezuma road a few miles from the border (even getting there was epic, our ride had to turn back halfway up!)  CIMG3224.JPG by ssproflex, on Flickr 2 - then the start itself (we barely made it there for the offical 6am setoff)  CIMG3226.JPG by ssproflex, on Flickr 3 - and the same day closer to Patagonia once we'd joined the 300ers and got out of the snow (and had worn our drivetrains and brakes to shreds in those first few miles to Parker Lake!)  CIMG3234.JPG by ssproflex, on Flickr V jealous of those guys n gals out there now, though after a heavy late snowy winter in Finland I'd have been even less fit than my first attempt... Still might try a Oct/Nov run one year. Ian |
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Reply #22 on: April 13, 2012, 03:03:43 PM
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OurManInTheNorth
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« Reply #22 on: April 13, 2012, 03:03:43 PM » |
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Oooh and I think those are my first pics posted on here, yay, it seems to have worked!
So only Scott is ITTing? (and Brad M, kinda)...
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Reply #23 on: April 13, 2012, 03:11:57 PM
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OurManInTheNorth
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« Reply #23 on: April 13, 2012, 03:11:57 PM » |
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Right, while I'm on a roll... This was in the car park at the top of Montezuma as we last minute tweaked (and put more clothes on) before heading to the border start...  2010 AZT snow.JPG by ssproflex, on Flickr Oh and just before the border patrol came to see what we were doing at the border in the snow at 6am... They noticed us but not the group of 3 or 4 clearly illegal aliens sat under a tree just off the dirt road running along the border, all wearing identical pac-a-macs, shivering in the early am snow! Not sure what there chances of not getting picked up were, pretty low I'd guess. Didn't take too many pics the first few days, and had so many problems (3 hours sleep in 2 nights before the start - oops! - tubeless, tyre, stans and tube issues, brake pads, weather, heatstroke and hypothermia in the same day, a 'resting' heartrate that was double normal and wouldn't come down) that the leaders will probably be on my day 3 sometime later today! |
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Reply #24 on: April 13, 2012, 03:44:38 PM
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OurManInTheNorth
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« Reply #24 on: April 13, 2012, 03:44:38 PM » |
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OK - Scott mentioned 3 none USA folks - the roll call lists Arno Minner from Germany on the 750, Beto Avelar from Mexico also on the full 750, and Steve Wilkinson from the UK doing the 300. All are rookies, though Steve has done I believe the GDR and possibly also the Colorado Trail events previously. We also have our first female entrant in the 750, Jill Hueckman, who had tyre, tube, valve, everything problems in the 300 last year (from her blog here, http://allthingsepicwithjill.blogspot.de/2011/04/azt-300-race-report.html it looked even worse than Mark C and my problems of '10!) but was mixing it with the leaders before having to bail. Good luck to everyone but especially you folks - coming from abroad makes logistics and even silly things like what to buy at gas stations to eat that won't make you puke that little bit harder, and Jill has guts to not only refuse to play the 'girl-card' as she put it but turn it on its head by staring down 750 miles from the Mexican border early this am... |
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Reply #25 on: April 13, 2012, 04:10:29 PM
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« Reply #25 on: April 13, 2012, 04:10:29 PM » |
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It looks like the record holder(Kurt R) has moved to the sharp end of the race. Has even passed early starter Brad M.
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Reply #26 on: April 13, 2012, 04:24:00 PM
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OurManInTheNorth
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« Reply #26 on: April 13, 2012, 04:24:00 PM » |
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From the looks of things, Max Morris and Kurt are very close together out in front at the moment, position depends on whose spot ping came in last. Both have overhauled Brad Mattingly who started early (and is now in that lovely yellow ITT colour - thanks Scott!). Those three (and about 10 others) are all past Sonoita and heading to rejoin the old track up Box Canyon Road, which can be a furnace in the heat but shouldn't be a problem in these temps. Lead 750er is Kurt Sandiforth, with Jill H going very strongly in second not too far behind, and just in the 300 top ten. Right I'm off to bed, someone else can take over and I'll be back with more pics in the am! Tomorrows exercise is a few hours hike through some German vineyards followed by a meal and wine tasting session - I'll be wishing I was on a bike I'm sure! (Until the wine kicks in anyway).
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Reply #27 on: April 13, 2012, 04:46:36 PM
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OurManInTheNorth
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« Reply #27 on: April 13, 2012, 04:46:36 PM » |
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Nope, more pics or everyone will have left these areas behind! A few from the west of Coranado National Forest and the Santa Ritas, no longer on the route but I presume the trails to the east are similar! Typical scenery over on the west side of the 'forest'  W Coranodo.JPG by ssproflex, on Flickr Action Jackson from Texas riding into the morning sun  ActionJackson.JPG by ssproflex, on Flickr Still some snow on the hills from the previous night (the detour to the west of the hills took most folk longer than via Sonoita to the East, lots of folk slept up in the hills that night though the fast folk still made it to Tuscon before daybreak I think)  Still some snow.JPG by ssproflex, on Flickr and the heat came very quickly after the snow the previous day, heading towards Box Canyon Road and the morning sun was already roasting, little shade, this was probably the only cloud in the sky...  BlueSkiesnHot.JPG by ssproflex, on Flickr Some more cacti from that neck of the woods, the species changes with each small height change or dip in and out of a valley you take on the trail. Some combination of these will be the bane of an awful lot of competitors lives... Tall  Tall.JPG by ssproflex, on Flickr Various  mixed.JPG by ssproflex, on Flickr Hooked  Hooked.JPG by ssproflex, on Flickr |
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Reply #28 on: April 13, 2012, 04:51:27 PM
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« Reply #28 on: April 13, 2012, 04:51:27 PM » |
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Anyone know how 7hrs 20mins (for the leaders) to Kentucky Camp relates? Is it faster than record pace? Slower?
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Reply #29 on: April 13, 2012, 04:52:28 PM
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LyndaW
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« Reply #29 on: April 13, 2012, 04:52:28 PM » |
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We also have our first female entrant in the 750, Jill Hueckman
Jen Judge is doing the 750 also |
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Reply #30 on: April 13, 2012, 04:56:35 PM
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« Reply #30 on: April 13, 2012, 04:56:35 PM » |
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A few quick updates from the start line (pics to come).
6am start for Brad M gets him a yellow dot, yep.
The bulk of the 300 group started at 9am sharp. All the 750 riders except Kurt Sandiforth rolled through after saying "hi" for a minute.
I did not start, resting my knee and waiting out the big storm. Planning for a Sunday 9am blastoff.
Tim and I ran into Max, Aaron and Kurt at Sonoita (we did not expect to see them). They flew through the Canelo Hills in record time. Aaron unfortunately slashed his rear tire at mile 2.5. (!!!) He followed the suggestion of a local to head to the "hillbilly garage" in order to procure a more sturdy tire patch.
His wife, Jen Judge, also had some mishap, slicing her rear brake line. She is just now considering her options, but none of those are that good.
Arno Minnar got bonus miles, riding from Parker to the border, then back! He's bringing up the rear.
Aaron Boatman, Beto and Rich (not tracked) started the full @8am from the border. The rest, I believe, were off at 6am.
There were so many bikepackers and so much nervous excitement, it was just incredible. It's going to be fun to watch this one unfold!
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Reply #31 on: April 13, 2012, 04:57:12 PM
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« Reply #31 on: April 13, 2012, 04:57:12 PM » |
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LW - what are your initial thoughts that either JJ or JH will give your time to Superior a run for the money, even though their focus may be on the longer 750? Do you have any insight to their race plans?
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Reply #32 on: April 13, 2012, 04:57:53 PM
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OurManInTheNorth
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« Reply #32 on: April 13, 2012, 04:57:53 PM » |
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And some more cactus pics (this was the day I got both mild heatstroke and hypothermia, think I became obsessed with the cactuses too after spending what felt like half the day mending punctures, tubes, tires etc Tightly hooked  VeryHooked.JPG by ssproflex, on Flickr Reaching for the last of the sun  cross.JPG by ssproflex, on Flickr Some of the most common cacti with some nice blooms  flat.JPG by ssproflex, on Flickr Those blooms in close up  pretty.JPG by ssproflex, on Flickr And some other flowering cacti, with a little bit of the trail. The whole of the length of the 300 had numerous spectacular areas of flowering in 2010...  yellow.JPG by ssproflex, on Flickr |
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Reply #33 on: April 13, 2012, 05:00:01 PM
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« Reply #33 on: April 13, 2012, 05:00:01 PM » |
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Anyone know how 7hrs 20mins (for the leaders) to Kentucky Camp relates? Is it faster than record pace? Slower?
7:40 for the leaders last year. Ripping tail wind out of the south will be helping them for the rest of the afternoon, too. |
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Reply #34 on: April 13, 2012, 05:00:15 PM
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OurManInTheNorth
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« Reply #34 on: April 13, 2012, 05:00:15 PM » |
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Lynda - oops, she's listed as a 300 entrant. Are you wishing you were out there? I wondered if your relaxed tour of the gila area a few weeks ago was in prep for a run at a faster 300 time, or a 750 attempt...
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Reply #35 on: April 13, 2012, 05:02:35 PM
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OurManInTheNorth
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« Reply #35 on: April 13, 2012, 05:02:35 PM » |
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Scott - do you know if Arno intended to start in reverse from Parker Lake, or it was just easier for him to get there and ride the course in reverse to the start?
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Reply #36 on: April 13, 2012, 05:04:50 PM
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OurManInTheNorth
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« Reply #36 on: April 13, 2012, 05:04:50 PM » |
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Aarons tyre sounds like it might have been the same rock both Mark Caminiti and I opened tyres on after our second start (from Parker after stopping there for a few mins for the 300 start, having broken snowy trail to get there...)
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Reply #37 on: April 13, 2012, 05:15:28 PM
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« Reply #37 on: April 13, 2012, 05:15:28 PM » |
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Yes, as Scott said, Jen Judge said she sliced her rear brake line -- she's contemplating riding to a shop to get it fixed and then riding back to where she left off.... I think that Jen's signed up for the 300, but will be touring the remaining 750 route.
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Reply #38 on: April 13, 2012, 05:50:22 PM
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« Reply #38 on: April 13, 2012, 05:50:22 PM » |
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His wife, Jen Judge, also had some mishap, slicing her rear brake line. She is just now considering her options, but none of those are that good. Gah! Useless freakin' hydraulic brakes!  Good luck Jen, don't let it get you down. I'm sorry it happened but you'll figure something out. Ed |
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Reply #39 on: April 13, 2012, 06:54:19 PM
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« Reply #39 on: April 13, 2012, 06:54:19 PM » |
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Photo dump! Will fill in w/ some captions, check back.  Matt Fusco and Brad Kee back to finish up the 750.  Pawel from Poland.  Max Morris and Jonathan Buchanan in the background -- the Tucson crew.  Aaron Gulley - third time is the charm, buddy!  Pete Basinger - 2nd trip on the 300  Mark Caminiti - back for his second go at the 750  Erick Lord was one of the few finishers last year, and he is back to go faster!  Marshal Bird (750) is happy with the cooler temps.  Leslie in front, not sure who the other 2 riders are.  Kurt Sandiforth -- taking a "pause" from his world tour to ride the AZT again. He also rode from Tucson to the border start line!  From the front to back: unknown rider, Wendy, Fred Wilkinson (not tracked), Pete B, James Foulks aka Maad  John Schilling - free skier and DFL hard core elite  The Havasu adventure racing crew, Rich (not tracked) and Aaron Boatman. They crashed on my floor and were changing tires and loading their bags past midnight, 4:30 departure for the border.  Beto from Mexico  Aaron Gulley's slice at mile 2.5.  Kurt looking like a scared deer -- he sure isn't riding like it  Cookie ice cream sandwich!!  Kurt and Max (Aaron stayed to work on his tire in Sonoita) heading into the Santa Ritas |
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