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Reply #260 on: May 14, 2019, 10:34:56 PM
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flyboy
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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« Reply #260 on: May 14, 2019, 10:34:56 PM » |
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No day pizza delivery yesterday. Thought I had enough to get me to oracle. My legs had different plans. Half way up the first climb I had nothing. I sat there for a while the rode to Kearny. Pizza. Shopped for food. Washed clothes and now I smell like cheap hotel soap. Got some new sunglasses since I broke my others on the nobo run. Now I’m sitting outside the PO waiting to send cold weather kit anywhere but on my bike. It’s a bit of a set back but hey, better safe than being carted out in a bag.
So it was option “B” then. Glad to hear it. I bet “cheap motel soap” would be a few steps up the ladder from how you did smell.  |
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Topic Name: 2019 AZTR Race Discussion
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Reply #261 on: May 15, 2019, 02:35:46 PM
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davew
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The heat is thrashing my backside so I’ve gone nocturnal until Friday when the temps look a little more comfortable. Will head back out this evening and attack oracle ridge with an assortment of stimulants to keep me going. I hope the French Onion Soup is still on the menu at the sawmill.
Fatigue has definitely set in and speed has suffered. There have also been some poor decisions made on a befuddled brain. I’ll get there but it won’t be pretty.
Had a rescue chopper circle yesterday. I had to make sure I’d not accidentally pressed the SOS button on the spot tracker. I can not afford that sort of bill. A thumbs up and a wave and it was off. I spent the next hour hoping I did not come across a hiker or cyclist who was waiting for it.
The 300 section is the bit I’m most concerned about with the heat. I’ve an extra bladder in my backpack that I lugged full over the big hill to Ripsey wash. A surprise water cache was the only thing stopping me having to ration until Freeman Rd.
This trail is stunningly beautiful and everything is alive, flowering, and growing like crazy. I’ve startled quite a few rattlers in thigh deep grass growing either side of the trail. Some sections have had so much of that jumping cactus covering the trail it’s been flicked up by my tires and jammed into my calves. Forget the Afro comb, a good sized gerber with pliers in a feed bag is doing the trick. It still hurts like a bastard
Thanks for the support here and FB. The whole ride has been incredible. Whether it be incredibly beautiful, painful, exciting, frustrating.... you get the idea. On the motivation side of things, one of the many motivators is making Elliot from Roadrunner Cycles live up to the promise of picking me up from the border IF I finish this thing. At least I know there will be beer.
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Reply #262 on: May 15, 2019, 04:23:25 PM
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Adam Alphabet
Location: Vancouver, BC
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The heat is thrashing my backside so I’ve gone nocturnal until Friday when the temps look a little more comfortable. Will head back out this evening and attack oracle ridge with an assortment of stimulants to keep me going. I hope the French Onion Soup is still on the menu at the sawmill.
Fatigue has definitely set in and speed has suffered. There have also been some poor decisions made on a befuddled brain. I’ll get there but it won’t be pretty.
Had a rescue chopper circle yesterday. I had to make sure I’d not accidentally pressed the SOS button on the spot tracker. I can not afford that sort of bill. A thumbs up and a wave and it was off. I spent the next hour hoping I did not come across a hiker or cyclist who was waiting for it.
The 300 section is the bit I’m most concerned about with the heat. I’ve an extra bladder in my backpack that I lugged full over the big hill to Ripsey wash. A surprise water cache was the only thing stopping me having to ration until Freeman Rd.
This trail is stunningly beautiful and everything is alive, flowering, and growing like crazy. I’ve startled quite a few rattlers in thigh deep grass growing either side of the trail. Some sections have had so much of that jumping cactus covering the trail it’s been flicked up by my tires and jammed into my calves. Forget the Afro comb, a good sized gerber with pliers in a feed bag is doing the trick. It still hurts like a bastard
Thanks for the support here and FB. The whole ride has been incredible. Whether it be incredibly beautiful, painful, exciting, frustrating.... you get the idea. On the motivation side of things, one of the many motivators is making Elliot from Roadrunner Cycles live up to the promise of picking me up from the border IF I finish this thing. At least I know there will be beer.
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Reply #263 on: May 15, 2019, 06:02:14 PM
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Beagle
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Get those beers ready Elliot. He’s on the move  |
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Reply #264 on: May 16, 2019, 02:35:55 PM
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phatmike
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« Reply #264 on: May 16, 2019, 02:35:55 PM » |
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So rad Dave. Wow.
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Reply #265 on: May 17, 2019, 09:34:15 PM
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DustyChap
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« Reply #265 on: May 17, 2019, 09:34:15 PM » |
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Absolutely in awe at what Dave is doing. Soooo cool. Go Dave Go!!!
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Reply #266 on: May 18, 2019, 07:20:16 PM
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Beagle
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« Reply #266 on: May 18, 2019, 07:20:16 PM » |
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 He’s done it!!! |
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Reply #267 on: May 18, 2019, 07:21:02 PM
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jasonthorman
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« Reply #267 on: May 18, 2019, 07:21:02 PM » |
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I first meet Dave when we rented a shuttle to get down to the 2015 version of the 750. We spent about 24 hours together before the race started and it was a pleasure to meet and hang with Dave. He did not finish that year but did in 2016 and 2018. What he did this year is a very impressive feat. Dam tough stuff. Congratulations Dave on your yoyo!
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Reply #268 on: May 18, 2019, 07:54:24 PM
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schillingsworth
DFL>DNF>DNS
Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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« Reply #268 on: May 18, 2019, 07:54:24 PM » |
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Inspiring for sure. Looks like he's riding over to Sierra Vista now, it just doesn't end!!!
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Reply #269 on: May 18, 2019, 09:40:57 PM
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flyboy
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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« Reply #269 on: May 18, 2019, 09:40:57 PM » |
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Inspiring for sure. Looks like he's riding over to Sierra Vista now, it just doesn't end!!!
Get that guy a beer!! They breed ‘em tough in New Zealand.  Great effort Dave!! There was never any doubt! I think you should be safe to apply for 2 more belt buckles this year. |
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Reply #270 on: May 18, 2019, 11:56:40 PM
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davew
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« Reply #270 on: May 18, 2019, 11:56:40 PM » |
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Great effort Dave!! There was never any doubt!
That was really tough, it hurt a lot, and had I not had encouragement from many different and surprising quarters I’m not sure I’d have finished. I think the AZTR is out of my system now for the moment but AZ has so much more to look at and ride. |
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Reply #271 on: May 19, 2019, 04:40:17 PM
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Adam Alphabet
Location: Vancouver, BC
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« Reply #271 on: May 19, 2019, 04:40:17 PM » |
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Helluva an effort Dave... wow  Enjoy those beers! |
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Reply #272 on: May 19, 2019, 06:45:32 PM
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taprider
Location: North Vancouver
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« Reply #272 on: May 19, 2019, 06:45:32 PM » |
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Hey Dave, for a moment yesterday, it looked like you were doing a YoYoYo Did you have to ride all the way back to Parker Lake for beer? Congratulations too  |
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Reply #273 on: May 20, 2019, 04:51:51 PM
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cloudrider
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« Reply #273 on: May 20, 2019, 04:51:51 PM » |
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That was really tough, it hurt a lot, and had I not had encouragement from many different and surprising quarters I’m not sure I’d have finished.
I think the AZTR is out of my system now for the moment but AZ has so much more to look at and ride.
Well done young fella ... have a beer or three! Now you've toughened up a bit you might be able to have a crack at Terra Australis ... travel safe back to Brissie NZ |
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