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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1440 on: June 23, 2012, 06:37:51 PM
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« Reply #1440 on: June 23, 2012, 06:37:51 PM »

Any thoughts on what might have happened to Ollie ... nothing for an hour?  He had a stop not long before this so unlikely he has made a voluntary stop so soon again.

Pretty sure it is just normal SPOT delay.  Sometimes it will queue up a few points that fail to get out in dense trees or when coverage is otherwise not optimal.
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1441 on: June 23, 2012, 06:38:28 PM
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« Reply #1441 on: June 23, 2012, 06:38:28 PM »

Dan H is having SPOT trouble too. He's tried new batteries, the "GPS fix" and those didn't work. All lights are flashing in unison. Anyone have any ideas? 

Is the GPS light blinking red?  Drop us a note at info@trackleaders.com and we'll see if we can help.
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1442 on: June 23, 2012, 06:45:26 PM
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« Reply #1442 on: June 23, 2012, 06:45:26 PM »

Any thoughts on what might have happened to Ollie ... nothing for an hour?  He had a stop not long before this so unlikely he has made a voluntary stop so soon again.

Hope all is okay ands is just a tracking issue.
I show him moving pretty good just north of Silver City with last tracker update as of 2 minutes ago.  He probably made a prudent water stop.  Services in the Gila are extremely limited.

The spot updates can be glitchy - sometimes I have to select the rider and open a new track to get it to update correctly.
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1443 on: June 23, 2012, 06:56:32 PM
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« Reply #1443 on: June 23, 2012, 06:56:32 PM »

+1. Anyone have a paypal link for mtbcast? I couldn't see a button on the site.

It's in the top of the left sidebar.
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1444 on: June 23, 2012, 06:57:26 PM
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« Reply #1444 on: June 23, 2012, 06:57:26 PM »

Does anyone know what the amount of climbing typically is in the TD?

Somewhere around 61,000m.
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1445 on: June 23, 2012, 07:07:16 PM
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« Reply #1445 on: June 23, 2012, 07:07:16 PM »

Silly question.  How long is the race, really?  Description says 2745 miles, but Ollie is at mile 2729 miles right now, and he has a heck of a lot more than 16 miles to go!  I'm guessing he has another 140 miles at least which puts the race around 2880 miles.  I know there are alternates, etc., but I didn't realize they added this much distance.  What mile will Antelope Wells be?
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1446 on: June 23, 2012, 07:08:48 PM
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« Reply #1446 on: June 23, 2012, 07:08:48 PM »

Ollie gone to radio shack? a bit of course...
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1447 on: June 23, 2012, 07:10:01 PM
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« Reply #1447 on: June 23, 2012, 07:10:01 PM »

I show him moving pretty good just north of Silver City with last tracker update as of 2 minutes ago.  He probably made a prudent water stop.  Services in the Gila are extremely limited.

The spot updates can be glitchy - sometimes I have to select the rider and open a new track to get it to update correctly.
Now in Silver City, will Ollie push on into the night for 10 plus hours or take a break?  Currently looks like he's stocking up.  He's had such good rest stops up to now I imagine he'll push on liek he has i other brevet events.  May the wind be at your back Ollie.
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1448 on: June 23, 2012, 07:10:10 PM
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« Reply #1448 on: June 23, 2012, 07:10:10 PM »

Second northbound TD rider passed through the Grasshopper valley this afternoon with a wicked tailwind pushing him.  Chip Andrus said he felt like he was on a motor cycle since he was traveling so fast today.  Prior to his arrival we had 650, yes 650 RATPOD riders stop at the Montana High Country Lodge in Polaris for breakfast this morning.  This is Camp-Mak-A-Dream's annual fund raiser and our fifth year to host the "Breakfast Stop".  I noticed tonight that Tracy B is back in and has made it to Wise River.  Go Tracy!!!


* Chip Andrus in Grasshopper Valley.jpg (89.9 KB, 640x480 - viewed 775 times.)

* Chip Andrus on the Pioneer Mountain Scenic Byway - Polaris, MT.jpg (86.04 KB, 640x457 - viewed 778 times.)

* RATPOD 2012 @ Montana High Country Lodge - Polaris, MT.jpg (107.21 KB, 640x480 - viewed 777 times.)
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1449 on: June 23, 2012, 07:11:32 PM
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« Reply #1449 on: June 23, 2012, 07:11:32 PM »

Ollie gone to radio shack? a bit of course...
There's also a fast food place there, and a grocery store.
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1450 on: June 23, 2012, 07:19:31 PM
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« Reply #1450 on: June 23, 2012, 07:19:31 PM »

Since he is already back in Salida, doesn't seem to be a big deal. A frustrating day pushing yesterday probably. But easy enough either to get the frame repaired or replaced there (and it's not that he would be broke by just grabbing a new bike). So a one day delay and a bad day yesterday. Seems par for the course, frame is just more expensive to fix than pedals or brakes.
Georg Deck didn't even lose his position, still 14th now. So he just had an extra long day yesterday, but that  was about the fastest recovery one could make from any mechanical problem, let alone a broken frame (although among the NoBos last year, Ross Delaplane got his frame welded together even more quickly - he had a harder time finding a good replacement saddle after animals chewed up his saddle at night)
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1451 on: June 23, 2012, 07:38:12 PM
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« Reply #1451 on: June 23, 2012, 07:38:12 PM »

Anyone know what the weather is doing in Silver City?

There's a pretty good chance Ollie will go under the 'projected time' of 16:06, but I'm wondering how close to 16 days he'll finish. Guess it depends a lot on the wind (and how long he spends in the city).

Before he started, he was hoping to crack 20 days.
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1452 on: June 23, 2012, 07:40:59 PM
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« Reply #1452 on: June 23, 2012, 07:40:59 PM »

Anyone know what the weather is doing in Silver City?



Try this:
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Silver+City&state=NM&site=EPZ&textField1=32.7829&textField2=-108.267&e=0
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1453 on: June 23, 2012, 07:41:37 PM
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« Reply #1453 on: June 23, 2012, 07:41:37 PM »

Anyone know what the weather is doing in Silver City?


Weather for Silver City, NM
86°F
Clear
Wind: SE at 9 mph
Humidity: 14%
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1454 on: June 23, 2012, 07:47:57 PM
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« Reply #1454 on: June 23, 2012, 07:47:57 PM »

Silver City, NM:

Current Temp: 86°F  (30°C)
Dew Point: 32°F (0°C) !!!!!

14% Humidity!!!!!
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1455 on: June 23, 2012, 07:50:58 PM
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« Reply #1455 on: June 23, 2012, 07:50:58 PM »


Weather for Silver City, NM
86°F
Clear
Wind: SE at 9 mph
Humidity: 14%

Thanks.   Shame about the wind.
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1456 on: June 23, 2012, 07:51:37 PM
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« Reply #1456 on: June 23, 2012, 07:51:37 PM »


Another good way to track the weather is here: http://wxug.us/pq2m (WeatherUnderground with personal weather stations - would be a nice addition to the layers for next year!) - from here it looks to be mostly gentle winds but still way hot, even this late in the day!

Go Ollie!
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1457 on: June 23, 2012, 07:56:00 PM
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« Reply #1457 on: June 23, 2012, 07:56:00 PM »

What's the distance from Silver City to the finish line at the border? 

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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1458 on: June 23, 2012, 07:57:14 PM
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« Reply #1458 on: June 23, 2012, 07:57:14 PM »

What's the distance from Silver City to the finish line at the border? 

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I believe it's about 120 mi.
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  Topic Name: TD'12 Race Discussion Reply #1459 on: June 23, 2012, 07:57:35 PM
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« Reply #1459 on: June 23, 2012, 07:57:35 PM »

More calls tonight: Eric Schraufnagel’s family called in to wish him well and John Phillips called in from a laundromat in Frisco! Trains kept him up in Radium but he’s doing well.
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