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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #640 on: June 22, 2013, 04:53:05 AM
mathieu


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« Reply #640 on: June 22, 2013, 04:53:05 AM »

A question for those in the know....

Mike and now Craig have clocked 1600 miles to the 'Golden Spoke' [personally I think 'spike' is a better choice of word] I didn't take particular note of Cjell's milage at that point but working back from where he is having a snooze he would have been on about 1535 miles at that point which = 3135 total miles. That's a good bit more than the alleged 2745 miles on the TD website [and Wiki ... and we know that's the truth!]


As I have said before, there is an error in the statistics chart of the northbound riders. The Route mile in the chart is the distance as if they had started from Banff. The true Route mile for them is (2745 - 'Route mile'). Because this erroneous Route mile  is used in the computation,  the Route average speed and the Route distance per day are also wrong for northbounders.

This error is obvious if you compare CM's stats (Route mile = 1557; RAS = 8.2 mph ; RDPD = 107 mi) and other northbounder Bruce Giroux (Route mile = 2178 ; RAS = 12.6 mph ; RDPD = 302 mi)!
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #641 on: June 22, 2013, 05:09:33 AM
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« Reply #641 on: June 22, 2013, 05:09:33 AM »

Thanks mate, I must have missed this before.

So the keen boys are away for today, led out like clockwork by the Swisso's

Saemi B 3.46am and Reto K 4.03

These two have moved quietly through the field over the past few days and looking to get into the top ten in the next 24hrs

Alex H 3.52
Craig S 4.30
Jess C 4.37
Mike H 5.08

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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #642 on: June 22, 2013, 05:31:48 AM
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« Reply #642 on: June 22, 2013, 05:31:48 AM »

Big day yesterday from SS'er Scott McConnell road till 3:00 AM with about 180 miles yesterday! I am enjoying this Scott Arron battle as mush as Craig and Mike!!
if you compare cjell$ to to Scott and Aaron, all SS riders,  I think c$ is leading by a good margin.  We will see who hits the half way point first.
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #643 on: June 22, 2013, 06:10:53 AM
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« Reply #643 on: June 22, 2013, 06:10:53 AM »

Joshua Weinfeld just left heading north.

I do have a sponsor to provide a beer for the racers.
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #644 on: June 22, 2013, 06:16:20 AM
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« Reply #644 on: June 22, 2013, 06:16:20 AM »

Just as last year, the Live Tracker suffers from poor SPOT and/or battery performance. Roughly one-third of the top-10 riders had long drop-out periods. Rather than reassuring, I guess this device adds to the worries at the home front. If my life would depend on it, I would look for a more reliable beacon!
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #645 on: June 22, 2013, 06:29:32 AM
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« Reply #645 on: June 22, 2013, 06:29:32 AM »

SPOT issues seems to be battery related, they do not use rechargables and people do turn them off to save juice and forget to turn them on again or notice the batteries are dying.
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #646 on: June 22, 2013, 06:33:49 AM
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« Reply #646 on: June 22, 2013, 06:33:49 AM »



Joshua, breakfast consumed, ready and raring.
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #647 on: June 22, 2013, 06:59:54 AM
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« Reply #647 on: June 22, 2013, 06:59:54 AM »

Mike Hall is putting the hammer down. Alex Harris continues to impress.
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #648 on: June 22, 2013, 07:15:17 AM
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« Reply #648 on: June 22, 2013, 07:15:17 AM »

The difference between Hall and Stappler appears to be time management.  They are riding at the same pace but Hall takes a little less time at stops and sleeps a little less than Stappler...which has led to a little over 4 hours more ride time...which at their pace is about 50 miles.  Assuming no mechanicals, he who sleeps less will lead longest.
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #649 on: June 22, 2013, 07:52:16 AM
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« Reply #649 on: June 22, 2013, 07:52:16 AM »

Jesse Carlsson called in from Rawlins overnight. Mike Hall called in from Steamboat Springs. He’s looking for Spot batteries and finding rocks in his pack! Fred Arden called in from the Montana High Country Lodge. Rick Ashton called in from Butte. Corey Sheidt called in to say he’s OUT with achilles issues.
http://mtbcast.com/site2/category/td13/
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #650 on: June 22, 2013, 08:04:41 AM
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« Reply #650 on: June 22, 2013, 08:04:41 AM »

The difference between Hall and Stappler appears to be time management.  They are riding at the same pace but Hall takes a little less time at stops and sleeps a little less than Stappler...which has led to a little over 4 hours more ride time...which at their pace is about 50 miles.  Assuming no mechanicals, he who sleeps less will lead longest.

The rider who manages their rest or sleep will be better served not necessarily sleeping the least. It's a tough call in the heat of the battle though.
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #651 on: June 22, 2013, 08:21:48 AM
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« Reply #651 on: June 22, 2013, 08:21:48 AM »

It has been pouring rain in Helena this morning. Very overcast, 47 degrees. Cold and very wet day here for any south bound riders still out there.
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #652 on: June 22, 2013, 09:21:19 AM
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« Reply #652 on: June 22, 2013, 09:21:19 AM »

Ovando Montana Update #1 for June 22:  [sorry for not posting yesterday, had to go to MisZooLa]:  With appreciation to Peggy Fly of the Blackfoot Inn we have photos for yesterdays cyclists:  Jonathan O'Brian - WA made it to Ovando, got refueled and has found his stride again [he's already in Helena today]; Jay Combs and Jay Kleberg who are not in the race but doing the track and have the interesting side note that they started in NM with Billy Rice and met up with him again outside of Ovando on Billy's return south trip, so had to give them photo time.


* June 21 John O'Brian 001.jpg (213.12 KB, 800x728 - viewed 677 times.)

* June 21 John O'Brian 002.jpg (174.83 KB, 733x800 - viewed 682 times.)

* June 21 Jay Combs and Jay Kleberg.jpg (213.47 KB, 800x565 - viewed 674 times.)

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* June 21 Jay Kleberg.jpg (145.49 KB, 800x774 - viewed 702 times.)
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #653 on: June 22, 2013, 09:23:46 AM
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« Reply #653 on: June 22, 2013, 09:23:46 AM »

Ovando Update for June 21 #2:  Billy Rice came through AGAIN on his southward portion and his smile assures us he is going to  complete the YoYo! Ovando's rooting for ya!


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* June 21 Billy Rice smiling.jpg (111.49 KB, 800x626 - viewed 654 times.)
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #654 on: June 22, 2013, 09:26:07 AM
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« Reply #654 on: June 22, 2013, 09:26:07 AM »

June 22nd Update from Ovando, MT:  Eric Armentrout - TX got in around 2030 hrs last night and is still here as of 1025 hrs; refueling at the Café and checking the Tracker at the Angler.  We're rooting for him too.


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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #655 on: June 22, 2013, 09:28:44 AM
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« Reply #655 on: June 22, 2013, 09:28:44 AM »

It has been pouring rain in Helena this morning. Very overcast, 47 degrees. Cold and very wet day here for any south bound riders still out there.

Message passed on to at least one.  thank you!
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #656 on: June 22, 2013, 09:47:18 AM
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« Reply #656 on: June 22, 2013, 09:47:18 AM »

Arran Pearson called in from Flag Ranch. And Karlos Bernart, the Naked Indian, called in from Butte again. He had to return to get his brakes worked on.
http://mtbcast.com/site2/category/td13/
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #657 on: June 22, 2013, 09:48:45 AM
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« Reply #657 on: June 22, 2013, 09:48:45 AM »

Some reshuffling of the top 10: Markley A and Leo P with a LONG rest, by TD standards, of ~14 hours last night, and Forest B with big move up and might catch Liam C in a day or two if he can keep it up.  Presumably Brian P is keeping pace with Forest.  Looking at the flow chart, it's impressive how steady and consistent Jesse C in 3rd has been over 8 days - truly amazing metronomic flow chart.
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #658 on: June 22, 2013, 10:05:12 AM
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« Reply #658 on: June 22, 2013, 10:05:12 AM »

Just as last year, the Live Tracker suffers from poor SPOT and/or battery performance. Roughly one-third of the top-10 riders had long drop-out periods. Rather than reassuring, I guess this device adds to the worries at the home front. If my life would depend on it, I would look for a more reliable beacon!
While I can appreciate your desire for excellent data--it's what Trackleaders' 'good journalism' is predicated on--I have to say, 'come on', in the case of sleep-deprived, self-supported ultra racing. Expectations are merely frustrations in which a sense of ownership complicates things. We have to keep our social media expectations low in this community, and realize we as fans of the events, or family of the riders, don't own any of this. If your life depended on it, as surely is not the case for TD racers because they are seasoned woodsmen depending on no one else but themselves, then you'd carry back up batteries and have them changed timely. icon_biggrin
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  Topic Name: TD`13 Race Discussion Reply #659 on: June 22, 2013, 10:29:10 AM
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« Reply #659 on: June 22, 2013, 10:29:10 AM »

hey fellow dot-junkies....
i have posted some pictures from the last 24 hrs on the lodge facebook page...

facebook.com/brushmountainlodge

more soon, it appears...
happy spot stalking, everyone...
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