Comments on: Oh, So THAT’S Why It’s Called “Endurance” Racing

By: davidh-marin,ca

davidh-marin,ca — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:13:10 +0000

I think Heather is on to something. Bring her to Leadville and she can ‘moon’ Blake and the entire team, or all the riders. I’m sure that will set some new fastest times.
Way to go Blake!

By: John Juge

John Juge — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:04:10 +0000

hey there Fatty, super inspired by that post. so much so in fact, I stole the last line about climbing over the wall and used it as my Facebook status. (gave you full credit for the quote).

my only question was, I saw that the IT guy and The Hammer were wearing some sort of wrap on their wrists? is that for hand numbness? I only ask because it is a real problem for me, and if that is a treatment I want to look into it!

hey, down to 225 now! should hit my goal weight of 190 by December! Not bad for starting at 310 in September of 2010!

By: Dan O

Dan O — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:47:27 +0000

Kudos to IT Guy. We’ve all been there to some extent.

Hopefully, IT Guy will look back and think it was worth the effort and feel great about pushing through it all.

Good luck with Leadville 100. Fantastic goal.

By: Heather G

Heather G — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:46:28 +0000

Sorry I wasn’t there to moon you…

By: Joey Hinckley

Joey Hinckley — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:27:33 +0000

Sweet ride! I may want to do a similar ride some time. If you don’t mind could you explain what road or trail you turn on when coming into Midway off of Guardsman pass that allows you to climb up to Pole Line? By the way thanks beforehand. I love reading your ride reports.

By: Haven-KT

Haven-KT — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:16:10 +0000

Great job, IT Guy! Sometimes you just gotta gut it out. Mostly so when it’s done, it’s done and you can say that you did the whole thing.

By: Jenny @ Fondant is Gross

Jenny @ Fondant is Gross — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:45:20 +0000

Way to go IT guy! I am training for my first century and our first longer ride two weeks ago was no where near as steep. Major props! I currently use a Saucony commercial I saw during Le Tour as my motivation “Strength is what you have left when you’ve used up all your weak.” And all you have left is strength. Great job!

@Jason I’m from MI too, go up 75 and along 68 and 31, there are ridiculous hills to climb there. Especially heading toward Cheboygan from Rogers City.

Good luck at Leadville IT Guy!

By: gregc

gregc — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:24:58 +0000

Great post- I can definitely relate to the intense internal conversation (arguement?) and bargaining one does when “enduring” (as opposed to enjoying or reveling) a ride or run that is way beyond what you think you can do. Every time I ran marathons I hit the wall- but still pushed through. Sometimes a strong willed friend (or mother) is the extra push we need to get beyond our rational self imposed limits. What a cool thing for you guys to do- the Hammers tough love was spot on! I love the ride profile. I used to think that a “squared” ride was the goal (at least 100 feet of climbing per mile average for a loop) for a road ride. I need to find bigger mountains to train in. And by the way, I don’t recall NYC Carlos looking quite so pale in Davis- maybe it was too much pie.

One other thing- how about a Team Fatty World Bike Relief total counter on the side of your blog- I would enjoy watching our progress against Johannes audacious goal.

By: Tonya

Tonya — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:04:08 +0000

Major, major props to The IT Guy. I’m still a newbie when it comes to riding, so I haven’t approached mileage that he is doing(and that you guys do regularly), but I know what’s like to hit my own wall. There is a lot of profanity and, yes, even tears, but when I finish… I feel better than I’ve ever felt. My poor partner, however, bears the brunt of my ire and angst. She is a saint.

By: Bantam Paul

Bantam Paul — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:10:40 +0000

Fatty, as a British reader and follower of your Blog I thought you might be interested to read of a fellow Brit who is an ENDURANCE ATHLETE PAR EXCELLANCE. He is currently running across your country 3100 miles in 100 days. Could you publish his BLOG as he is raising money for two local charities here in the UK. His web address is http://www.rungeordierun.com I am sure he will appreciate any help you can give. All the Best Bantam Paul