Comments on: 2015 Leadville 100 Race Report, Part 2: Starting Line Surprise http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Mike Schwab http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-666210 Mike Schwab Wed, 02 Sep 2015 19:16:16 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/#comment-666210 For Sure, For Sure is also used in the song CONVOY. http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/coltford/convoy.html (Yeah, breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck, You got a copy on me Pigpen? C'mon.) (Ah yeah, ten-four Pigpen, FOR SURE, FOR SURE. By golly it's clean clear to Flagtown. C'mon.) (Yeah, that's a big ten-four there Pigpen. Yeah, we definitely got the front door good buddy. Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy) [continued] For Sure, For Sure is also used in the song CONVOY.

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/coltford/convoy.html

(Yeah, breaker one-nine, this here’s the Rubber Duck,
You got a copy on me Pigpen? C’mon.)
(Ah yeah, ten-four Pigpen, FOR SURE, FOR SURE.
By golly it’s clean clear to Flagtown. C’mon.)
(Yeah, that’s a big ten-four there Pigpen.
Yeah, we definitely got the front door good buddy.
Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy)

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]]> By: davidh-Marin,ca http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-666033 davidh-Marin,ca Thu, 20 Aug 2015 06:44:07 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/#comment-666033 I understood Fatty was going to be busy with work, out of town this week. In addition to that he's banged out three great installments, posted pictures of himself contemplating his 'stem', commented, and made new friends on Facebook. Heck, I haven't even gotten home yet. Personal speed check: 42.84 max, apparently my downhill muscle had some positive affect on this ride. I understood Fatty was going to be busy with work, out of town this week. In addition to that he’s banged out three great installments, posted pictures of himself contemplating his ’stem’, commented, and made new friends on Facebook. Heck, I haven’t even gotten home yet.

Personal speed check: 42.84 max, apparently my downhill muscle had some positive affect on this ride.

]]> By: AKChick http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-666032 AKChick Thu, 20 Aug 2015 06:38:11 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/#comment-666032 Yay! Race report. I love the Leadville reports! @Jeff Dieffenbach can't wait to read your report! Where is @davidh-marin? I want to read YOUR report! :) PS still not tempted to do Leadville. Yay! Race report. I love the Leadville reports!

@Jeff Dieffenbach can’t wait to read your report!

Where is @davidh-marin? I want to read YOUR report! :)

PS still not tempted to do Leadville.

]]> By: Ian http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-666031 Ian Thu, 20 Aug 2015 00:42:26 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/#comment-666031 Hot damn, even the cadence of your writing is off the chart. Hot damn, even the cadence of your writing is off the chart.

]]> By: Eric http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-666030 Eric Wed, 19 Aug 2015 22:50:13 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/#comment-666030 @Jeff, I can't wait to read your report. I wrote up my full report this morning (linked from my name) for those interested in what it's like at the back of the pack. I started in the middle of the pack (purple corral), but got a flat at the top of the first climb, and by the time I fixed it, I was in last place, so I spent the rest of the race trying to catch up. @Jeff, I can’t wait to read your report. I wrote up my full report this morning (linked from my name) for those interested in what it’s like at the back of the pack. I started in the middle of the pack (purple corral), but got a flat at the top of the first climb, and by the time I fixed it, I was in last place, so I spent the rest of the race trying to catch up.

]]> By: Brian in VA http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-666029 Brian in VA Wed, 19 Aug 2015 21:29:23 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/#comment-666029 I so love these race reports! I so love these race reports!

]]> By: Corrine http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-666027 Corrine Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:22:39 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/#comment-666027 Love the race report. Keep the installments coming. I, too wonder if snakes will play a part later. @Jeff Dieffenbach, yes, I want to hear your full race report. Looks like you did awesome yourself! Love the race report. Keep the installments coming. I, too wonder if snakes will play a part later. @Jeff Dieffenbach, yes, I want to hear your full race report. Looks like you did awesome yourself!

]]> By: Jeff Dieffenbach http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-666026 Jeff Dieffenbach Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:00:46 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/#comment-666026 I started in Orange, third from the back (ahead only of Blue and White). The ride down 6th street wasn't as congested as I'd been led to believe (by an award-winning celebrity cycling blogger). Probably because said blogger hasn't been THAT far back in a long time! There was no slowing accordion before the small rise. Once past the right-left at the Intermediate School, it was full speed ahead. Which on my awesome borrowed 1x11 setup, wasn't all that fast--I easily spun out as fast as I could go. I went with almost the same nutrition strategy as Fatty, except that as a n00b, I didn't know to go all Roctane (I had a mix of roughly 50% non-Roctane and 50% Roctane Gu). Unlike a certain upstate NY MTBer we all know, I did NOT bonk during the race. And while I came to dislike both CarboRocket and Gu, I never developed the full-on hatred I expected. In fact, I'm sipping a nice ice cold Lemonade Half-Evil 333 as I type. While downing a Salted Watermelon Gu. Popping out onto the pavement after the Carter Summit aid station, I hit my max of 40.9. I'm not remotely as fast as Fatty, so I'm pleased to have been within 1 mph of him on at least one part of the course! I've got a full race report finished, but I won't share it until Fatty crosses the line. I guess that means I have to stop at the top of Powerline. All that I'll say at this point is that as of Sun Aug 9, I was absolutely petrified at the thought of being at the top of Powerline (Outbound, of course; the thought of being at the top of Powerline Inbound is another story entirely). I started in Orange, third from the back (ahead only of Blue and White). The ride down 6th street wasn’t as congested as I’d been led to believe (by an award-winning celebrity cycling blogger). Probably because said blogger hasn’t been THAT far back in a long time!

There was no slowing accordion before the small rise. Once past the right-left at the Intermediate School, it was full speed ahead. Which on my awesome borrowed 1×11 setup, wasn’t all that fast–I easily spun out as fast as I could go.

I went with almost the same nutrition strategy as Fatty, except that as a n00b, I didn’t know to go all Roctane (I had a mix of roughly 50% non-Roctane and 50% Roctane Gu). Unlike a certain upstate NY MTBer we all know, I did NOT bonk during the race. And while I came to dislike both CarboRocket and Gu, I never developed the full-on hatred I expected. In fact, I’m sipping a nice ice cold Lemonade Half-Evil 333 as I type. While downing a Salted Watermelon Gu.

Popping out onto the pavement after the Carter Summit aid station, I hit my max of 40.9. I’m not remotely as fast as Fatty, so I’m pleased to have been within 1 mph of him on at least one part of the course!

I’ve got a full race report finished, but I won’t share it until Fatty crosses the line. I guess that means I have to stop at the top of Powerline. All that I’ll say at this point is that as of Sun Aug 9, I was absolutely petrified at the thought of being at the top of Powerline (Outbound, of course; the thought of being at the top of Powerline Inbound is another story entirely).

]]> By: Ferde http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-666025 Ferde Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:54:13 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/#comment-666025 Excellent write up Excellent write up

]]> By: rb http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-666024 rb Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:46:10 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/19/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-2-starting-line-surprise/#comment-666024 The front is the way to start this race. Red was a beautiful place to be. The criteria got harder for 2016, so I need to turn in a faster Barnburner to make it back to Red. HOLY CRAP! I am looking forward to another 104 mile event in less than 2 weeks, and I have started plotting next year's LT100. You are contagious Fatty. I have contracted some part of the mental defect that keeps you coming back for more pain. And for that, I thank you. Sincerely. The front is the way to start this race. Red was a beautiful place to be. The criteria got harder for 2016, so I need to turn in a faster Barnburner to make it back to Red.

HOLY CRAP! I am looking forward to another 104 mile event in less than 2 weeks, and I have started plotting next year’s LT100.

You are contagious Fatty. I have contracted some part of the mental defect that keeps you coming back for more pain. And for that, I thank you. Sincerely.

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