Congrats to Miles Todd

John Spann says:

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3rd Place in the 100 mile Soul Ride on his SS.

Waytago Miles!

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Me? I DNF'd at mile 75...T'was a good time anyway.

You went 75 miles further than I did ;-)

Steve

Stephen Baker said:

John Spann says:

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3rd Place in the 100 mile Soul Ride on his SS.

Waytago Miles!

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Me? I DNF'd at mile 75...T'was a good time anyway.

You went 75 miles further than I did ;-)

Steve

where was this race?

just wondering, my neighbor just took 2nd/masters in some 100 mile race in
AZ a few days ago...

Penny

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Stephen Baker said:

John Spann says:

Quoted message said:

3rd Place in the 100 mile Soul Ride on his SS.

Waytago Miles!

Quoted message said:

Me? I DNF'd at mile 75...T'was a good time anyway.

You went 75 miles further than I did ;-)

Steve

where was this race?

just wondering, my neighbor just took 2nd/masters in some 100 mile race in
AZ a few days ago...

Penny

This was the Soul Ride in Oracle, AZ.

http://www.epicrides.com

John Spann said:

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Stephen Baker said:

John Spann says:

> 3rd Place in the 100 mile Soul Ride on his SS.

Waytago Miles!

> Me? I DNF'd at mile 75...T'was a good time anyway.

You went 75 miles further than I did ;-)

Steve

where was this race?

just wondering, my neighbor just took 2nd/masters in some 100 mile
race in AZ a few days ago...

Penny

This was the Soul Ride in Oracle, AZ.

http://www.epicrides.com

I wonder if it was the same thing... I'm not sure it was 100 miles but he
did it in 11 hours whatever it was.

P.

John Spann said:

3rd Place in the 100 mile Soul Ride on his SS.

Me? I DNF'd at mile 75...T'was a good time anyway.

John Spann

What, no pix?!?!?

Btw, congrats to Miles.
--
Slacker

John Spann said:

3rd Place in the 100 mile Soul Ride on his SS.

Holy [censored]. Dude called me from his truck on the way home, and never
mentioned THAT.

Bill "not my idea of podium eye candy, but still..." S.

John Spann said:

3rd Place in the 100 mile Soul Ride on his SS.

Me? I DNF'd at mile 75...T'was a good time anyway.

John Spann

Wow. Nice job to both of you. 75 ain't too shabby either. I've bailed from a
much shorter race.

Matt

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3rd Place in the 100 mile Soul Ride on his SS.

Me? I DNF'd at mile 75...T'was a good time anyway.

John Spann

Congrats to both of you. Way to go.

CG

John Spann said:

3rd Place in the 100 mile Soul Ride on his SS.

Me? I DNF'd at mile 75...T'was a good time anyway.

John Spann

John, reports of my exploits have been greatly exaggerated. The third
place is an error, I am sorry to say. The sad truth of it is I cramped
badly on the Mine Road, and walked most of the climb. I lost enough time
in that section to miss the cutoff at the 68 mile mark by 15 minutes,
despite reviving enough to really haul on the fast downhill, and spin like
crazy (passing a couple of gearies) on the River Road. I thought I'd make
it, but my time management was a little lacking, and when I ran up the
Hike-a-bike and the checkpoint wasn't just right there, I knew that was
it. I'd misremembered the map, and I'd thought that the checkpoint was
immediately after the Hike-a-bike. My disappointment at not making the
cutoff was intense.

Upon arrival at the fourth aid staion, realizing that I hadn't made it, I
hit the road back to town. Huh. Some shortcut. The damned road back to
town was 34 miles long, and as bizarre as it sounds, almost entirely
uphill. Anyhow, [censored] that I wasn't able to finish the ride, I put my
head down and motored back to Oracle. Long road grinds suck on a single
speed, I have to say.

As I headed back into town, I was waved into the finishing chute. I told
the timers that I was a DNF but somehow, that didn't seem to translate.

My only solace was that I did get my 102 miles in, albeit a fair chunk on
pavement.

The damage report: My brand, spankin' new Fox Terralogic 100, blown up.
My wrist (the one I've been complaining about all year) really quite
sore. I should have taken a whole fistful of ibuprofen before the start,
but forgot. Feeling in my fingertips didn't come back for a few hours
after the finish, but came back eventually. I attribute that to the
damned fork. Anybody in the market for a slightly used Fox Terralogic?

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Eric did a little better that I- he got to the checkpoint with a couple of
minutes to spare, so he finished the ride, clocking in as last-finishing
Single Speeder. It was his first 100 mile bike ride of any kind, and the
he says it was the hardest thing he has ever done.

Neither of us are in any real hurry to sign up for next year's event. The
only part of the course that either of us liked was the Mine Road. The
rest of it was pretty boring and unexciting. 35 degrees farenheit at the
start didn't do much for our motivation, either. Still, there are 51
weeks to think about it, so who knows?

miles

miles todd said:

John Spann said:

3rd Place in the 100 mile Soul Ride on his SS.

Me? I DNF'd at mile 75...T'was a good time anyway.

John Spann

John, reports of my exploits have been greatly exaggerated.

<snip>

Ah, well I take it all back then. You guys are pussies! 😉

Nice job anyway. That's a long-ass way to ride however you slice it, and yes
long roads grinds on the SS SUCK!
Did you meet any of the Gunnsion contingent? I heard talk of a trip being
organized, but I'm not sure who actually went (if anyone).

Take care of that wrist!

Matt

MattB said:

Ah, well I take it all back then. You guys are pussies! 😉

Nice job anyway. That's a long-ass way to ride however you slice it, and
yes
long roads grinds on the SS SUCK!
Did you meet any of the Gunnsion contingent? I heard talk of a trip being
organized, but I'm not sure who actually went (if anyone).

Take care of that wrist!

Matt

I met the guy who promoted the Gunny 24 hour race. That's the only one I
know for sure from that neck of the woods.

miles

miles todd said:

MattB said:

Ah, well I take it all back then. You guys are pussies! 😉

Nice job anyway. That's a long-ass way to ride however you slice it,
and yes
long roads grinds on the SS SUCK!
Did you meet any of the Gunnsion contingent? I heard talk of a trip
being organized, but I'm not sure who actually went (if anyone).

Take care of that wrist!

Matt

I met the guy who promoted the Gunny 24 hour race. That's the only
one I know for sure from that neck of the woods.

miles

Ah, yes. That's Mitch. Did he talk to you into coming up for the race next
year?

Matt

MattB said:

Ah, yes. That's Mitch. Did he talk to you into coming up for the race
next
year?

Matt

Yeah, he tried. I was noncommittal- Gunnison isn't very convenient from
San Diego, after all.

miles

On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 04:34:59 GMT, "miles todd" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

John Spann said:

3rd Place in the 100 mile Soul Ride on his SS.

Me? I DNF'd at mile 75...T'was a good time anyway.

John Spann

John, reports of my exploits have been greatly exaggerated. The third
place is an error, I am sorry to say. The sad truth of it is I cramped
badly on the Mine Road, and walked most of the climb. I lost enough time
in that section to miss the cutoff at the 68 mile mark by 15 minutes,
despite reviving enough to really haul on the fast downhill, and spin like
crazy (passing a couple of gearies) on the River Road. I thought I'd make
it, but my time management was a little lacking, and when I ran up the
Hike-a-bike and the checkpoint wasn't just right there, I knew that was
it. I'd misremembered the map, and I'd thought that the checkpoint was
immediately after the Hike-a-bike. My disappointment at not making the
cutoff was intense.

Upon arrival at the fourth aid staion, realizing that I hadn't made it, I
hit the road back to town. Huh. Some shortcut. The damned road back to
town was 34 miles long, and as bizarre as it sounds, almost entirely
uphill. Anyhow, [censored] that I wasn't able to finish the ride, I put my
head down and motored back to Oracle. Long road grinds suck on a single
speed, I have to say.

As I headed back into town, I was waved into the finishing chute. I told
the timers that I was a DNF but somehow, that didn't seem to translate.

My only solace was that I did get my 102 miles in, albeit a fair chunk on
pavement.

The damage report: My brand, spankin' new Fox Terralogic 100, blown up.
My wrist (the one I've been complaining about all year) really quite
sore. I should have taken a whole fistful of ibuprofen before the start,
but forgot. Feeling in my fingertips didn't come back for a few hours
after the finish, but came back eventually. I attribute that to the
damned fork. Anybody in the market for a slightly used Fox Terralogic?

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Eric did a little better that I- he got to the checkpoint with a couple of
minutes to spare, so he finished the ride, clocking in as last-finishing
Single Speeder. It was his first 100 mile bike ride of any kind, and the
he says it was the hardest thing he has ever done.

Neither of us are in any real hurry to sign up for next year's event. The
only part of the course that either of us liked was the Mine Road. The
rest of it was pretty boring and unexciting. 35 degrees farenheit at the
start didn't do much for our motivation, either. Still, there are 51
weeks to think about it, so who knows?

miles

Nice try on a SS.

Peace,
Bill