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I had the privilege of doing the very first Oregon Ultimate 2 years ago.
We were blessed with perfect weather that day, but you never know.
I would like to say that it was the best supported ride I have ever
done. There were feed stations every 35-40 miles and they were extremely
well stocked.
Doing that ride has been one the great highlights in my years of riding.
To give you an idea of time in the saddle, our lead group of 7 people
spent 12 hours on the bike and about an hour and 45 minutes accumulated
break and feed time for nearly a 14 hour day total. We made the mistake
of going out too fast (first 100 miles in about 4 hours 25 minutes) and
we paid for it dearly on the subsequent 25 mile climb from Oakridge to
Willamette Pass.
Ironman Jerry Lentz soloed out in front of our group, barely stopping to
feed and finished about an hour ahead of us.
The word epic gets thrown around a lot these days, but this is truly an
EPIC ride.
Greg Bruce
Bend, Oregon
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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Lily Darcey
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 2:49 PM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Ride early and often to prepare for a bike tour
Here you go Ivan:
This ride is being sponsored by Hutches Bikes in Bend. My only little
problem with this ride is that it may well be in the heat, and I have
what is called exercise induced anaphylaxis. I never know when it is
going to hit, so I have to carry epinephrine at all times. I had an
episode last summer when I was training for a marathon run, and ended up
in the E.R. with a B/P of 42/32.
Maybe some of you on this board may want to try this ride, or are going
to do this ride? Look at the info below.
Lily
Oregon Ultimate Road Ride: July 7th 5:00 am
[$60.00 entry] This is a 215 mile road ride from Sisters to Bend...the
long way! Three major climbs
with lots of
rollers in between will make this one of the toughest road rides in
Oregon. The route will go from Sisters over the old McKenzie Pass to
McKenzie Bridge, then to Oakridge, then to Mount Bachelor, with a
downhill finish to Bend. Fully supported with sag wagons, mechanical
help, and food stops at approximately 40 mile intervals. Limited to 50
total riders. Entry fee includes course marking, maps, food, sag (if
necessary), custom socks, and a beer at the finish. Special reward for
finishers. Starts from Sisters, you must supply your own shuttle to
Start and Finish areas. Profile
Info
"Meadors, Ivan C" wrote:
What is the event you are doing?
It sounds like you are doing the right things for training .
You don't necessarily need to do the equivalent distance, but if you
really enjoy cycling,
then go for some of the sponsored century rides and then maybe ride to
the start and ride
home afterwards to increase the overall length and still have a chance
to ride with other
people to reduce the solitude and increase the social aspect of the ride
(if you are so inclined).
Ride on ..
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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Lily Darcey
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 2:31 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Forwarded from seattlepi.com: Ride early and
oftento prepare for a bike tour
I am sorry, but I was wondering why my posts were not showing up, and I
did not realize I had to email to the address above.
Apologies
Lily Darcey wrote:
I would like some advice from you folks. In July, I intend to to a bike
ride, which is sponsored by a local bike shop here where I live. The
distance is 215 miles in one day. Currently I am training alone for this
ride. I ride 40 miles a day and sometimes as much as 50 per day with one
day off in the week. I make sure to hit some hard hills also. On
Saturdays, I will do about 100 miles. Last Saturday I kicked it up a
notch and did a 172 mile bike ride in 11 hours. I know that may seem
slow to you, but my goal was just to make it in one day within a
reasonable amount of time. When the time arrives to do the 215 miles in
one day in July, I plan to do it in under 15 hours, considering it is
going to be on some of Oregon's most grueling mountains. Am I doing too
little to prepare, or too much? In order to do the 215 mile ride in
July, should I make an attempt to do a ride of equal mileage before the
July ride arrives?
Thank you ::::; Lily
* Read the full article at:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/getaways/308288_bikeready22.html
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