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It makes a great two and a half or three day trip... With Andy
Newlands making the reservations, about a dozen of us also started at
where the "Aufterheide" Hwy meets the McKenzie Hwy... rode through
Oakridge and up the Willamette Pass, stayed at Odell Lake Lodge the
1st night, rode to East lake (lunch) and on to Sisters for the 2nd
night, then back over the McKenzie to the cars... and the greatest
"au naturel" hot spring in that part of Oregon.
Jerry
Jerry Powell
USAC Level 1 Coach
1926 SW Madison St
Portland, OR 97205
503 222 7173
503 799 7823
jpowell@spiritone.com
On Mar 29, 2007, at 6:45 AM, c.rycewicz@comcast.net wrote:
> I did that ride last summer on my motorcycle and the route is
> fantastic with some of the best scenery in Oregon. It would be
> truly epic on a bicycle.
>
> --
> Christopher A. Rycewicz
> c.rycewicz@comcast.net
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Greg Bruce"
> 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
>
> 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 ..
>
>
>
> 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 li ttle t o
> 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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>
>
> From: "Greg Bruce"
> Date: March 29, 2007 12:22:01 AM PDT
> To: "Lily Darcey" ,
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Ride early and often to prepare for a bike
> tour
>
>
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