tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9492102.post8714533752441340501..comments2024-01-07T19:44:38.922-07:00Comments on Slip Angle: 24 Hours of RedemptionChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14960740006971546039noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9492102.post-20515762684384397562007-10-26T18:26:00.000-06:002007-10-26T18:26:00.000-06:00I would say that I have never been a bikng guru l...I would say that I have never been a bikng guru like yourself, but i would say that knowing you for the past year or so I have learned alot about your sport. I know that you put in alot of time and energy, and while it doesn't always end in the winners circle, it still is awesome to hear the adventures. Keep it up and many more succeses in '08.ryan younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160744139148316654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9492102.post-45321274221556190012007-10-25T15:11:00.000-06:002007-10-25T15:11:00.000-06:00after waiting anxiously for this post for over a w...after waiting anxiously for this post for over a week i now haven't had time to read all of it since you put it up. luckily i printed out a copy and will read it on my flight south later tonight. <BR/><BR/>all joking and sarcasm aside the 5:00am thing is going to be pretty difficult for me. my sleep tonight will be in the form of a 6 hour layover in the seattle airport and then i'll be driving ~500 miles to get up to moab tomorrow. not to mention that 5:00am mountain time translates to 3:00am alaska time. point is, you really might need to yell at me to get me up. i'll be the dead looking body somewhere near a very small rental car with nevada plates. can't wait to ride with ya. safe travels.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238385683129822240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9492102.post-55732976717104996782007-10-23T09:27:00.000-06:002007-10-23T09:27:00.000-06:00Great job and great report Chris!Glad to hear you ...Great job and great report Chris!<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear you are feeling good post-race and that you aren't giving up 24s altogether. Maybe we will ride one together at some point?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799615710498415775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9492102.post-42697930763000623142007-10-23T00:37:00.000-06:002007-10-23T00:37:00.000-06:00Jolly good ride there Chris. Sounds like you've a...Jolly good ride there Chris. Sounds like you've about had enough of the Moab affair, eh? Living dead...great term.<BR/><BR/>Having raced this thing so many times and formats - 5 person, 4 person, duo, solo - I'd have to say the team racing is where it's at. Tons of fun, you get to relive laps in between laps, and recovery is much faster!Dave Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199180181304602551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9492102.post-7187334711499550242007-10-22T23:02:00.000-06:002007-10-22T23:02:00.000-06:00Nice work... wish I was there to experance it firs...Nice work... wish I was there to experance it first hand!FixieDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685170404057881390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9492102.post-40828115746151183772007-10-22T21:27:00.000-06:002007-10-22T21:27:00.000-06:00Congratulations Chris! I really enjoyed this and ...Congratulations Chris! I really enjoyed this and it brought back a lot of memories. My first 24 hour solo race was at Moab. I've done it 4 times so I know the course pretty well although I think they've made a few changes. <BR/><BR/>Here's some random thoughts. My can't stay awake state generally doesn't come until around 2AM. I don't wear my helmet light in long races because I don't want to have neck problems. It gets really dark in the desert but I've always been on my 5th lap when it's gotten dark so I already know the lines although they keep shifting around. A U-Haul truck rented in Moab makes a great support tent even when the wind is howling. Throw in a nice propane heater and it's even better. You can even ride up the ramp into the back and then have a start ramp for your next lap. 24 hours at Moab is tougher than 40 hours on the road.<BR/><BR/>I'd really like to do it again but I've always had asthma problems there. A couple times I probably should have been in the hospital. One time I was so bad along the ridge on my final lap that I could only walk a 100 yards before I had to stop to catch my breath. I thought it was going to take me nearly 5 hours to finish the lap. I could have short cut but at least then you had to finish another lap if you crossed the finish line before noon or you'd DNF. I was just imagining walking the whole way up the back side of Prostitute Butte. Fortunately I started breathing better and actually rode pretty well up the climb.UltraRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00668877846125357272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9492102.post-42744815961574665192007-10-22T21:26:00.000-06:002007-10-22T21:26:00.000-06:00Congratulations wonderful Christopher. I'm very p...Congratulations wonderful Christopher. I'm very proud of your accomplishment but will also miss that month off that comes with defeat :D <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the blog!Marnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784545362014118868noreply@blogger.com