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snapdragen
03-19-2007, 07:13 PM
This was on roadbikereview.com, one of the guys over there has ridden with this amazing woman. She is an ultra rider!

Alaska Ultra Sport (http://www.alaskaultrasport.com/2007%20race%20story.htm)
chickwhorips
03-19-2007, 07:45 PM
she did so good! i love how she wrote it.

i promise alaska isn't that rough on people! come visit snap! i know you need the vacation and its starting to thaw. ;)
tygab
03-19-2007, 07:49 PM
wow. I am not sure I'd even attempt 1 of those legs let alone the whole thing. Very impressive. That is one tough chick.
tygab
03-19-2007, 07:57 PM
she did so good! i love how she wrote it.
i promise alaska isn't that rough on people! come visit snap! i know you need the vacation and its starting to thaw. ;)

I love alaska! I can't wait to go again, hoping to in 2 or 3 years! But CWR, it is a place where you can define yourself, even without seeking the extremes of this race. I backpacked and kayaked on the Kenai Peninsula for ~2 wks with my sister a few years ago and it taught us things we didn't necessarily know beforehand about ourselves and each other throughout. It was at times very hard and frustrating, but at times immensely rewarding. In short, everything I'd hoped and thought, and more! And even more grateful to have shared this with my sister.

:)
KnottedYet
03-19-2007, 08:01 PM
Wow! Quite an adventure, but not my idea of a good time... maybe a one-day ride in the snow, with saunas and food and such at each end?:D
chickwhorips
03-19-2007, 09:32 PM
I love alaska! I can't wait to go again, hoping to in 2 or 3 years! But CWR, it is a place where you can define yourself, even without seeking the extremes of this race.

when you make it back up here, let me know.

very true. you can define yourself and realize what you are really made of.
snapdragen
03-20-2007, 07:38 AM
I remember feeling so calm and happy when I was up there. It's a different state of mind for me.
missymaya
03-20-2007, 08:23 AM
Wow, pedaling in 20 below weather:eek: Props to her. Particularly when they had to sleep outside and listening to the wolves howl. I dont know how I would handle that ride. That is one tough gal!
mimitabby
03-20-2007, 04:54 PM
well, the crackling of the lungs and serious EDEMA of her entire body plus "minor" frostbite would have sent me begging for a helicopter!
either of the first two problems could have killed her!