24 hr Solo Worlds - Race Report

[HillSlugger]

I can't imagine doing something like this! How long was each lap (distance/average time)?

[dirtygirl1]

It's my first year doing the 24 hr Solos and I love them.

The laps were about 13.5 miles each, 2000 ft of climbing and took from 1:35 to 1:48 (or longer for the thorn in the tire lap) to complete!

It continues to amaze me what the human body can accomplish when the mind leads the way!!!

[HillSlugger]

I'm amazed by the incredible things we set our minds to doing. When I announced that I was going to do triathlon my dad exclaimed "Are you crazy?!?"

Congrats on your accomplishment. I hope your feet feel better real soon.

[SheFly]

Congrats! I just watched 24 Solo from last year's World's, and that was just amazing to me. Good for you in attemting, finishing and doing well! I race, but 24 hours is WAY beyond my limit.

SheFly

[RoadRaven]

Excuse my ignorance... but a 24 hour race... this means you go as far/do as many laps as you can within 24 hours?


And wow... what a race... I really don't think I would have the legs, the heart or the head to complete 24 hours on the bike... not even factoring in the RACE aspect of it.

Well done you (that phrase seems not quite enough...)

Just an awesome effort and so good you had Fraser there as your support crew and that he lasted so well (great name, by the way, thats the name one of my sons has )

I've read through your report 3 times now... and feel tired everytime. I think I would have cracked on the night lap (if I made it to night laps) were you got the thorn and after 4 changes, and run-walking nearly 5 miles you found out you had dropped out of 3rd place runnings... I really admire your grit, your spirit, your determination.

[Eden]

Amazing! - I don't think that I'd even be able to stay awake for 24 hrs much less race 24 hrs.

[dirtygirl1]

Thanks Ladies! It was a great race and really fun to share the experience. Maybe I'll get hooked to posting race reports! It's like you get to do it all over again, but from the couch

Excuse my ignorance... but a 24 hour race... this means you go as far/do as many laps as you can within 24 hours?
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You got it! They map out a course and you ride round and round ... you can actually ride for 26 hours if you time it right ... but the laps would have to be shorter!!

[Adventure Girl]

What a great race and a great race report! Wow! 24-hour solo racing at the elite level is just amazing! Very, VERY impressive!

I raced this event, too. But I didn't write a race report, because it wasn't so much a race for me. It was more like a rolling party with a bunch of my friends. We were in the 6 to 10 man corporate division. We each only did 1 or 2 laps!! We at pizza and drank beer! It was fun (and we took 3rd place!)

Monterey is NEVER that hot! It is so close to the coast so it stays cool. It was perfect weather for sitting in the shade sipping brews. But not such perfect weather for hammering all day and all night on a mountain bike! And the course was pretty tough this time! You should be very proud of your accomplishment! Congratulations!