The 0700 start at Quinn Junction.
Round Valley glam shot curtesy of the event photographer.
Brad Sneed and me heading out from Silver Lake #1.
Raggedy Ann Fox handing out "prize money." Thanks Chris.
I'm gonna keep my winnings.
Whooped at the finish...
Lynn Peek and me at the finish. She must have been holding back cuz she looks much fresher than me.
My fan club: Derrick Batley, Chris Holley, Aaron Smith and Bob Saffell.
And last but not least, the finishers swag :-)So, now it's official. I finished the first annual PCP2P race in 90th place overall (20th male solo), 10:45:55 after I started. Ahhh, the thrill of finishing!
My wife and a friend asked me how this race compared to the Leadville 100. Well, they both hurt, but in different ways. At Leadville, it's the altitude cuz the course is mostly fireroads and double track with wide single track thrown in to give it a MTB feel. It's not technical at all and favors a Roadie style. The P2P is shorter, with about the same amount of climbing, but, it's mostly tight single track that requires a lot more attention and riding skill. Which do I prefer you ask? Both, because they are so different.
For the benefit of the other type A anal retentive riders out there that may read this, I've put together a few of my personal stats to compare the Leadville Trail 100 to the 75 mile Park City Point to Point race.
Total Time: LT 100 10:48:26 / PCP2P 10:45:55
Riding Time: LT 100 10:18:49 / PCP2P 10:17:22
Elevation Gain: LT 100 11,320 feet / PCP2P 10,899 feet.
Kcals burned: LT 100 7710 / PCP2P 8017
Average HR: LT 100 134 bpm (74%) / PCP2P 137 bpm (76%)
To me they look very similar with the only difference being altitude and distance. Since there was lots of hurt in both, and their duration was the same, I think they are pretty much similar. But, PC P2P is technically harder so I would give it the edge. That said, DO NOT under estimate either one. Try them for yourself and see what you think. Hopefully they'll both be on my 2010 race schedule.
My lap time were as follows:
Round Valley: 59:35 (Avg HR 147 bpm/81%)
RV to Silver Lake 1: 2:01:55 (148 bpm/82%)
SL 1 to SL 2: 1:16:20 (143 bpm/79%)
SL 2 to PCMR: 2:56:43 (134 bpm/74%) In my mind this was the hardest leg.
PCMR to Finish: 3:02:47 (128 bpm/71%)
That's it. I'm looking forward to next year and hope to beat the time limit by more than this year - damn, there I go again...
3 comments:
Way to go enduroman. That's really neat how close the times were. I would have loved to be there for your drop bag and nutrition planning. You make an art of it.
The times are interesting, aren't they. Nutrition planning took a back seat on this one, and I paid for it. Next time I'll give it a better effort. You'd love this race and would do real well. See u in 2010.
Yo, I have some new 6 inch squishy bikes to demo....we should meet up and giggle on some fun bikes. If you call it "training" I will be deeply hurt. Mid Mountain? Great Western? Crest?
Call the store or my cell 750-0561.
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