Andrea

I need a schedule

I’m trying to figure out my plans for next season, and I’m having a hard time sorting through all of the awesome races that I read about but didn’t partake in last season. I know I’m going to a lot of NUE races (including Lumberjack, which I missed this year), and I know I’m going to spend some time in Colorado again around the time of the Breck 100. I also plan on racing the regional stuff like the Ouachita Challenge (March), and Syllamo’s Revenge (May).

I know I’ve got a few loyal readers out there. Make me your puppet- what course do you want me to tackle? Sponsors- where do you want your products to be put to the test? It’ll probably be singlespeed- Hey, y’all watch this!

EDIT:

So, looking through the comments-
I’m already planning on Southern Cross and Spa City.
Creaky, I’m not quite up for Trans-anything, and unless there’s someone with a lot of disposable income that’s a regular reader who wants to give me the $$ for a trip out of the country, it’s not gonna happen.
Others-
Tour de ‘burg: never really looked into it, but I will
Breck Epic: I REALLY want to do that one, but the funding may be an issue. It’d be awesome to hang out around Breck from the 100 until the Epic.
Ride the Butte looks interesting. Like Tour de ‘burg, I’ll have to check it out
Richard- that’s kind of the point of this post. I want to get ideas. I also like to interact with people who read my blog. I will eventually try a 24 solo… not sure when, though.

I should explain what I’m looking for a little more- I know someone is going to post, DO LEADVILLE!” or “DO X racethat’sreallypopularandyouhavetoregisterayearaheadoftimetogetin.” I appreciate the suggestion, but I am not quite as “in” to those sorts of things as I am slightly less traveled courses that have features that make them unique in a way that scares off the crowds (for example- anyone can “do” the Leadville course- it’s the fact that the BEST riders show up with their A-games that make it a really hard race. The Breck 100 course is hard. Not that you won’t find some awesome competitors there, but Levi and Lance aren’t showing up any time soon). I like attrition. I like courses that scare “normal” people off, and I want to do them singlespeed.

That being said, keep the suggestions coming! I’m not opposed to guerilla/off the radar type races, I just need to know when/where…

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9 thoughts on “I need a schedule”

  1. parking lot criteriums. lots of them.

    come to Plano and do the Tuesday nighter.

    keep an eye on spinistry.com, his events are fun; he likes to do epic mtb or gravel road races.

  3. TransRockies and the TransAlps

    And you need to get some passport stamps. What’s that MTB stage race across Australia? And that one in Guatemala or Honduras.

  7. I’m in the process of putting together a menu of events for 2011 too. I’ve been working on going to Colorado as well, but everyone who I’ve asked to drive out there with me has bailed, so that’s on hold for now.

    Why don’t you try something you haven’t done before? You’ve done 100 milers on a single speed, races various endurance events, road races, crits, and whatnot. You haven’t done a 24hr. race solo, have you? You should try Bump ‘n Grind at least once.

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