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Singletracks own, Neil B. aka Gimmearaise, is kickin’ butt in the Colorado Trail Race at the moment! I’ve been following along all week (he’s riding a pair of wheels I built, so this is likely the closest I’ll ever come to doing this ride, and certainly at that pace!!), and he’s been in 3rd (of of 76 racers) most of the time. Looks like he may be done tomorrow. They started early Sunday morning (4am was the scheduled time, not sure exactly when they actually left) and so far he’s covered more than 350 miles of the 485 mile route. What a beast!!
Follow along here: http://trackleaders.com/ctr13
His details: http://trackleaders.com/ctr13i.php?name=Neil_Beltchenko
Read his blog post detailing some of his gear here: http://www.gimmearaise.blogspot.com/
And his recaps from the Arizona Trail Race a few months ago here: http://www.singletracks.com/blog/tag/azt-race/Go Neil GOOOOO!!!!
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That’s one fully loaded race bike! Good luck to you Neil!
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I sometimes [i:71u5bmjn]feel[/i:71u5bmjn] like I’m carrying that much stuff on my rides…
Good luck Neil!
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Wooohooo! Neil finished up around 2:30am this morning, 3rd place! Finished in just under 5 days.
Animal!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wow, congrats Neil! Amazing. Can’t wait to hear what it was like!
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"dgaddis" wrote
Wooohooo! Neil finished up around 2:30am this morning, 3rd place! Finished in just under 5 days.
Animal!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy crap, that’s intense! Great job Neil!
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Awesome job Neil!
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Hey Guys,
I just found this…thanks for following. I know personally its a bunch of fun following little blue dots. I had a lot of fun, but I also suffered quiet a bit out there. I’ll have a blog post up soon-ish. Cant wait to share it. 😄
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"GimmeAraise" wrote
Hey Guys,
I just found this…thanks for following. I know personally its a bunch of fun following little blue dots. I had a lot of fun, but I also suffered quiet a bit out there. I’ll have a blog post up soon-ish. Cant wait to share it. 😄
Can’t wait to read it! Congrats on the awesome placing!
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"GimmeAraise" wrote
Hey Guys,
I just found this…thanks for following. I know personally its a bunch of fun following little blue dots. I had a lot of fun, but I also suffered quiet a bit out there. I’ll have a blog post up soon-ish. Cant wait to share it. 😄
Sweet, can’t wait to check it out!
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Well I was going to wait till Monday, but who cares. here is my write-up for this years Colorado Trail Race. Thanks again for the support, I could feel the vibes on the entire trail!
[url:jlko7sab]http://gimmearaise.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-colorado-trail-race-2013-race-report.html[/url:jlko7sab]
-Neil 😀
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If you had questions about my gear, maybe this will clear things up.
[url:15yfdda1]http://gimmearaise.blogspot.com/2013/08/ctr-vs-azt-gear.html[/url:15yfdda1] -
Man, thats intense… congrats!!!!
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Neil – I was reading your latest post on the pain. Dang man. A few thoughts:
Ergon grips – have you tried them? I find them waaay more comfy than regular grips.
Have you had a good pro level bike fit? Might be worth the expense with all the miles and time you put in, could probably help your knees at least.
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Looks like your ready to spend the night.
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"dgaddis" wrote
Neil – I was reading your latest post on the pain. Dang man. A few thoughts:
Ergon grips – have you tried them? I find them waaay more comfy than regular grips.
Have you had a good pro level bike fit? Might be worth the expense with all the miles and time you put in, could probably help your knees at least.
I have tried Ergons for the AZTR 300 this spring, they actually made my hands more numb. 😕 Thats why I wrapped bar tape around my ESI grips. The problem was the grip was to big, So I just bought new ESI chunkys Hoping they work, Its a never ending battle.
I need to do the bike fit, I’m going to switch to a full suspension bike for next year i think. But either way I need to be fit on both bikes yes.
Everything is starting to feel fine, almost a month later. Wow do these things beat up the body. I do have trigger finger on my right hand however that still kills. Any one deal with this?
Neil
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"GimmeAraise" wrote
I do have trigger finger on my right hand however that still kills. Any one deal with this?
Neil
Gripshift, and don’t use the brakes, they only slow you down 😃
I have nothing constructive to add, that sort of riding so completely out of league. The good folks at bikepacking.net could probably help out some.
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