SteelerHoo

I'm headed east in a couple of weeks and saw this 120 miler on the calendar. Looks interesting, tempted to see if I can squeeze it in around family duties.

Has anyone done this race or planning on doing it this year?

Wondering if it's worth doing. Any insight into the race and course would be helpful.

thanks in advance

Hocam

Course is essentially a never ending series of power climbs between 2 and 10 minutes long. Pavement is good except for the back stretch on the eastern side of the lake. Not much wind because of the tree cover. It was really well run last year, if you're a climber I'd recommend it.

92degrees

32A and Greenwich Rd are a lot rougher IMO than last year. Hopefully some of the frost heaves will lay down a little bit more and they are starting to patch roads around here.

ldesfor1@ithaca

beautiful course. I'll be doing the straight 3's race... only 62 miles.

I wouldnt say it's a climbers course. It does finish on a climb, but nothing too long or steep if memory serves me.

mike868y

I think I'm going to do the 4's. Never ridden it before, but it should be fun.

tc83

I'm going to do the 5's, I think.

mike868y

I'm in the for the 4s.

pinky

just pray they don't get the field lost and take you through downtown Ware again...and recognize its outside of USA Cycling...and its run by Mike Norton...

mike868y

I'm new to the scene, and I don't know who Mike Norton is. I've heard of him though. Regardless, it isn't an A race for me so it should be a good day of training.

ldesfor1@ithaca

yup, me too. I'll be doing the Turtle Pond Circuit race up in NH on saturday. 110 miles of racing in 24 hours is usually good for a nice fitness boost for this middling cat 3.

anyone else gonna double up this weekend?

gsteinb

is that bad?

pinky

IMO yes though I know its a subject that is a prickly one. To his credit he runs a bunch of races, that said, many of those races have had some questionable reputations which somehow never have stuck to him. Add to it his racing record (remember that whole cdr fractured hip thing? guess who caused it), and I have trouble being a fan of the man and what he promotes, still might be on the start line but that's a team choice not a personal one.

gsteinb

I'm friends with the guy. I think he's ok.

michael01612

lots of photos of the race:

https://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...0&l=f37071e7d3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XjENlMaN6s

mike868y

Thanks!

Hocam

Very bizzare youtube video but nice pics.

michael01612

thx. experimenting with video software these days

GirlAnachronism

This thing was freaking brutal. First road race, completely stacked women's field, rainy start

Hardest thing I've ever done in my life and I was summarily dropped, but finished 34th out of 51 in an open field (next year there's going to be Cat-4, hooray!) so at least I got a good training ride in and didn't finish DFL!

grolby

Quabbin is a tough but really beautiful race. I'd love to come back to it with some fitness, some day.

michael01612

....a better video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DccLT3iBEQ

patentcad

According to his post on Facebook, Pablo won the Cat 4 race.

mike868y

Is Pablo's real name eli? Because if not, then bikereg says he didn't win.

https://www.bikereg.com/Results/2010/...-Road-Race.asp

ridethecliche

Yup, his real name is eli. His tag on here was pablo.

mike868y

I see. Is he really only 16? Kid must be damn talented.

ridethecliche

Yup, he's a youngin. Fast as heck. He should be a 3 soon, cause this race win must have been worth a lot of points. He's really good at hilly road races because he's strong and tiny.

Baby faced assassin.