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Post by BB_NY on Apr 25, 2012 7:33:27 GMT -5
BTW I have one ball.
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tavo
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Post by tavo on Apr 25, 2012 7:39:27 GMT -5
Here are my two cents. I get it that MTB is supposed to be technical. But Blue Mountain was outright dangerous. While I'm hooked in MTB and I plan for it to be part of what I do and I'm not sure I will ever do Blue Mountain again. The risk of a serious injury is too high. I get it that everything has risk (even walking out of your house has risk) but there's no need to lead up the odds against you and do a course that it is almost designed to injure you, specially if you can't rise it often. As for my podium finish, it was really a lucky decision. I started at the Ed of he pack as I got confused and didn't realized the race had started. Then at the big hill everyone was taking the right side (the steeper line but the one without all the rocks). I made the decision to take the left line with all the rocks and just powered through it and I was able to pass in that one hill about 6-7 riders who all were going single file on the right side line. But I was scared to death the whole race. I kept thinking its bit fair if I die here and my kids have to grow up without a dad like I did (my dad died when I was 4). I know I'm a newbie, but when you have kids I guess you look at things differently. It is no longer about you as there are others that depend on you. Anyway, I figure I add my two cents to the topic. I wish I could do the next H2H race but May 6 is my middle son's first communion. But I'm hoping to do many of the other H2H races. Also registered for the 40 mile MTB endurance race.
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Post by eam611 on Apr 25, 2012 8:41:09 GMT -5
No harm taken E!
You're right BB. more MTB riding for the oranges.
And good read on that tavo. Endurance is also a main key to MTB. That's where all you tris and roadies have the edge!
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Post by CincoDos on Apr 25, 2012 12:00:15 GMT -5
Here are my two cents. I get it that MTB is supposed to be technical. But Blue Mountain was outright dangerous. While I'm hooked in MTB and I plan for it to be part of what I do and I'm not sure I will ever do Blue Mountain again. The risk of a serious injury is too high. I get it that everything has risk (even walking out of your house has risk) but there's no need to lead up the odds against you and do a course that it is almost designed to injure you, specially if you can't rise it often. As for my podium finish, it was really a lucky decision. I started at the Ed of he pack as I got confused and didn't realized the race had started. Then at the big hill everyone was taking the right side (the steeper line but the one without all the rocks). I made the decision to take the left line with all the rocks and just powered through it and I was able to pass in that one hill about 6-7 riders who all were going single file on the right side line. But I was scared to death the whole race. I kept thinking its bit fair if I die here and my kids have to grow up without a dad like I did (my dad died when I was 4). I know I'm a newbie, but when you have kids I guess you look at things differently. It is no longer about you as there are others that depend on you. Anyway, I figure I add my two cents to the topic. I wish I could do the next H2H race but May 6 is my middle son's first communion. But I'm hoping to do many of the other H2H races. Also registered for the 40 mile MTB endurance race.  |
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