The warming trend forecasted for this week corresponds perfectly with my desire to get back into a riding groove as I have only ridden sporadically since the Targhee 24 Hour race.
Cycling has still been front and center though. The planning for a January snow bike race took a big leap forward this past week and I hope to make it official very soon. One issue I go back and forth on is how much support to provide during the race. Melting snow for water will be an issue for the 100-mile racers.
What are your thoughts?
Option #1 - Offer no suppport but allow racers to use any resources found along the route. 25-mile racers will have no resources and 100-mile racers will travel near a cluster of lodges at about the 70-mile mark.
Option #2 - Offer one aid station each for the the 25-mile and the 100-mile racers. Try to position the aid stations at roughly the half-way point on each course.
Option #3 - Offer an aid station for the 25-mile racers only at roughly the half-way point on the course. Treat the 100-mile race as a 100% self supported race.
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And so it begins :-)
A few flakes here today, nothing more.
Ed
Dave~ whatever you decide on support i'll be planning on bringing a stove to melt snow anyway..not to mention the ability to sleep out if needed
Just to be a little safer...
I'd say for the hundy self supported!
I think I'd pick option #2 as my first choice, option #3 as my second choice and option #1 as my third choice.
Options?
# 4: head to the desert for the winter where there is only snow on mountain tops ;)
So do you have a scheduled date for this ride yet? I'm trying to talk my parents into Christmas alternatives since it's not looking like I'll get any time off in December. A week in January may be perfect ... and I have to fly into Idaho Falls and rent a car anyway because that's as close to Salt Lake City as my Delta airline miles will get me. So I'm thinking ... a day or two around Idaho Falls in January. What is there to do around there? Hmmm ...
(By the way, I like the completely self-supported option.)
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