tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post4319352007067883080..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: I want to ride the FireweedJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-50352365725567501642007-03-02T08:43:00.000-07:002007-03-02T08:43:00.000-07:00I think you might be surprised at how many of your...I think you might be surprised at how many of your friends and fellow bloggers might be totally willing to be non-grumpy supporters. And you're obviously wanting to do this...so don't talk yourself out of doing it. Find a way to make it happen!Malliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186936683465162035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-59566096452231139742007-03-02T07:36:00.000-07:002007-03-02T07:36:00.000-07:00I just hope they let you do the Fireweed. Good on ...I just hope they let you do the Fireweed. Good on you for trying either way.Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984978420642327867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-560788551341133502007-03-02T07:08:00.000-07:002007-03-02T07:08:00.000-07:00PBP?! Now you're talking!Jill,Check out the Randon...PBP?! Now you're talking!<BR/><BR/>Jill,<BR/><BR/>Check out the Randonneurs section of the arctic bicycle club in Anchorage. They do suitable training rides for the F400 - like, Anchorage to Seward and back in a day. I'm not sure there's enuf road around Juneau to train for the solo F400, is there? Have you considered doing the F400 as a team (2 or 4), or are you commited to soloing it the 1st time? If you want to consider doing it as a team let me know in e-mail (email link on web site). I'm probably going to be in AK this summer, and riding the F400 would be something fun to look forward to. I know enuf people in Anchorage who might be interested in sagging for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-47020206843668022692007-03-02T05:49:00.000-07:002007-03-02T05:49:00.000-07:00This isn't Alaska, but...There's a ride called Qua...This isn't Alaska, but...There's a ride called Quadzilla--no joke--that is 400 miles around all of the Finger Lakes in upstate NY. It's beautiful riding country, and a lot tougher than a mere 400 miles might indicate. The terrain is very hilly. None of the hills are very high, but they are steep, and they keep coming over and over and over. I have this crazy compulsion about it. The though of it haunts me.BikeProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14387830673012342547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-83157490250114776112007-03-02T05:41:00.000-07:002007-03-02T05:41:00.000-07:00Another option:http://sdata.national.edu/GutCheck2...Another option:<BR/>http://sdata.national.edu/GutCheck2006.htm<BR/><BR/>There are a few of us who might do a shared support vehicle type of thing. And this race is for those of you who 400 miles isn't <I>quite</I> far enough - this one is 412.Snakebitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879428992616238833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-23295986791537998102007-03-01T22:25:00.000-07:002007-03-01T22:25:00.000-07:00Jill,If you come on down to Seattle you could do e...Jill,<BR/><BR/>If you come on down to Seattle you could do either S2S or Cannonball. Both are races from Seattle to Spokane, both have an "usupported" class with no chase vehicles. S2S is the prettier route along Hwy 2, Cannonball is the faster route along I-90. Details at:<BR/><BR/>http://www.redmondcyclingclub.org/<BR/><BR/>If you want to do either of these, let me know. I can hook you up with a place to stay, local shops, whatever you need. If Geoff wants to run 275 miles alongside you, I'm sure we could help out with that as well!Kent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-31413758968968448002007-03-01T21:36:00.000-07:002007-03-01T21:36:00.000-07:00Jill, you are delightfully demented. Perhaps ther...Jill, you are delightfully demented. Perhaps there is a <B><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris-Brest-Paris" REL="nofollow">PBP</A></B> in you.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607259821954490651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-13516240395248515372007-03-01T17:00:00.000-07:002007-03-01T17:00:00.000-07:00Jill-Surely you've found the Arctic Bicycle Club w...Jill-<BR/>Surely you've found the Arctic Bicycle Club website by now haven't you? www.abc-cycling.com<BR/><BR/>Check the "Other Alaskan bicycling links tab for ultra stuff.<BR/><BR/>Or you could always search out www.ultracycling.com or www.rusa.org for longer roadish stuff. There is an AK brevet series on the calender, though I'm not finding much other info. Might have to contact the organizer.<BR/><BR/>DGNeve_r_esthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329919180492986371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-63544726651285291522007-03-01T15:50:00.000-07:002007-03-01T15:50:00.000-07:00Jill, If you're into the road thing, check out the...Jill, <BR/><BR/>If you're into the road thing, check out the <A HREF="http://www.kcibr.com/" REL="nofollow">Kluane-Chilkat International Bike Relay</A>: 240km / 150 miles from Haines Junction to Haines in early June. Not quite 400 miles but always a tough ride due to hills, wind and weather. <BR/><BR/>There are always a ton of Juneau riders so I am sure you could get a ride from Haines to the start. If you're in a pinch, I'll be driving a support vehicle for two teams (one solo and one two-person) and could help you out as well. Generally, anybody on the route will help you out with anything you might need. <BR/><BR/>I'll have to say that thing about support vehicles annoys me. They're suppposed to be bike events and you end up with more cars than bikes. That's why off-road events are better, I guess. Ya gotta fend for yourself. <BR/><BR/>Regards, <BR/>Anthony1234567890https://www.blogger.com/profile/07066624997554342571noreply@blogger.com