How tough is the 100km event, really?
Really tough. Pro/Elite tough. Over the years winning times have been as fast as five and a half hours: but last year only twelve people finished the full 100km in under 7 hours. Some years have been tougher than others, that’s for sure. And 2009 isn’t going to be easy, but the focus is still FUN and FLOW and SINGLETRACK GALORE! A few minor tweaks on the 2006 course and some new, sweet bits of singletrack near the Forest Center (Blue Angel and Tree Struck by Lightning) were the only changes for the 2007 adventure. The 100km will probably take you 8 hours if you are in the fast part of the field. Almost ten hours if you are the slowest. There is over 7000 feet of climbing (and correspondingly over 7000 feet of descending!!) It can be bone-jarringly, shatteringly exhausting. If it is dry and sandy it can be such a bike handling challenge! If you can ride 160km on the road, you can probably ride the 100km off-road. If you can ride 100km on the road; consider registering for the 60km. Chec
