[ORRando] Alsea Falls 400

[Philippe Andre]

No one will be DQ at the Bald Mountain Lookout, but make sure you bring lots of extra calories to keep yourself fueled after hours. Gas station food will get old. Michael loaded his pannier with sandwiches and Ensure plus for his preride. 400s are never easy, be prepared. See those attending at the Best Western. Michael and I plan to be there by 5:15am. I will have a room in the hotel Saturday night with two queen size beds to share if anyone wants to catch a few winks before heading home after the ride. Check out is probably 11:00. I can hang out in the lobby of the hotel if anyone wants to sleep.
Philippe

Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 20:58:04 -0400
From: susanfrance at teleport.com
To: cyclotouriste at gmail.com; philippe_cycliste at hotmail.com
CC: orrando at orrandonneurs.org
Subject: Re: [ORRando] Alsea Falls 400



Well, not exactly encouraged. I told Phil not to DQ anyone who was late to the control at the top of the mtn, so early in the ride.

This is the problem we have with having one of the fastest riders, preriding the route, whereas whenever the slowest rider prerode (that's me!), I always run head long into service problems and being in the wrong place at the wrong time of night.  As a general rule organizers must assure there is "staff" at a control when all the businesses are closed for the night. A gap of 1.5 hrs is pretty significant and you must have some alternative for riders who arrive after closing.  Is there a tavern or ATM? When do services in Harrisburg close? Jefferson? Turner?

You do have slower riders signed up... a couple almost as slow as me.

Hmmm now that I studied the route sheet. Where are riders to go in these towns? Or if there are multiple places, where do you recommend?


-----Original Message-----

From: Michael Wolfe 

Sent: Aug 5, 2009 7:21 PM

To: John Henry Maurice 

Cc: ORRando 

Subject: Re: [ORRando] Alsea Falls 400



I think Phil has been encouraged to offer liberal amnesty wrt the closing time of the first control.  And you will make up a LOT of time over the subsequent 30 miles.
The rest of the ride is not particularly hard. You're a 508 vet, you'll be fine.
Michael
On Aug 5, 2009, at 4:00 PM, John Henry Maurice <jmaurice at easystreet.net> wrote:

What have I gotten myself into? The Alsea Falls 400 is 252 miles long
and I have to climb nearly 2500 feet in the first 25 miles. And I have
to do this in 2 hours and 40 minutes! That is nearly 10 mph! If I do
not meet the time limit, then it is a DNF.



If I do make the time limit, I have to make it to Brownsville before
11:30 pm so I can refuel (calories, not gasoline) at he Chevron station
(which I am sure is stocked with nice, healthy food). If not, then
there are no services along the route until Salem, 45 miles later. If I
do reach the Chevron station after it closes, and I need calories, then
that means a six mile off route detour to I-5.



Yes, I am suffering from a confidence melt down.
-- 
John Henry Maurice
www.onyourleft.net

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