[ORRando] Fwd: Barlow Trail 300 Pre-Ride

[Vincent Sikorski]

Since I saw my name mentioned, I thought I'd comment on the benefits  
of hydro-cooling. (Not to be confused with cold beer instilled into  
the stomach). When it is HOT, I do not pass up the opportunity for a  
cool soak. I find a spot to lie down in the water with just my head  
sticking up until I feel cold. You need to bring your core temperature  
down, a quick splash is not enough. Several years ago I did a loop  
Bend- Willamette Pass- Aufderheide-McKenzie Pass -Sisters. Was 104  
degrees in the shade. Would not have survived without several trips  
into the South Fork of the McKenzie River.

Vince
PS The above loop, Bend to Bend, would make a great 400K when McKenzie  
Pass opens up.

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> From: Michael Wolfe <cyclotouriste at gmail.com>
> Date: July 22, 2009 10:25:14 AM PDT
> To: Michael Johnson <mjawnson at gmail.com>, orrando at orrandonneurs.org
> Subject: Re: [ORRando] Barlow Trail 300 Pre-Ride
>
> Looks like you and Joshua had a good ride.  What you did was the  
> cool, easy part -- the desert in such conditions would be deadly.   
> Makes me glad I postponed it.
>
> Before you go asking for August 1st off, you should know that on  
> that date, Susan is going to just do one of her 300's -- either 3  
> capes again or a grab bag of 100k combinations out of Newberg.  The  
> Barlow Trail 300 will be pushed back to September 26, and will be a  
> RUSA event, pending approval.  We'll the new dates up on the site  
> when everything's official.
>
> Anvil Creek crossing was fine on a bent.  I walked the bike around  
> the BMX mounds on either side, and I actually rode the dirt down to  
> the creek.  I walked the bike up the other side, and then I was on  
> my way.  I had 700x23 tires, and even that skinny, it just wasn't an  
> issue.
>
> I'm sorry you suffered on the way back to Estacada.  That's too bad,  
> it's a great stretch of road if you're not feeling like crap.  I  
> would have employed the Vincent Sikorski hydro-thermal cooling  
> method (TM) and just gone and sat in the river.  Getting under a  
> water hose in Mitchell on the XTR instantly made me able to eat and  
> drink again.  You just need to bring your temperature down.

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