[ORRando] Nighttime 200k perm

[Susan France]

Congrats David on the 200 & 300 events. You are what we call "a fast guy".
I suspect you'll finish the "Edien's Gate 400" in a fast enough time that
sleep doesn't become a real issue. I'd guess somewhere in the 17-18 hour
timeframe.

For most people sleep problems occur just before sunrise or whenever they
fail to keep their brain alert by eating something. There are a lot of
people in ORR who are ultra cyclists who understand how the body and brain
reacts to lack of food and sleep.

Equipment is a different beasty. Just about every rando can help you there.

There are two (maybe more) 200k routes that are similar to the 2 400k
routes. Familiarity with a route also helps greatly the first time or two.
"Scio Covered Bridges" simulates the Eden's Gate 400.
http://www.rusa.org/cgi-bin/permview_GF.pl?permid=139

"Nestucca Rivers" simulates the Nehalem Nestucca 400.
http://www.rusa.org/cgi-bin/permview_GF.pl?permid=611

If you think you prefer to ride alone I encourage you to do so. Otherwise I
would seek out riders who have a similar pace to your own.

If you want to start closer to Portland, perhaps David Parsons can suggest
something that starts in SE PDX.

Susan.

On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 7:46 PM, David Baldwin <dave.f.baldwin at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I want to see how my body reacts to lack of sleep and get used to new
> lighting gear before I do the >300km brevets.  Can anyone suggest a good
> night start ~200k route (permanent or otherwise) near Portland, something
> safe-ish to do solo at night for someone (read: me) without a ton of night
> riding experience?
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