[ORRando] Nighttime 200k perm

David Baldwin dave.f.baldwin at gmail.com
Thu Mar 12 22:36:29 PDT 2015


This is great - thank you both for the suggestions.  I'll shoot out an
email once I choose a date in case anyone is interested in joining.

On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Susan France <susan.m.france at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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