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blake
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nice location there. if i did my math right (i did it long hand because i was in math class) 300 km is about 186 m i didnt feel like finding all the decimals. thats a good distance for one spot. i thought the burke was long 50 miles there and back.
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AndrewBirchman
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| Eh.. idk about the solstice parade haha.. i'd rather be clothed and on greenlake and start much earlier. (like 7). |
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pavedwave
Joined: 22 Oct 2007
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Location: seattle wa usa
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| Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| WiZzY wrote: | Here in the Netherlands I'm starting to get some of the active long distance boarders stoked for the upcomming Ultra. Plan is to go around our biggest lake the Ijsselmeer http://maps.google.nl/ (it's the rather large blue blob in the middle  ). It is roughly 300 km.
Just hoping for good weather and no wind. |
That is rad! Hope to hear and see a lot more about this course. I could envision people travelling some distance to make your event location if the trail's fairly nice. It would be a dream to do a huge, full circle like that. |
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pavedwave
Joined: 22 Oct 2007
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| AndrewBirchman wrote: | | Eh.. idk about the solstice parade haha.. i'd rather be clothed and on greenlake and start much earlier. (like 7). |
I'll only ride Greenlake during the daytime if it's a weekday -- the two Saturday afternoon's we tried this, we got nailed by crowds that literally stopped us in our tracks. Even weekday's can be potentially sketchy if there are any big events planned. Friday afternoon from 3--7 p.m. can be a total crapshoot, as the sun comes out more, the lake is getting insanely packed. That can be nerve wracking if you're really going for a good performance / real miles versus a leisurely pleasure cruise.
As tortuous as the 50-mile unsupported trail can be, I still think that 100 miles knocked out on the Burke-Sammamish during the daylight hours is the best bet. It just takes preparation and training, which a lot of guys learned on our last one. Dave brought up the possibility of instead of spending the night at Greenlake, choose one of the really smooth flat asphalt sections of the Sammamish trail out between Redmond and Woodinville, as the overnight location, to skate it back and forth in a straight line rather than the Greenlake loop. I'm still not completely sold on that idea but it is a valid proposal so I'm tossing it up.
I'd be down for an earlier start as well. I started with the 8 a.m. thing from the very beginning, to be quite honest as a personal compromise -- in order only to make it easier for people to show up at the end of the event and say hi or go to breakfast. Personally, I get up around 5 a.m. most summer mornings, and I love starting a long ride at the crack of dawn. This June, I'm going to be a lot less focused on trying to synchronize this whole ride. |
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Winnersh
Joined: 08 Apr 2008
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Location: Berkshire, England
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:54 am Post subject: |
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| WiZzY wrote: | Here in the Netherlands I'm starting to get some of the active long distance boarders stoked for the upcomming Ultra. Plan is to go around our biggest lake the Ijsselmeer http://maps.google.nl/ (it's the rather large blue blob in the middle ). It is roughly 300 km.
Just hoping for good weather and no wind. |
That sir... is a challenge indeed. I'm heading your way in July....
http://www.justgiving.com/bigskatehome
Have you skated the Afsluitdijk? (Big.. long ass 20KM "I'm Moses and I'm skating through the sea" Dijk.
Loveliness. |
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WiZzY
Joined: 27 Feb 2009
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Location: The Netherlands
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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The Afsluitdijk is 36 km and not so smooth pavement.
I have a holiday house on the other side so I am going to ride it a couple of times if there is no wind (otherwise it's kitesurfing for me )
If you have the route planned out for your fundraiser, maybe some of us will skate along side you for a while.  |
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AndrewBirchman
Joined: 26 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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| pavedwave wrote: | | AndrewBirchman wrote: | | Eh.. idk about the solstice parade haha.. i'd rather be clothed and on greenlake and start much earlier. (like 7). |
I'll only ride Greenlake during the daytime if it's a weekday -- the two Saturday afternoon's we tried this, we got nailed by crowds that literally stopped us in our tracks. Even weekday's can be potentially sketchy if there are any big events planned. Friday afternoon from 3--7 p.m. can be a total crapshoot, as the sun comes out more, the lake is getting insanely packed. That can be nerve wracking if you're really going for a good performance / real miles versus a leisurely pleasure cruise.
As tortuous as the 50-mile unsupported trail can be, I still think that 100 miles knocked out on the Burke-Sammamish during the daylight hours is the best bet. It just takes preparation and training, which a lot of guys learned on our last one. Dave brought up the possibility of instead of spending the night at Greenlake, choose one of the really smooth flat asphalt sections of the Sammamish trail out between Redmond and Woodinville, as the overnight location, to skate it back and forth in a straight line rather than the Greenlake loop. I'm still not completely sold on that idea but it is a valid proposal so I'm tossing it up.
I'd be down for an earlier start as well. I started with the 8 a.m. thing from the very beginning, to be quite honest as a personal compromise -- in order only to make it easier for people to show up at the end of the event and say hi or go to breakfast. Personally, I get up around 5 a.m. most summer mornings, and I love starting a long ride at the crack of dawn. This June, I'm going to be a lot less focused on trying to synchronize this whole ride. |
Yeah i guess the pedestrian problem would be pretty terrible.
I actually love the burke trail alot more then greenlake because to me it's more fun and fulfilling to be heading to a destination then just circling a lake over and over again (even though it's a beautiful lake). The reason i suggested an all green lake ride was because to me i feel like i can get a more constant ride because the pavement is always the same (very well paved) and the elevation changes are barely noticeable unlike the burke which has drastic pavment changes and some very long inclines. For just a fun ride Iwould rather take the burke anyday but if I was looking to get alot of miles in I would much rather be on greenlake.
But i just got my mermaid and I find that can pump MUCH easier and more efficiantly than my evo haha so the inclines on the burke might seem a little less energy consuming.
I love the idea about riding the smooth section of the sammamish trail for the over night session! i totally support it.
can't wait for this ultra-skate the last one was a blast!! =) |
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LDPanda
Joined: 21 Nov 2008
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Location: Seattle, WA
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You kicked ass on that evo! what trucks were you running?
I gotta be honest, i despise greenlake at this point and i really dont want to ride it during any daylight hours. The crowds, kids, and dogs make me really nervous and no one follows the lane rules. Personally, i can envision parking at the woodinville rest stop (idk what that park is named, the big park with the water fountains and bathrooms) in the morning, then riding the whole gilman while its light and just the flat eastside section at night. That would be my ideal setup. The main problem i can see is that technically the trail is closed past dusk but i live right on the trail and theres bikers there all the time (at least on the west side, idk about the east). |
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pavedwave
Joined: 22 Oct 2007
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Location: seattle wa usa
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Dave, you gotta clock the night miles and do some early morning / late night sessions at Greenlake. With a zero bust factor and smooth pavement all around, you'll come to appreciate having restrooms at your disposal every mile or so plus the convenience of an aid station where people can easily drop by. Ted and I were just talking about how it might even encourage more noobs and people testing the waters to start their skate in the evening and plan on only the overnight hours, instead of trying to make the daylight skate. Greenlake is actually quite idyllic at night.
I'm not writing off the eastside overnight yet, but I'd want to skate some late nights there beforehand and find out how much the wind picks up. I've skated against plenty of headwinds on the plain / next to the Sammamish river during the daytime, and one thing I like about Greenlake is the wind dies down to nothing. I'd also want to chat some with bikers and others and get their impressions on police presence. It's still a wide open slate at this point, but the 100m-burke-day, 100+ mile lake night has worked out best so far. |
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pavedwave
Joined: 22 Oct 2007
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Location: seattle wa usa
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Personally I'm still eyeballing a date around the Summer Solstice (June), which is coming up FAST!! -- but it bumps directly into the Solstice parade weekend, which is becoming an event "not to be missed." So at the moment, I am tempted to take a couple days off work and skate a very low-key 24 hours on June 18th, yes, the Thursday before the Solstice weekend. I'm not shooting for fanfare and big crowds, obviously.
But -- I will come and support other Seattle skaters if they want to wait until the weekend to skate.
Just spitballin' for now...
The following weekend is a big slalom gig down in Salem Oregon
http://www.ncdsa.com/contest_registration.asp?ContestID=404
so it would start pushing an Ultra into July...where I've got the 204-mile STP ride, so I can't be too masochistic and schedule these too close.
Also, in case you weren't aware, Northwestlongboarding has rescheduled their 2nd annual Seattle Push Race (about 10 miles?) for that same weekend as the STP -- July 11 or 12.
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