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fuzzydeer · Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 66

Hey I may make this after all, I may be able to get out.
I am curious is the event just from the 18th to the 19th? It start a 8 am?

I was also curious what the entry fees are. how long is the car ride between course one and course two? That's got to be brutal skating 50 miles then getting in a car just to go skate some more after your muscles have shut down.

What do I need to know in order to do this?

I'll be coming from Alberta canada.

pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

AndrewBirchman · Joined: 26 Jan 2009 Posts: 9

Hey you should post a thread about this on northwestlongboarding.com I'm sure plenty of people from there would want to come to this.

fuzzydeer · Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 66

Ah as it should be... I will never hold you or any event organizer responsible for rabid dogs. Unless you own a dog with rabies.

Are others coming out for the sunday-monday ride or is it just you and Sheldon?
Does that mean there is going to be a big skate on thursday-friday and a another on the sunday-monday?

Not that I would be hanging out that much when I ride but it would be nice to have some one else there with me attempting to ride 24 hours. I'd rather like to meet you and to ride along side someone with a similar goal to mine... even though we will likely be at different places on the course and not that close to each other for a vast majority of the day,

Will Barefoot Ted be coming out for this too?

My goal is to see how far I can go primarily pushing (ouch). I have once skated 2OO Km through the Rockies and Okanagan (mostly flat but with about 4 hours of big big climbs and equal descents) I was carrying a back pack and I hadn't slept more than 5 hours in the previous 3 days then I skated 17 of 24 hours. I also had no practice, this was my virgin distance ride. I was solo and I skated most of the distance in complete darkness. as a result I took the downhills extremley slow.

So I hope I can double that 2OO km now. This time I'll have a support person, more experience, 55 pounds less weight in my pack, a slight bit more work up training and a better diet. and I dont have to climb any mountains then slide down a steep downhill grade mostly on my shoes in the pitch black of night.

But we'll see. having to maintain an average pace of 1.6 miles per hour for 24 hours in a row will be darn tough.
I'm no ultra marathoner.

fuzzydeer · Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 66

8-9 hours on the first pathway.
thats a lot of food and water. will I easily see the water fountains from the trail?

Whats your pace for the first 50 miles? I might have to hang out with you regardless to what pace I'm comfortable at just to learn the course. I doub't I could take the time to ride it before hand.

How likely are you to flip flop?
If I book a plane ticket to seatle for the 20th and you jump back to the 18th that might be bad.

I don't mind people that much. If its what Ted had to compete with last time then its only fair that I have to over come the same obstacles.

Sorry about all the questions...

LDPanda · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Seattle, WA

If you decide to ride the burke-gilman for any length of time you will NEED to carry your own water, there is not enough water on the trail to sustain you. At the very least you will need a water bottle and some food. There are several write-ups on this site about what to pack and several in-depth posts about the burke-gilman itself. The ultraskate is a SOLO, UNSUPPORTED event. Whether you choose to ride with other people is your decision but understand that this is NOT an 'organized race.' It takes place at several locations and often several different times (especially depending on weather). Its alway fun to have people to skate with but many people do the event in their hometowns on courses with which they are familiar.

fuzzydeer · Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 66

I understand these things but I would like to avoid going into this carrying 7 liters of water on my back. My question about water was this: Will I be able to see the fountains from the path... so that I might know when I am to refill my water bladder?
I have experience riding 8 hours self supported through deserts and mountain areas where there is no water to be found for miles and miles. In fact in the past I have carried my own water in some smaller supported events. I also understand that this is not a "organized event" how ever I wish to attend and to try my hand at your rules and your course to see how I fare against you guys. Honestly I've never hing out with LDP types before. I would love to see first hand what experienced distance pumpers are capable of.

I hear there are a few fountains and I was curious if I'll be able to see them.
I could mirror the event in my home town, I would have to skate by myself. There would be no witness to my claim of my distance other than a few close friends. This is fine but definatley more tedious. but if I go to this ultra skate I'll get to like minded people meet people and of course see LDP'ers for the first time.

RiPPer · Joined: 13 Feb 2009 Posts: 53

Sounds like a few people are gunning for barefoot ted's one day distance record!

fuzzydeer · Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 66

Just want to see how I compare.

pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

Here's a summary of water supply from the Burke Walkthrough thread, the fountains aren't always easy to spot but if you're using GPS, and refer to the pictures in the thread (study it well!) it should get you to the vital stops. There is one other fountain around mile 23 I'll try to add later.

mile 3 (Ti-Cycles, cross street, then water fountain)
mile 11 (Motion Boardshop, ask Katie/Jason/Trevor for water!)
mile 12 (Tracy Owen / Logboom park, may or may not be functional)
mile 18 (Woodinville / Wilmot park water fountains and restrooms)
mile 25 (Marymoor water fountain near baseball park, may/may not be functional)

http://pavedwave.myfastforum.org/...omplete_Walkthrough_about478.html

Personally I would say I'm not really gunning for Ted's record specifically but going after a personal best, as always. My pace is around 10mph most of the time.

Also, my new flip-flop plan date will be the day after this one (22nd). I just want to be sure to have some flexibilty in case of bad weather, and the logistics of a lake-only weekday ride are also more simple, if it comes to that.

Dig the questions, far better than assumptions!!