Whiteface Uphill 2007 Race Writeup

[steveyo]

Originally Posted by Jason Allemann

Awesome job guys! Karl and I were actually in Lake Placid bouldering last weekend but we completely forgot about this event until we saw the cover of the newspaper as we were walking around.

We also randomly met a couple of cyclists at a corner store that night. Karl and I were both wearing Bedford Unicycles shirts so they started talking to us, asking us if we were 'the unicyclists'. After explaining that we rode, but weren't in the race, I asked them how it went, as they looked pretty much dead. One of the guys was pretty funny. To paraphrase.... "It was horrible, one of the unicyclists passed me! Then I passed him as he was throwing up at the side of the road, then he passed me again!" Too funny!

J

Haha! That must have been Eric.

Yeah, bike or uni, it's a hard climb.

[skilewis74]

Originally Posted by Jason Allemann

Awesome job guys! Karl and I were actually in Lake Placid bouldering last weekend but we completely forgot about this event until we saw the cover of the newspaper as we were walking around.

J

Which paper?

Link?

[tomblackwood]

Originally Posted by Jason Allemann

"It was horrible, one of the unicyclists passed me! Then I passed him as he was throwing up at the side of the road, then he passed me again!"

One of the many reasons I am so proud to be part of this community...

Well done Eric!

[steveyo]

Originally Posted by skilewis74

Which paper?

Link?

http://www.lakeplacidnews.com/news/a...articleID=3547

[skilewis74]

Originally Posted by steveyo

http://www.lakeplacidnews.com/news/a...articleID=3547

Not much you didn't mention in your article, but still interesting.

Any post-race news write up? I couldn't find any.

[Chrashing]

You guys are Awesome!

Hello Steve, Thanks for the great write up. I was keeping an eye out anticipating the report. I don't know how I missed it until today, but it is more than worth waiting for.

Congratulations on breaking the prior records.

[steveyo]

Originally Posted by skilewis74

Not much you didn't mention in your article, but still interesting.

Any post-race news write up? I couldn't find any.

I linked to both in my write-up, but here's a link to a brief post-race report.

Originally Posted by Chrashing

Congratulations...

Thanks Ken. When are you going to start riding these pain-fests?

[Chrashing]

Originally Posted by steveyo

Thanks Ken. When are you going to start riding these pain-fests?

I'm still fighting with the bunny hills. Maybe when I turn 45 again.

[cathwood]

Awesome!

[skilewis74]

Originally Posted by steveyo

I linked to both in my write-up, but here's a link to a brief post-race report.

Thanks, but yours was better

[steveyo]

Originally Posted by skilewis74

Thanks, but yours was better

Thanks.

Originally Posted by cathwood

Awesome!

Thanks, Cath.

[erumer]

I've come to this forum today googling some infos about wheel/crank sizes for a muni... fit to go uphill. And I've stumbled in last 2005-2006 descriptions of this race. I just could not wait to read this great report, and what would happen!

I've been riding a 20er for just some months, but tryin' offroad has recalled me the old times of bi-cycling, and I'm planning to buy a 26-29er.

So... cheers to you steve!

[steveyo]

Originally Posted by erumer

I've come to this forum today googling some infos about wheel/crank sizes for a muni... fit to go uphill. And I've stumbled in last 2005-2006 descriptions of this race. I just could not wait to read this great report, and what would happen!

I've been riding a 20er for just some months, but tryin' offroad has recalled me the old times of bi-cycling, and I'm planning to buy a 26-29er.

So... cheers to you steve!

Thanks, erumer, and I'm honored that this is your first post here. Welcome to the forums and have fun muni-ing!