Baboon racing pics

[I Are Baboon]

I had my 24 hour team mountain bike race this past weekend. Basically, it is a team realy race that last 24 hours. One rider per team goes out at a time. When he finishes, he checks in (very quickly!) with the official scorer and hands the baton to the next rider, and so on. Our team finished 7 out of 16 in our category. We were very pleased with that finish. I improved my average lap time by eight minutes over last year, which is HUGE. I am thrilled with that. Other than 97 degree heat and some SEVERE leg cramping, everything went great for me. My legs cramped so bad on one lap that I fell off my bike and could not stand. A fellow racer stopped, gave me some magic pills, and I was on my way (then I passed him :D ).

It's such a painful but rewarding experience. I am sad that it's over. I trained hard for this and it paid off. :cool:

Pics to follow...

[Durango53]

What was the magic pills?????

[I Are Baboon]

7 minutes into my first lap, about to head into the woods for a KILLER 4.5 mile climb.

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Finishing that first lap, 1:08 later. Notice how much dirtier my legs are. :D

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Just into my final lap, 22 hours later. I used my "backup" bike because it is six pounds lighter, and you really notice six less pounds when you are tired as hell.

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Heading towards the finish line on my final lap. Man was I beat.

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[I Are Baboon]

What was the magic pills?????

Just electrolytes. I had the cramping near the end of the lap, right at the beginning of tough climb. I am sure the pills did not kick in until after the lap. I bummed more electrolyte pills as well as concentrated electrolyte liquids from another guy and I didn't cramp anymore the rest of the race.

[Durango53]

Your a STUD!!!!!!!!!!

[SportsChick237]

Thats Awesome! Great Job! and Good Finish!

[cxlx]

I envy you. That looks so fun. I would have totally effed myself up. Good sh!t though!!! And CONGRATS!!!

[I Are Baboon]

Your a STUD!!!!!!!!!!

HAHA! No, a STUD is my buddy who did this thing solo! :eek: I did 4 laps in 24 hours and was thoroughly exhausted. He did 14 laps, finished 5th in the solo category and was DISAPPOINTED. :no:

I slept 14 hours Sunday night. :D

[PopTop]

Baboon, I'm sure you told us this the last time y'all rode in this race, but how much kip do you get during the 24-hour race?

By the way, you da' man :clap:

[Durango53]

Hell I would have done about 30 minutes and been done...........

[I Are Baboon]

Thanks for the props, everyone!! :wave1:

Baboon, I'm sure you told us this the last time y'all rode in this race, but how much kip do you get during the 24-hour race?

By the way, you da' man :clap:

Maybe, maybe an hour. I crashed in a reclining lawn chair between laps and I may have dosed off a bit between night laps. It's so hard to sleep when your central nervous system is pumping so hard. By the time your body calms down, you have to start getting ready for your next lap. I had about 4 hours between laps to eat, nap, and prep my bike.

Oh yeah...about eating....you have NO energy to eat. You have to literally force feed yourself. While you are chewing, you're thinking "This sucks." :D We actually had a team cook who took real good care of us.

[metmagic]

I WORSHIP YOU. :hail:

[PissedPrincess]

:blondsmok:

So proud to have an athlete in RSN. :)

[Royce]

I slept 14 hours Sunday night. :D

I sleep almost 14 hours everyday. :tongue:

You make me feel so lazy, but I do play baseball everyday, doubleheaders on the Weekends.


:love2: Summer :love2:

[Rockin Robin]

Awesome, Babs!! I remember your talking about this last year. It must be an absolutely amazing experience. And so satisfying. You're my hero. :cheer:

[I Are Baboon]

Thanks again for the kind words, Addicts Nation!

One more pic...

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[metmagic]

dude these pics are SICK!! I feel like I am THERE!! :eek:

the bikes are beautiful :thumbsup: they look so durable yet light... so how much do these babies run? are they like a thousand each or so?

the race looks so much FUN!

[I Are Baboon]

dude these pics are SICK!! I feel like I am THERE!! :eek:

the bikes are beautiful :thumbsup: they look so durable yet light... so how much do these babies run? are they like a thousand each or so?

the race looks so much FUN!

Yeah, my teammate took all these pics of me and he has a high end digital camera. I am really impressed with how well they turned out. :)

My "backup" bike (the white one) cost me about $1100 complete. I bought it several years ago. The silver bike (in the pic above) cost me about $3500. I bought the frame seperate then bought all the parts. You have to pay to get top quality, and that bike is light and virtually unbreakable (well, nothing I can do would break it), not to mention the technology that went into designing it.

One of my favorite bicycle quotes is, "Light, inexpensive, durable...you can only have two."