petitepedal ★ Posted January 24, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 24, 2019 Monday night temps gonna be around -25...excluding wind chill in that part of the state...lol -32 Tuesday and Wednesday nights...brrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted January 24, 2019 Share #2 Posted January 24, 2019 Is Monkey doing it again? I miss that dude, @dennis reminds me of him a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted January 24, 2019 He is not on the list...I did look at previous stats..he completed it twice I think... Not sure what he is doing anymore 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted January 24, 2019 Share #4 Posted January 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, petitepedal said: He is not on the list...I did look at previous stats..he completed it twice I think... Not sure what he is doing anymore He closed his book store right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted January 24, 2019 Yup.went to the MN historical society I think 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted January 25, 2019 Share #6 Posted January 25, 2019 Are you sure, they are not one in the same? I've often wondered. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted January 25, 2019 Share #7 Posted January 25, 2019 Wonder if mittens ever completed it? I have been known to do some stupid things on a dare, this is just dumb. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 26, 2019 Share #8 Posted January 26, 2019 11 hours ago, Parr8hed said: Wonder if mittens ever completed it? I have been known to do some stupid things on a dare, this is just dumb. Mittens never returned. I'd put money on Neil Beltchenko to win it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share #9 Posted January 27, 2019 It is going to be even colder than I posted earlier...looked for an update...and found none...but found this tracking site...if anyone is interested.. http://trackleaders.com/arrowhead19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted January 29, 2019 Share #10 Posted January 29, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 8:02 PM, dennis said: Mittens never returned. I'd put money on Neil Beltchenko to win it. Good thing for you that no one took your bet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted January 29, 2019 Share #11 Posted January 29, 2019 Jorden Wakeley was crazy fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 29, 2019 Share #12 Posted January 29, 2019 38 minutes ago, Digital_photog said: Good thing for you that no one took your bet 37 minutes ago, Digital_photog said: Jorden Wakeley was crazy fast. I didn't see Jordan on the list before. I think this is his 2nd win. He set a new record by over an hour I believe. That is crazy fast and conditions are cold. Neil is the unsupported category. He should finish 2nd overall, 1st unsupported. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted January 29, 2019 Share #13 Posted January 29, 2019 This just really intrigues me. Not enough that I would ever do it, but enough that I admire those who can pull it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 29, 2019 Share #14 Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Parr8hed said: This just really intrigues me. Not enough that I would ever do it, but enough that I admire those who can pull it off. It's 70% mental. The other 30% is mental. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 29, 2019 Share #15 Posted January 29, 2019 12 minutes ago, dennis said: It's 90 % mental. The other half is physical. FIFY With some help from Yogi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 29, 2019 Share #16 Posted January 29, 2019 1 minute ago, Kzoo said: FIFY With some help from Yogi. That is more accurate. Well done. Truthfully, conditions are the biggest factor. The trail must have been firm this year. The winner shaved three hours off his previous record of 15 hours. That is crazy. Personally, I struggle with sleep deprivation and nutrition during long races. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted January 29, 2019 Share #17 Posted January 29, 2019 10 minutes ago, Kzoo said: FIFY With some help from Yogi. Sounds a little like the ironman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 29, 2019 Share #18 Posted January 29, 2019 19 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: Sounds a little like the ironman. So true. Did you ever get to stop and rest? At least during a race like the arrowhead, you can stop and rest or even sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #19 Posted January 30, 2019 The DNFs are rolling in. 37 bike, 49 run, 2 kicksled, and all 4 skiers have DNF'd so far. 15 runners, 1 kicksled, and 7 bikers are still going. They have until tomorrow afternoon to finish. 33 bikers have finished. I talked to a friend of mine who is there. He said temps are dropping, the runners are fucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted January 30, 2019 Share #20 Posted January 30, 2019 Fat what point is it just to dangerous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #21 Posted January 30, 2019 52 minutes ago, Airehead said: Fat what point is it just to dangerous? Hard to say. The race has never been called. It's up to the racers to make their own decision. They probably have sleds out patrolling and scooping up people who want to drop. Cell coverage is weak. Overnight temps will bottom out at -28, feels like -47. Everyone is carrying a -20 bag, bivy sack, and insulated sleeping pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #22 Posted January 30, 2019 This does a good job of explaining the race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 30, 2019 Share #23 Posted January 30, 2019 And update from CNN... There are 7 runners in Minnesota trying to finish an ultramarathon in the insane cold From CNN's Paul P. Murphy Arrowhead 135 It's -35 degrees, in Tower, Minnesota, the finish line for the Arrowhead 135. The windchill is -52. Despite the absurd cold, some of the runners still finished the race. Some of them crossed the finish line with faces completely encased in ice. Seven runners are still on the course. "It's not for the average person, that's for sure," Arrowhead 135 race director Ken Krueger told CNN. Krueger said people from all over the world travel to compete in it. There wasn't even a discussion to postpone or cancel the race because of the polar temperatures. "They know it's a tough race and honestly people want a tough race," Krueger says. "People want the bragging rights about finishing in the tough years." Here's a look at some of the participants this morning: More about the race: Runners start in International Falls, Minnesota, and make a 135-mile slog to the finish at the Fortune Bay Casino in Tower, Minnesota. They can either run, bike, ski or kick sled. They're equipped with mandatory survival gear and are encouraged to self-rescue —there's only three checkpoints in the race. Krueger says only one racer has quit because of frostbite. Today is the final day of the race; participants have until 7:00 p.m. to finish. The ultra-marathon is grueling, and most racers do not finish. If the final seven runners still on the course finish, that'll mean 13 of 64 runners that started will finish. None of the skiers or kick sledders finished. Of the bikers, only 39 out of 75 finished. To track the final seven participants progress, click here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #24 Posted January 30, 2019 Just four still out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted January 30, 2019 Share #25 Posted January 30, 2019 On 1/29/2019 at 10:48 AM, dennis said: So true. Did you ever get to stop and rest? At least during a race like the arrowhead, you can stop and rest or even sleep. Nope. 14:28 of constant pushing. Although I did get off the bike a couple of times to pee. And once to make a poo. On the run I never stopped, unless you count walking as stopping. Then I stopped often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 31, 2019 Share #26 Posted January 31, 2019 8 hours ago, Kzoo said: And update from CNN... There are 7 runners in Minnesota trying to finish an ultramarathon in the insane cold From CNN's Paul P. Murphy Arrowhead 135 It's -35 degrees, in Tower, Minnesota, the finish line for the Arrowhead 135. The windchill is -52. Despite the absurd cold, some of the runners still finished the race. Some of them crossed the finish line with faces completely encased in ice. Seven runners are still on the course. "It's not for the average person, that's for sure," Arrowhead 135 race director Ken Krueger told CNN. Krueger said people from all over the world travel to compete in it. There wasn't even a discussion to postpone or cancel the race because of the polar temperatures. "They know it's a tough race and honestly people want a tough race," Krueger says. "People want the bragging rights about finishing in the tough years." Here's a look at some of the participants this morning: More about the race: Runners start in International Falls, Minnesota, and make a 135-mile slog to the finish at the Fortune Bay Casino in Tower, Minnesota. They can either run, bike, ski or kick sled. They're equipped with mandatory survival gear and are encouraged to self-rescue —there's only three checkpoints in the race. Krueger says only one racer has quit because of frostbite. Today is the final day of the race; participants have until 7:00 p.m. to finish. The ultra-marathon is grueling, and most racers do not finish. If the final seven runners still on the course finish, that'll mean 13 of 64 runners that started will finish. None of the skiers or kick sledders finished. Of the bikers, only 39 out of 75 finished. To track the final seven participants progress, click here. They finished. Tip of the hat to that effort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 31, 2019 Share #27 Posted January 31, 2019 6 hours ago, Parr8hed said: Nope. 14:28 of constant pushing. Although I did get off the bike a couple of times to pee. And once to make a poo. On the run I never stopped, unless you count walking as stopping. Then I stopped often. I like to nap during big races or at least stop and have a bowl of soup. 14.5 hours without a break is strong work. I still remember watching your progress that day. Refreshing to get updates. Pretty awesome stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az_cyclist Posted January 31, 2019 Share #28 Posted January 31, 2019 I heard a report on the race on Tuesday afternoon, on NPR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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