Clickapudi 6 to Midnight

[mynameismud]

Moved to the correct forum.

First year for this event.  8.6 Mile course.  Location Lake Shasta.

http://www.teambigfoot.net/ClikapudiSixToMidnight.htm

[mynameismud]

This race was cancelled by the race organizers.

[F'ueco]

When are these people going to learn? 8.6 mile loops don't cut it for a 24 hour ride... You need one big loop and then a smaller loop for nighttime. The big loop has to be at least 50 miles! Who wants to ride the same 8 miles that many times?

[mynameismud]

I agree, however 6 to Midnight is 6 hours.

[F'ueco]

D'oh! 

[F'ueco]

They should have made it a 12 hour race... That might get more people.

[mudworm]

even 12 hours is too long for a 8 mile loop. When I asked, it was not because they didn't get enough people, but it was because they couldn't get all the paperwork ready to put it together.

[squiddo]

I was bummed I couldn't make this ride but comparing this to their other course.....this would have been the first to check off. I'm fine with a 12-15 mile loop over 12-24 hours. Each lap becomes more fun. Night laps are the best part!

[mynameismud]

I think the reason they do the shorter laps is it makes it easier to rescue people.  It also makes it easier for people to limp in.  Having done that I am glad that is was not 25 miles to get back. 

[squiddo]

oh yeah....the light failing 5 miles back in Moab SUCKED!

[mynameismud]

Puking my guts out and almost messing my shorts about half way out at the 24 hours of Laguna sucked.   A couple of people chastised me for dropping my trousers 20 feet from the trail others asked if I was ok as I wobbled back to my bike.