Has anyone done this race that can provide some beta?
100 miles and almost 14000’ of uphill
It looks like a large portion is gravel, is this fine chunky etc?
What’s the course like overall? How’s the single track? Can you compare it to another region? I’m in the north east and generally riding pretty technical and slow moving terrain. Not much fast and flow within a reasonable drive from me.
Can you recommend a general tire selection for the terrain assuming average rain ?
I’m not worried about completing it, I’ve been training lightly and will begin to ramp into it soon given the race is end of April. I’ve completed Mohican (2015 9:43hr) and Wilderness 101 (2018 8:54 hr) for reference. It’s been a while since I’ve done this style race, the last few years I’ve been going for 1 bikepacking style race per year. Along with average length local XC stuff, my overall fitness is absolutely better than back then.
All that said, I expect the vertical gain to be the killer for me. So training advice is appreciated.
Thanks!
2019 course for your reference:
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/148813274
by Noise_North