Anyone else scheduled for this fun? [image] [Blame Danny: Welcome to the Marji Gesick 100] [Discovering - Marji Gesick Bike Race]

My wife will be doing the 50 this year as well. I’ll be out there in full support. I’ll make sure to give every one of you some words of encouragement as you are passing though. Kudos to all of you. Go get it.

Thanks, we’ll need it! Look for the guy crying and near death, that will be me. Please give me a little push, preferably up hill.

My primary, number one, absolute must, key to success in these stupid ultra endurance events is to smile and tell everyone you are having a good time. Even when you aren’t. Especially when you aren’t. I can’t get all Coach @chad on you can link the studies to show that smiling improves performanc…

Oh yeah, I wrote up a report for 2017. Apparently not for 2018. 2017 Marji Race Report 2018 super abbreviated report would be: Felt great all day. Passed a MUCH fitter friend at mile 95. They said “be safe”. At mile 96 I crashed hard, upside down in a creek, cramping calf, dislodged headlamp……

Thanks for the advice and great write ups!

[image] bmullin: Eat. It is super easy to get behind. You loose track of time. There “is no free trail” so you never think, “oh this is a good spot to take a hand off the bars and eat”. A handful of gels isn’t going to cut it for 11, 12, 20 hours… +1. You need way more calories for this beast…

If you are interested in following the progress of these tough individuals here is the link to the live race tracking. The 100 mile run and 200 mile out and back cycling have started as of Friday at Noon EST. The rest of the suffering starts Saturday. Good luck everyone. Marji Gesick 2019 Live Resu…

Good luck MI-XC and everyone else doing the race! I just did the Ore to Shore Soft Rock in August and it’s awesome up there.

Good luck everyone! I’m hoping to do it one year – looks super… “fun” :joy:

Marji Gesick 100, Who’s Coming With Me?

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A friend who I believe was the 1st single speeder to break 12 hours called it “The hundred that eats it’s young”…

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