Thanks for the info all 
Great job out there! I think I finished right in front of you and we were seeing each other back and forth the last couple hours (I had a blue/green sun hoodie and white POC helmet).
I was not sure I’d make the time cut for lap two, as there was a bit of confusion on the cutoff time for me. Athlete brief via email said 8:15, but pre-race brief they said course closed at 3:00, making it 8 hours.
It was a hard day out on the trail for me, but I made it. I ended up using three 21oz bottles with fuel and electrolytes, and a 2l bladder with 1l of water in it. I then filled the bladder with about 1.5l of cold water at trans, and then just filled all 2l of it on that second lap at aid stations as I needed it. I’m used to running and being very thirsty when it’s hot, but on 6+ hour ultras I can easily drink to much plain water that sits in my gut and it sucks. On the bike, I had no issues with that
I only did the 50k and I had a rough day as well. Did basically everything for nutrition and pacing that I did at the Truckee Tahoe Gravel race two weeks ago. That race went great for me, but today I didn’t make it 25k before the wheels came off. Cramping so bad I could basically only put out 100ish watts on the last two climbs.
Made for a very slow death march up the final climb.
Yep even using the Saturday morning app I had some twinges that called for salt stick.
After the first climb of lap 2 I didn’t want electrolytes or carb drink, but I slugged it down knowing that I could get water at the aid station. That helped a lot. Garmin head unit said max Temp was 113
Yep you are a better descender than I am and I think you finally gapped me for good on the 2nd to last descent (after that last aid station we both stopped at) I think that’s the last place I had anything to eat too.
Had a pretty good day out there, executed my pacing and nutrition well. Happy with the bike setup and experienced no issues. 1 roctane at the start and then skratch high carb in a pack for the race. Goals were silver corral, top 5 age cat and a leadville coin. Finished just outside of silver, outside of top 10, and no coin! Just have to get faster. For some reason the 40-49 age group was huge (100 racers out of 369 total in the 100k) and pretty competitive. I would have gotten well within top 10 in the younger age group or 2nd in the next older. I actually enjoyed the course and thought it was a good design that fit the size and intent of the race.
My wife was laughing at the fact that all of the top 10 men 60-69 passed on coins.
I could be mistaken but there was a group where the podium all passed and they kept going down the order and rider after rider passed on the coin…
Are coins given based on participation numbers? So if 1/3 of the race is 40-49 are 1/3 of the coins given to that age group?
I believe that is accurate.
Leadville Race Series qualifying events are a great way to earn a spot in the race, offering between 30-50 slots at each event. Each Leadville Race Series qualifier provides slots to the LT100 MTB, based on the total number of registered riders at each qualifier event. Half of the qualifying spots will be allocated based on the top age-group performances and half will be drawn in a lottery among riders who have finished the qualifier race within the allocated cutoff time. The number of slots is up to the discretion of the Leadville Race Series Team and varies by event size.
I had a pretty good race, despite cramping at mile 53. Slogged down some electrolytes in my pocket (2 Nuun tabs), took a swig of water, and my cramp went away. It was scary when it hit, I was wondering if I could even finish the race because my leg wasn’t working. After cramps I was power limited to about 220W, whereas I was holding about 270 pretty well on other climbs. Finished just under 5:12, next year I want to finish under 5:00. 26th in age group, which I was hoping to do better but the guy that beat me was a way better rider, I could just tell by the way he was so relaxed in front of me… so no regrets, I have a lot to learn.
Every time I race this race I realize I need to lose about 15 lbs. This is a climbers race which is what makes it so fun.
My bike handling also sucked really bad. I was holding people up on the single track. Luckily there wasn’t much. That’s what I get for pretty much not riding MTB all year until 3 weeks ago…
By the way, what tires did you guys use for TT100?
I was on Ardent Race front and Aspen rear. Kept washing out the front on the moon dust though
new Aspens, 2.4
Like new Racing Ray /Ralph 2.25 f/r. Never had a need for more traction out back, would have been nice to have a 2.35 up front
Ground control 2.3 /renegade. Pre-rode with a fast track up front but decided on more traction to mitigate risk due to fatigue in lap 2. Happy with my tire choice which allowed me to bomb the downhills wide open.
Man I wiped out in the 2nd downhill single track part with the moon dust. Lost the front end and bam, down. Couldn’t save it, happened so fast. Was scared all rest of the day unfortunately.
Got mad respect for those running Aspens. Always feel like I’m on edge with those things (but definitely a fast tire).
Personally Ground Control are my favorite… though I’m racing fast trac recently. Definitely found I am faster with the extra grip. With mediocre descending (or rather my unwillingness to truly fully send it) the confidence boost is worth more time than the rolling resistance and weight penalty. Ultimately I gotta go to work and want to ride the next day. 
I was on Fast Trak T5 front and rear and felt mostly good but I was slow on the fast and loose downhill sections, like between miles 21-23 on lap 1. It could just be that my skills suck (they do) and I had major PTSD from a crash last weekend. But maybe a Ground Control in front would have helped me.
I was on my stock Stumpjumper Butcher T9 and Purgatory T7, probably with too high PSI.