I think this sums it up pretty well
Well my friends, raceday has come and gone. Looking back on how it all unfolded, I can’t help but feel very proud of what this has become. Great people with positive attitudes, perfect weather and fresh horseshit…who could ask for more?
The Facebook response has been overwhelmingly positive. Seeing everyone’s Reactor photos and reading their tales of cameraderie, perseverance and hot dog/beer consumption brings warmth to my fat, fat heart.
Chucky V leading the Neutral Rollout
As far as I know, we only had one pissed off cyclist….and that’s fine with me. Endurance events like these force us to learn things about ourselves, and not everyone learns something they wanted to know.
Other people learn things they already knew, like my man Corey Case, who is the proud owner of the CCX Jim Phillips Wallet.
Normally, I’d mock a man with fruit in his beer…not today.
It’s important that people know a lot people came together to make this happen. My good friend Kate Geisen is/was responsible for approximately 90% of the stuff on our Facebook page. I’m sure there are loads of flattering pictures of her on the webs, but for some reason this is the only one I could find.
The venue, the Start/Finish line, the after-party and basically anything that had to do with parking, logisitics, etc was handled by Nick Smith, pictured below.
Nick, Team Redwheel and Redwheel Bikeshop put together the most legit Start/Finish line we’ve had thus far. Good people all around, and I’m proud to call them friends. Thank you to anyone who took a moment to thank them by making a purchase at the bikeshop on raceday.
^^Then there’s Nick’s Dad. The man built a hotdog/water/beer stand in his yard just so he could make hotdogs for everyone. Oh yeah, and he had tarps set up for shade and lawn chairs to sit on. And you KNOW they’re good chairs if Don Daly sat on one.
By now I think we all know the trails on the 3rd singletrack section are totally fucked. That being said, I’d like to point out they’re much less fucked after the efforts of 2 good men:
Chuck Vohsen:
After leading the first Neutral Rollout, Chuck was out clearing trails while the race was happening. He also helped run the drop station and shuttled several DNF riders back to the Finish line. On top of that, his wife lori is responsible for most of the photos you’ve seen on social media.
Luke Lamb:
My brother from another mother. Luke spent his pre-race friday with me, clearing trails and tying caution tape to dead animals so noone would tear it down.
The list goes on and on. So to all of you, (including my lovely wife pictured below), Thank You.
I assume there are people who want to know their finish times, so here ya go. And just so we’re all on the same page, I realize there are a few errors. I don’t plan on fixing any of them, because my wife made these charts and I’d rather die than point out her mistakes.
Active/Retired US Military |
Last |
First |
Finish Time |
Category |
Overall Place |
Clinkinbeard |
Dan |
5:37 PM |
USA |
34 |
Windmoeller |
Stephen |
6:04 PM |
USA |
44 |
Gilmore |
Stacy |
6:46 PM |
USA |
60 |
Nelson |
Larry |
8:58 PM |
USA |
92 |
Alphagina |
Last |
First |
Finish Time |
Category |
Overall Place |
Wilson |
Kate |
4:38 AM |
Alphagina |
11 |
Piper |
Mary |
6:00 AM |
Alphagina |
42 |
Geisen |
Kate |
6:34 AM |
Alphagina |
55 |
Bateman |
Melanie |
7:42 AM |
Alphagina |
75 |
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BAMF |
Last |
First |
Finish Time |
Category |
Overall Place |
Case |
Corey |
4:28 PM |
BAMF |
8 |
Boianhoff |
Mickey |
4:32 PM |
BAMF |
9 |
Buttram |
Don |
4:38 PM |
BAMF |
12 |
Juncu |
Anatolie |
4:47 PM |
BAMF |
14 |
Howser |
Eric |
5:09 PM |
BAMF |
19 |
Irish |
Ryan |
6:04 PM |
BAMF |
46 |
Nagy |
Benedict |
6:08 PM |
BAMF |
50 |
Johanson |
Todd |
7:14 PM |
BAMF |
67 |
Gilmore |
Darren |
7:26 PM |
BAMF |
71 |
Random photo of my dog in a Taddihogg hat
Last |
First |
Finish Time |
Category |
Overall Place |
Clarke |
Jenny |
5:12 PM |
Ladies Solo |
21 |
Windmoeller |
Michelle |
6:04 PM |
Ladies Solo |
45 |
Stevens |
Anne |
7:49 PM |
Ladies Solo |
82 |
Mattson |
Loreen |
7:49 PM |
Ladies Solo |
83 |
Gutierrez |
Kristy |
10:11 PM |
Ladies Solo |
96 |
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Orban |
Kristen |
DNF |
Ladies Solo |
– |
Fucking serious about Winning |
Last |
First |
Finish Time |
Category |
Overall Place |
Johnson |
Joshua |
3:34 PM |
Serious Folks |
1 |
Meschke |
Ryan |
7:26 PM |
Serious Folks |
72 |
I wonder if this volunteer is still out there…
Single Speeders |
Last |
First |
Finish Time |
Category |
Overall Place |
White |
Justin |
5:31 |
SS |
28 |
Bockting |
Benji |
5:36 |
SS |
32 |
Clarke |
Adam |
5:45 |
SS |
35 |
Zoll |
Jason |
5:45 |
SS |
36 |
Anderson |
Jeff |
6:49 |
SS |
62 |
Mick |
Sean |
7:01 |
SS |
65 |
Ellis |
Robert |
8:58 |
SS |
91 |
Beever |
Jordan |
10:11 |
SS |
97 |
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VanHoose |
Dwayne |
DNF (Long Course) |
SS |
– |
Lamb |
Luke |
DNF |
SS |
– |
And this year’s most well-attended category:
Dudes Open |
Last |
First |
Finish Time |
Category |
Overall Place |
Froese |
Ethan |
3:34 PM |
DO |
2 |
Simonson |
Lawrence |
3:34 PM |
DO |
3 |
Johnson |
Galen |
3:34 PM |
DO |
4 |
Henry |
Pete |
4:07 PM |
DO |
5 |
Maggard |
Jesse |
4:07 PM |
DO |
6 |
Bradley |
John |
4:17 PM |
DO |
7 |
Klein |
Eddie |
4:38 PM |
DO |
10 |
Tyman |
Devin |
4:38 PM |
DO |
13 |
Tomicki |
Tomasz |
4:56 |
DO |
16 |
Schnettgoecke |
Shaun |
4:58 |
DO |
17 |
Dowell |
Rodney |
17:06 |
DO |
18 |
Suthoff |
Brad |
5:12 PM |
DO |
20 |
Adkison |
Rodney |
5:12 PM |
DO |
22 |
Moore |
Jim |
5:24 PM |
DO |
23 |
Stacey |
Matt |
5:26 PM |
DO |
24 |
Daly |
Don |
5:26 PM |
DO |
25 |
Cranmer |
Stoney |
5:31 PM |
DO |
26 |
Goode |
Peter |
5:31 PM |
DO |
27 |
Langworthy |
Johnathan |
5:31 PM |
DO |
29 |
Cordia |
Tyler |
5:36 PM |
DO |
30 |
Spath |
Jacob |
5:53 PM |
DO |
37 |
Heydn |
Brian |
5:53 PM |
DO |
39 |
Pay |
Chris |
6:00 PM |
DO |
40 |
Pierce |
Richard |
6:03 PM |
DO |
43 |
Butler |
Scott |
6:04 PM |
DO |
47 |
Sides |
Stephen |
6:07 PM |
DO |
48 |
Sutherland |
Mike |
6:07 PM |
DO |
49 |
McAllister |
Bryant |
6:10 PM |
DO |
51 |
Donahoe |
Tim |
6:12 PM |
DO |
52 |
Smith |
David |
6:22 PM |
DO |
54 |
Giesing |
Jesse |
6:35 PM |
DO |
58 |
Clervi |
Art |
6:49 PM |
DO |
63 |
Orr |
Tom |
7:13 PM |
DO |
66 |
Pool |
Richard |
7:25 PM |
DO |
70 |
Koenig |
Xavier |
7:42 PM |
DO |
74 |
Smith |
Doug |
7:42 PM |
DO |
76 |
Behounek |
Josh |
7:45 PM |
DO |
81 |
Deffer |
Nicholas |
7:53 PM |
DO |
84 |
McEntire |
Brian |
8:19 PM |
DO |
87 |
Krause |
Guy |
8:27 PM |
DO |
88 |
Stookey |
Dan |
8:52 PM |
DO |
89 |
Fair |
Steven |
8:52 PM |
DO |
90 |
Schwartz |
Kevin |
9:41 PM |
DO |
94 |
Felix |
Miguel |
10:11 PM |
DO |
95 |
Van Hersh |
Ryan |
10:33 PM |
DO |
98 |
Vanderfelts |
Ben |
10:33 PM |
DO |
99 |
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Botts |
Petey |
DNF |
DO |
– |
Boos |
Kyle |
DNF |
DO |
– |
Carr |
Lucas |
DNF |
DO |
– |
Dwiggins |
Jody |
DNF |
DO |
– |
Harp |
Tom |
DNF |
DO |
– |
Jennison |
Brian |
DNF |
DO |
– |
Kopta |
Arthur |
DNF |
DO |
– |
Morgan |
Michael |
DNF |
DO |
– |
Nemeth |
Justin |
DNF |
DO |
– |
Orr |
Chris |
DNF |
DO |
– |
Perry |
Joseph |
DNF |
DO |
– |
Rathke |
Dennis |
DNF |
DO |
– |
Smith |
Jim |
DNF |
DO |
|
Cedar Sapling |
Place |
Last |
First |
Finish Time |
Category |
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1 |
Ryan |
Steve |
11:20 AM |
Sapling |
2 |
McAllister |
Tim |
11:20 AM |
Sapling |
3 |
Clanton |
Corkey |
11:21 AM |
Sapling |
4 |
Brandhorst |
Jeff |
11:22 AM |
Sapling |
5 |
Webb |
Keith |
11:22 AM |
Sapling |
6 |
Webb |
Lisa |
11:22 AM |
Sapling |
7 |
VanHoose |
Dwayne |
11:23 AM |
Sapling |
8 |
Smith |
Matt |
11:24 AM |
Sapling |
9 |
Wolins |
Nat, Alane |
11:48 AM |
Sapling |
10 |
Lycke |
Craig |
11:56 AM |
Sapling |
11 |
Kubinak |
Susan |
12:13 PM |
Sapling |
12 |
Fogelbach |
Gary |
12:19 PM |
Sapling |
13 |
Reynolds |
Glen |
1:10 AM |
Sapling |
14 |
Goodman |
Dana |
1:17 AM |
Sapling |
15 |
Rehmert |
Tracie |
1:17 AM |
Sapling |
16 |
Gossett |
Emma |
1:35 AM |
Sapling |
17 |
Chase |
Jeff |
3:32 AM |
Sapling |
18 |
Clark |
Bob |
3:32 AM |
Sapling |
19 |
Friedman |
Steve, elena |
4:01 AM |
Sapling |
The finish line party was one I hope to remember forever. My bucket list got a little shorter when I checked off “Massive Bar Tab with 100+ Friends,” so that was a great feeling. Seeing the smiles as people finished a grueling day, grabbed one of mom’s potatoes and guzzled craft beers with friends…it just doesn’t get any better than that.
A very nervous girlfriend waited at the finish line for Ben V. and Ryan Vanhersh to finish the course, all the while talking about Ben’s recovery from spinal and pelvic injuries. Jut after 10:30, Ben was our final finisher, and therefore rewarded for his efforts with the coveted Kuat bike rack.
Aside from all the trail damage, I don’t know how it could’ve gone any better. And since at least one person had fun, we’ll be doing it all again next year on the first Saturday of May.