Fall 1000km Chinwag

[Luke Heller]

We have some friends from the triangle area that have requested a chinwag to learn about the upcoming 1000km. This would be their first 1000km and they want to hear about some logistics etc to prepare. 

We're planning to meet virtually within the next week.

I would love to have a few members who completed the Spring 1000km join if interested and available.

If that's you and you're available, please share your availability here: 

https://lettucemeet.com/l/bg5dq

See ya then!

Thanks

Luke

[Luke Heller]

This meeting is scheduled for:

Thurs 6/11 @ 7pm.

Please join if you're able and interested:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88131231794?pwd=bH9BCLNxOMa1hbSuMhlOasRmi3mup9.1

[Brian Leu]

Not sure if anyone had been thinking about joining this and hadn't already signaled interest to Luke, but unfortunately we need to reschedule this evening's virtual intra-state rando chat.

We're planning to reschedule for the week of the 22nd!

Brian

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[Luke Heller]

Brian, can you please include the additional persons I included in my other email for the new scheduling effort?

Thanks!

[Charlie H]

Sorry about the work emergency Luke! My wife is supposed to play tennis tonight, so I would have been trying to juggle putting our daughter to bed and trying to listen into the call on my headphones so a reschedule should give be better odds of attendance. 

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[Luke Heller]

This is being rescheduled for next week 

Let's try to find an updated time the week of the 22nd to meet to chat through details about the fall 1000km.

Here's a link you can use to input your availability: https://lettucemeet.com/l/p76vB

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[Luke Heller]

I’m going to do my best to provide a brief recap of this week’s 1000km Q&A for those unable to attend.

 

In attendance: Brian Leu, Matthew Palka, John Ellis, Charlie Hittinger, Luke Heller, Kevin Williams (California), Cynthia Van Der Wiele (Atlanta), and Joel Lawrence (California)

 

Introductions completed.

Please refer to the AIR website for a current thumbnail sketch of the route and ride plan here.

Since this meeting concluded, I have continued working on overnight services for the first night.

If you’re curious, you can watch my progress here.

 

Questions:

Will there be sufficient water/food through the first night?

Yes, see link above.

I am still dialing in service access. Rest assured, we won’t send you out there without a well-designed plan to meet your basic needs on the road.

Time allowance?

You have 75 hours for this event.

The start time is TENTATIVELY 8:00pm. If it changes, it would not be significant, max 2 hour in one direction or the other.

However, I expect that 8:00pm is a pretty safe bet.

This allows riders to finish by 11:00pm on the last day therefore allowing access to nearly a full Day 3.

 

Gravel? None.

 

Hotel? Clean and safe. Also, not top tier hotels that will break the bank. The Best Western in Shallote, NC is one that we’ve used in years past on prior brevets. The Econolodge in Cheraw was used on the 1000km in April.

I would describe this is the nicest and friendliest Econolodge I have ever been to!

 

Long night? Yes. It’s a long first night.

Do I have to ride 500km without stopping? No, stop whenever you want. Take a nap on a picnic table, indoors in a post office, or wherever suits you.

Can I find alternate hotels than what is being recommended? Yes, you can sleep wherever you want so long as you ride the prescribed course.

Like PBP, you are free to make your own lodging plans. This plan is laid out for you to reduce the brain work and we think it’s a good one.

Will it be hard to ride 500km before sleep? Yes, but we believe in you 😊 Nap as needed. Set an alarm for 15 minutes and then get back on your bike.

Initiating a sleep cycle and interrupting in shortly thereafter can be remarkably refreshing when you have a goal in mind such as just 100km to a hot meal, shower, and bed.

 

How much sleep will I get?

Everyone is different.

However, AIR has a reputation of riding together on these events and having a solid group support the herd.

If you find your way into a herd and can stay there, follow the flow.

 

Day 1 – 500km roughly

Day 2 – 250km roughly, very flat terrain

Day 3 – 250km roughly, the last 225km ha slightly and increasingly rolling terrain as you approach the finish

 

Recommended plan:

Day 1 – ride straight through, complete 500km within approx. 24 hours. Finish by 8pm, eat dinner and asleep by 9:30. [8 hours of sleep]

 

Day 2 – wake at 5:30, depart by 6am. Arrive for the SUNRISE at SUNSET BEACH! As a bench mark, plan to ride 20kph/12.5mph. Finish by 6:30pm.

We urge you to leave early on this day because Fiesta Tapatia closes at 10pm and is right across the street from the hotel. If you miss this restaurant, you’ll be eating dinner from a 24hour convenience store

Chances are, you’ll have lots of time on this night and have lots of time for sleep. Target sleep start: 8:30pm. [10 hours of sleep]

 

Day 3 – wake at 6:30, depart by 7:15am. Let’s slow the pace down to 18kph/11mph.

This would slow your finish time down to about 9:15pm.

There’s lots of movement in either direction for your preferences.

10 hours is a lot of sleep.

Should you choose to leave earlier ie: 5am, you’ll have 75km before you’re guaranteed to have good food svcs in Kershaw such as Bojangles.

 

Hurricane Season and weather?

It’s possible we’ll have rain.

It’s possible we’ll have a hurricane.

Our priorities are rider safety first and foremost. If we cannot do the ride safely, we will delay or cancel depending on riders wishes/needs.

We would not cancel the event outright without consulting with the riders.

We know some of you will be traveling great distances for the event and have made many accommodations.

Your success in completing this event is only secondary to your safety.

 

Drop bags and support?

None planned at this time.

We are not opposed to such support.

However, providing this level of support at our events would be prohibitive to our club offering the number of events that we do offer.

We are always open to volunteer support, where available.

We also believe there are times when having a follow car on the course can create the mental escape button encouraging a higher DNF rate.

 

How do I know if I’m making good time?

AIR uses EPP (electronic proof of passage) and no longer offer paper brevet cards.

Back in the day, all riders would receive a paper brevet card at the start and it would show control “CLOSING TIMES.”

When in doubt, always ensure you’re leaving a control by the indicated closing time to ensure you make it to the next control on time (before it closes).

This is intended only as a benchmark but can offer some support to ease rider’s anxiety about finishing on time.

The only time limit imposed now is the FINAL control closing time.

See the RUSA Control Time Calculator if you would like to use this as a resource.

 

Apparel / Schwag

We don’t offer schwag for this event.

Should a volunteer emerge to offer their time, we would happily entertain.

 

Event Name

The event has not yet been named and we would happily entertain suggestions.

 

Parking

I believe that overnight parking at the Gaffney Outlet will be approved.

However, I am working to verify.

If not, we will likely use the TA Travel Center at 175 Truck Stop Rd, Cowpens, SC 29330.

This is right off I-85 and nearby the Gaffney.

 

Airport Recommendation

Greenville Spartanburg (GSP) is recommended.

Getting an uber from there should be feasible to the ride start.

 

Shuttles

If you’re flying in, we’ll almost certainly shuttle you from GSP or AVL.

If you’re trying to fly into CLT, RDU, or GSO, contact us to coordinate.