PBP Prep online seminar planned for first timers is being planned

[Rob Hawks]

Hi all,

We are organizing an online seminar aimed at informing first time PBP aspirants on what to expect. We are hoping to run this event just after the ACP announces the 2027 route, and that announcement is expected to come in October. 

We have a line up of people ready to present on various topics. The topics though will largely be determined by those *you'd* like to see covered that will help you as a first time PBP participant in your planning and preparation for this.

Please fill out this form to submit your questions/topics

Look for the exact date to be published here as soon as that details is locked down.

rob hawks

RUSA membership team

RUSA Brevet Coordinator

RBA: CA: San Francisco region

[Rob Hawks]

Thanks to all that took the time to fill out the survey oh so long ago. There were a variety of good and relevant questions asked. In trying to put together a panel to all present during a single online seminar, we realized that synchronizing multiple schedules was difficult bordering on impossible. The design has shifted to one where we are recording individual discussions on one or two topics with the intent to publish those on youtube. We've already recorded two sessions which will be packaged for publication and there are more sessions planned for recording this week. Each one is likely to be 20-30 minutes long, which will allow for more exploration of a given topic than a single combined session with 5 or 6 presentations would.

The order of publication has yet to be fully worked out, but it is very likely that the first recording published will be on what to consider and what to do in 2026, the year before PBP and with luck that will get published later this week. 

Thanks for your patience.

rob hawks 

[Dave Thompson]

That's great Rob.  Thanks for the update.  I know that many will gobble these up and, with them being separate videos, the viewers can decide for themselves how useful / patient they are for watching any given topic / video.

Dave.

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[Mark Schenkel]

Thanks, Rob. Hopeful PBP newbie here. I would most certainly appreciate this seminar/series.

[Jessica Lu]

Me too

[Kitty Goursolle]

In the meantime, I recommend Peter's series: https://www.youtube.com/@petercurley/videos

Peter nterviews many successful (and a few DNF) PBP riders. Lots of great advice given. Each person give their top tips. 

Cheers,

Kitty 

[Rob Hawks]

Peter is one of the interviewees (he has distilled the content of 50+ interviews he has done and presented that in this upcoming pbp prep video) and that interview has already been recorded and there are 5 videos that just need some editing before publishing.

rob

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[lparke...@fuse.net]

I am not planning on PBP, but I think interviews with some DNFs could be very useful. What were the mistakes?  Regrets?   How long did it take to decide, "Oops, I think I could have gone on."  or, "Yep, I made the right decision."  I know one guy (he will probably read this!)  that is 1 for 4. 3 DNFs.   I think he has had second thoughts about two of those.  

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[Rob Hawks]

Hello All,

The first video in the series will be published very early Sunday Morning PST. Here is the link: https://youtu.be/kKd04aq0flc

So Sunday morning, please check it out. This installment features Mark Thomas talking about the importance of 2026 in your PBP 2027 journey.

rob hawks

[Rob Hawks]

Sorry everyone, the scheduling setting on the video didn't work so hopefully I've overridden that and the video is now public.

Thanks for your patience. Working on video #2 today.

rob

[Rob Hawks]

Here is the link to video #2: https://youtu.be/XGlNY5vjq6g

The guest on this one is Lisa Charlebois. Feel free to send comments/questions to me or leave them on youtube.

rob hawks

[Rob Hawks]

Installment #3 is up and ready for viewing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pkRVNqGXgs

This installment features Peter Curley who has interviewed over 50 PBP participants and presents to us the common themes that have emerged in the interviews he has recorded.

rob hawks