A bit under the radar compared to other local events, the Redmond Cycling Club‘s (RCC) Seattle to Spokane (S2S) endurance event was held over the weekend with 14 riders leaving Lake City at 2:00 AM. (That start time might be enough to dissuade me…) S2S covers ~283 miles from the Seattle area to Spokane, and […]
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On June 15, Seattle’s Mick Walsh toed the line at a race most of us would unhesitatingly dismiss as crazy–the Race Across the West (RAW), which is the first 860 miles of the Race Across America (RAAM). Leading up to this attempt Mick has been on a 2009 4-man Race Across Oregon (RAO) team, a
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Seattle ultra cyclist Chris Ragsdale is competing against 323 others in the National 24 Hour Challenge this weekend. Chris has a fairly long history at this event, all at the top of the podium: 2006: 470.2 miles: 1st Place 2007: 502.6 miles: 1st place and event record 2008: 473.2 miles: 1st place and age group
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Well, it sounds like Mick figured out how to avoid the digestive issues he’s had during ultra races, but the heat still hit him hard in the deserts of California and Arizona, and he took time out to chill, literally, in a motel with air conditioning. But, since that break he’s been cycling for 22+
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Mick Walsh’s start time @ Race Across the West is today @ 12:17. You can follow the racers here. I haven’t checked the complete race roster, but I hear there are a few other racers from the Puget Sound area racing RAAM as part of teams as well.
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