Susitna 100 Starts Tomorrow

Alaska, cycling, John Stamstad, mountain biking, Susitna 100 | UltraRob | Friday, February 16th, 2007 at 9:51 pm

The Susitna 100 starts tomorrow. It’s a 100 mile race on the snow in Alaska. You can choose to mountain bike, ski, or travel by foot. You have until the morning check in to decide based on conditions which mode of travel you want to use.

Jill that lives in Juneau is doing it for the second time. She always has great posts about her rides along with pictures of the awesome scenery. John Stamstad is on the start list. I haven’t seen anything about him racing in a long time. In ultra mountain biking, he’s known for eating Spam and Twinkies during races. I remember one year at the 24 Hours of Moab, he lapped me during the night and I asked him how it was going. He said it would be better if he would quit throwing up. I didn’t say much but I thought how much better of a racer he could be if he would use some good fuel. Even with what he ate he generally did really well. I think 24 Hours of Moab is one of the few races that I didn’t win even though he did it at least a couple times.

The following weekend is the Iditarod Trail Invitational. It has pretty much the same rules but you have a choice between 350 or 1100 miles. My friend has done it and has tried talking me into it. Sometimes I really start thinking about doing it but then I come to my senses.

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