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Pepsi Challenge
The Pepsi went off this weekend without a problem. The course was in
great condition, and excellent condition considering the low snow year. A couple tid-bits: -They changed the course this year. The start is straighter as it enters the golf course, and you start up the Gold until the cutoff and come back down the Cedar. It's not much more climbing than the old course, but it's noticeable. Then it's up the Cedar, down the Gold and you ski the Silver loop until you hook up to the Cedar again and then to the Summit. I think it's a good change since they're using the premium trails at Giant's Ridge (and skiing them twice) instead of sending you off on some narrow bumpy trails (Wynn Creek). When they get 10 feet of snow, Wynn Creek is ok, but not in low snow years. -Typical weather (about 0F). -About 600 skiers, which I think it about the expected. -Results at http://www.itiming.com/raceresults/224-pepsi07_div.pdf -Chip Tabor skied with old boots and they completely fell apart on him. He still maintained a 2:50 pace for the 50 km, while I maintained a 2:50 pace for 25 km (and it killed me). Jay Wenner |
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Pepsi Challenge
The thing I have never liked about the Pepsi is that that trail narrows down almost immediately after the start. I haven't done the race for a few years, so maybe they changed that? Otherwise it is a great race! |
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Pepsi Challenge
don martin wrote: The thing I have never liked about the Pepsi is that that trail narrows down almost immediately after the start. I haven't done the race for a few years, so maybe they changed that? Otherwise it is a great race! It was two-wide, or almost two-wide until the woods. So the golf course was a little wider than in the past. Also, the Cedar, Gold, Summit and Silver are wide enough to easily pass, so the new course offers more ability to pass than the old. Jay |
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