Chupacabras 2006

This entry was posted on 10/3/2006 6:56 PM and is filed under uncategorized.

I survived the 2006 Chupacabras.  Oh, it was tough.  This, my fifth, was the hardest one on me yet. 


Getting prepped



This was the 10th anniversary Chupa, and the signs were everywhere



Lining up early for a good start spot



Where's Tinker?



The crowd is started to fill in



And only 1/2 hour to start time



Close quarters  -  Getting out the gate could get tricky



Out on the road



The first push-a-bike



The second push-a-bike



The way back  -  Later we'll be bumping down a bit of tricky trail over there



Mountain hikers



El pilgrimage de bicyclete (forgive me if I spangled the mannish)

 

Forgive me Padre, for I have spinned



The penance?  Go climb that mountain



Yes, that mountain right over there!



Closer (ugh)



Look at all the little ants.  Pinch their little heads off, pinch pinch, pinch.



Thankfully, what went up, now goes down.  And about time too.



A tough ride for me.  Took me a bit over 7 hours.  Aieyeee!  I was sure I was somehere in the 1,000+ range.  I actually finished 572.  No big mechanical issues other than some slow tire leaks that air cartridges and slime helped out on.  Kind of frustrating to be on the road to the finish, shooting air into a mushy tire, and watching like 40 racers whiz on by.  Part of the Chupa game though.

A tough challenge for sure.  Like always, in hindsight it was a blast.

My heart rate thingy says I burned 7,400 calories.  Cool.  That's worth some pizza and beer.




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• 10/8/2006 5:26 PM Jeni wrote:
  Dave, Awesome pics, thanks for posting them! Congrats on another jersey...sorry I wasn't there to ride with you guys.
  
  BTW, how many jerseys did they give out this year? Guess if I do this next year, I'll have to be in the top 500 again.
  
  Did Tinker show??
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  1. 10/9/2006 8:57 AM DPimp wrote:
     1,500 jerseys is what I heard - luckily for me.
     
     I heard Tinker raced and came in about 4th. I didn't see him though. It'll be interesting to see if he writes it up on his site.
     
     You are welcome to ride with us next year.
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     1. 10/10/2006 5:09 PM John Ayarbe wrote:
        Tinker finished 10th on the 10th Anniversary of the Chupacabras! Great guy...talked with him for a bit after the race about the course, venue, and RAM. My legs still hurt!!!
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• 10/8/2006 5:53 PM john wrote:
  great stuff
  thanks
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• 10/9/2006 9:40 AM Xavier Moya wrote:
  great photos,first time at the chupacabra, great event.
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• 10/9/2006 10:46 AM rimugu wrote:
  hey, by those pictures, it seems we where two meters apart in the start line, I was with the group of orange jerseys to the left.
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• 10/9/2006 10:49 AM Freddie J. wrote:
  Great pics Dave and congratulations!! Great ride, good for you! Yes Tinker did ride he told me he came in 10th, he had a flat and did say he liked the race though it was tougher than he thought it would be.
  I was glad to be there to help @ registration on friday and take pics on sat.
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  1. 10/9/2006 2:17 PM Wayarbe wrote:
     My husband chatted with Tinker after the race too and Tinker said that this was the hardest race he's ever done. He also said that he really didn't like the hike-a-bike sections. Of course, who would! I certainly didn't!
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     1. 10/9/2006 2:50 PM DPimp wrote:
        The hardest race he's ever done? Wow! And he did the RAMM.
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  2. 10/9/2006 2:55 PM DPimp wrote:
     Thanks Freddie!
     
     Good to see you on the levee road cheering us on our way out.
     
     If Tinker thought it was tough, then day-amn.....
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• 10/9/2006 2:21 PM Wayarbe wrote:
  Hey Dave. Jeni forwarded your link so I could view the pics. As I was looking closely at the pic titled La pilgrimage de bicycleta I realized that I was in it! My sister-in-law and I are the 7th and 8th riders up from the bottom of the pic. How odd that with that number of people in the race we'd be so close to each other!
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  1. 10/9/2006 2:54 PM DPimp wrote:
     Cool. Send me your email addy and I'll send you a hi-res.
     
     That's a cool thing about the race - you tend to stay in contact with a certain set of riders that you get to know over the course of the event.
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• 10/9/2006 2:39 PM Xavier Perez wrote:
  Does anybody out there have pics of Tinker ?!?!
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