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| erichunner | 03/22/10 | Rigid 29er beat me up all day, flat tire after passing aid station 2. I'll bring hiking boots for WHT next time, the cheeseburger was tasty after eating tons of science food. | |
| RickV | 03/22/10 | Great day - felt good the whole way, flatted coming down Trabuco Trail. | |
| quad damage | 03/22/10 | Had a pretty good race and improved my time from last year. Missed my goal by a few minutes, but that's ok. Great to see so many friends out there riding and doing support. | |
| 5Large | 03/21/10 | Great ride. Took it easy and hit all my planned time marks. Bottleneck on UHJ caused me to almost miss the HJ lot cut off (2 minutes to spare). Great hiking up HT with Gene and others (no food and little water due to the rush at cut off, so time was SLOW). | |
| alenz | 03/21/10 | never again. but I said the same thing for the Coupe | |
| Phishin Paul | 03/21/10 | I guess sub 8 is never meant to be for me. I slow down too much after HJ check point every year. Great weather with little cramp issues. My pit crew of my 2 year and 3 month old could not have been better. Something about hearing my daughter yell "go Daddy go" just kept me motivated. | |
| hades | 03/21/10 | real time 5hrs 30mins. garmin was set on auto pause.
ibis mojo sl. conti'race king. two lights. | |
| hades | 03/21/10 | bring drink mix next time! | |
| oneI | 03/21/10 | First VQ | |
| Hal | 03/21/10 | I made it. Very glad to have finished and gotten a feather ! It was another day varied experiences of fun, pain,cramps, pain, comraderie, pain...... Thanks Warriors society. Congrats to all who attempted and those who finished. Thanks to all of you who helped me all year training and for my incredible greeting party at the finish line . !! | |
| rushak | 03/20/10 | Wow! Can't believe I did this well. I had an unreal goal of getting under 6 hours and just missed it by 2 plus minutes. Damn flat on HJ shattered my dreams of a sub 6 hour VQ. I'm still really stoked on my time. 51 minutes faster than last year. Thanks to Hermit and Alpine Rob for the awesome support! I couldn't have done it without your help. Congrats to all the CC and VQ finishers. We couldn't have asked for more perfect weather. | |
| Mr.Krisztian | 03/20/10 | My first VQ. Rode CC last year and figured its time for the big one.
Awesome ride, got to HJ checkpoint at 11:30 then the real pain began. WHT is horrible. I hate hike a bike. It damn near killed me. Really enjoyed all the water crossings on Holy Jim, I started purposely walking in the creeks that were un rideable to cool me down. My time was 9 hours and 24 minutes. Now I have something to shoot for next year. | |
| ThinkFast | 03/20/10 | Thanks Warrior Society for another great event. Matt and Rob you guys are awesome, THANKS! Thanks to House also (good seeing you Doug). Fun day in the hills. Good to see so many people I haven't seen in a long time. Today was not my fastest time but it was a personal best regardless. After riding the Ultra Quest course unsupported 2 weeks ago, then racing UQ last week, my goal wasn't too high. Somehow managed to finish only 15 minutes or so slower than last year after a flat and early cramping | |
| zunGu | 03/20/10 | Wow, what a great day of riding! I'm thankful to be part of it. Great to see so many geo peeps beat last years time. Hammertime (Dan) broke the CC record with a 3:53 held by Ty Kady, that's awesome, ease up on the spinach. Other podiums I know of Cycliing Escapes (Rich) 3rd-CC, Sjon 5th-CC | |
| agitate1890 | 03/20/10 | first vq,8 hours was the goal,missed it by 12 minutes.couldn't resist the burger at the top of wht.nice chatting with eric,meeting xcrider,there was even a hermit sighting,thanks for the push matt.great day,totally wiped out.. | |
| tweasol | 03/20/10 | My first MTB race, VQ was offered so I decided to go for it. Thanks big time to the warriors for setting this up. Also thanks to Terry Best for dialing in my bike perfectly. So much support along the way...made this so much fun! (Although could of used some cheer and cow bell up WHT... That was painful.) No Cramps, no flats, no mechanicals, no falls. I'm Stoked!!! (Don't get me wrong; I'm toast after this...) Good to see all the usual suspects at the finish, and meet some too! Next year fellas!! | |
| OTB_again | 03/20/10 | Note to self - no more spicy carne asada burritos from Chronic the night before VQ - I paid dearly for that misstep going up Maple today. Felt strong until I cleared the pavement and then it was almost all over for me. A visit to the bushes at 4C was the ticket, then rode hard over the Peak and down UHJ/LHJ trying to make up time. WHT was no joke on this day...hot and no breeze. Great to see so many friends today, and a huge THANKS to Hermit and Alpine Rob who rocked the support for us! | |
| MCAFS | 03/20/10 | Toughed this one out on the Cannondale 1FG singlespeed for the first time. My chain fell off twice and I stopped to help a guy with a spare tube and CO2s. Great weather all day, even the HAB on WHT. Just kept pouring water on my head and back. Motorway and Trabuco beat me to a pulp. Holy Jims were a blast. Great job to all the riders and thanks to all the volunteers for their support on a very long day. See ya next year. | |
| genusmtbkr5 | 03/20/10 | Great day for a ride. Felt good, no knee pain, no back pain. Good seeing lots of STR and Geoladder guys and gals. Congrats to everyone who finished and props to those who tried. | |
| chanson | 03/20/10 | great day to ride, but bonking on WHT killed me today and my time... | |
| sparrow | 03/19/09 | 2nd to freaking last but FINISHED! WHT nearly did me in. Little over 6hours to aid#2 then freaking over 4hrs to finish the last 12miles of the course. | |
| hades | 03/16/09 | ripped sidewall at holy jim and flat again on trabuco DH. SmallBlock8's are a bad idea with stan's. | |
| zippo | 03/11/09 | gonzo | |
| MCAFS | 03/11/09 | Perfect day, cool temps for the entire race. Great event. Can't wait until next year. | |
| quad damage | 03/10/09 | Lost my gears half a mile before Motorway due to a frayed shifter cable under my bottom bracket. Rode pavement on Maple Springs in 22x12. Had to stop and with the help of Ross B. managed to set the bike in 34x32. Was stuck in that gear until top of Trabuco. Thanks a _ton_ for the help Ross! Also thanks to Rob for the smooth transitions. Good to see all my training buddies peak at the right time. | |
| RickV | 03/09/09 | My fist attempt at VQ and thankfully survived without any crashes or mechanicals. Thought it would take me about 7.5 hours to complete and ended up crossing the finish line at exactly 1PM (7 hrs, 30 minues, 0 seconds). The toughest part for me was the section leading up to WHT from the bottom of Holy Jim. I'd never ridden that section and it was just brutal - I was actually happy to get to the bottom of WHT. Thanks to the WS and all the volunteers for putting on a great event! | |
| thoranz | 03/09/09 | yeah! loved it. | |
| Phishin Paul | 03/08/09 | Goal was 8 and that did not happen. Still beat last time. Bad cramps up maple which did not allow much out of saddle climbing. I caught Kyle and we finished together which was really cool. | |
| hades | 03/08/09 | no flat tires
got dropped on first two climbs, dh went well. python tubless tires. ibis mojo, fox 140mm | |
| halfasst | 03/08/09 | Great weather for this year's event. Fantastic support everywhere from The Warrior's Society, Trail Angels, and other bikers/hikers. All I can say is I finished!!! | |
| Rush | 03/08/09 | My 1st VQ! Absolutely amazing race, tough as hell. Beat my goal of 6:30 by 20 seconds!! | |
| Hannibal | 03/08/09 | Great job by the Warrior's Society. Thanks to Kparsons and Larry for keeping me going. Bad cramps down MW, up MS and down LHJ. For some weird reason, my legs came back hiking up Horsethief, but then cramped again at the top. Glad to just finish. | |
| sykes81 | 03/08/09 | First VQ and plan on many more! | |
| Cycling Escapes | 03/07/09 | Don't ever ride this on a bike with no front or rear suspension :( My aching wrists... | |
| House | 03/07/09 | Beat my time from last year so I'm satisfied. Tremendous performances turned in by Matt, Jason, Troy and Ryan. Wow! | |
| rushak | 03/07/09 | Fantastic day today! Weather was great and I felt really good. My goal was to get under 7 hours which I completed on the SS with a flat on the MW. Somehow the valve ripped off? Thanks to Alpine Rob for the support at each aid station. Rob you rule! That made life so much easier. Matt...just awesome, that is all. Congrats to Troy, Doug and Ryan (converted SS)on the great finishes. Taking next years VQ off. Time to give back to the event. | |
| dubjay | 03/07/09 | Ride time was actually longer - damn auto pause going up WHT :) | |
| ThinkFast | 03/07/09 | BIG thanks to Rob for his support! Was on pace to brake 7 hours but suffered a lot more than usual up Trabuco and Horsethief and missed by 2 minutes. Congrats to Matt and Jason for their feats today, amazing. Solid rides by Doug, Ryan and Mark as well. Ryan's good finish after loosing his rear derailleur cable early is awesome. Thanks for the recovery drink Paul. Always good to see Tom, Roy, Ben, Hal, Richard, Rene,... | |
| Hermit | 03/07/09 | Had a really, really, good day today. Couldn't have asked for better weather and trail conditions. "Accidentally" set a new PB up Blackstar of 49:04 and still managed to maintain a strong pace for the entire ride. Thanks a ton to Alpine Rob for his generous support at each aid station. Congrats and thanks to all my training buds too. You guys make it all worth it. Great seeing all you Geolads out there and sharing stories of the day. | |
| zunGu | 03/07/09 | What an awesome day! Thanks Warriors. Good to hear all the tales and such improvement. Props to the VQ ss'ers and to Cycling Escapes for doing VQ on a rigid, ouch. 2 flats, 1 tube | |
| genusmtbkr5 | 03/07/09 | Bummed I lost my lost my Garmin on LHJ so no data. Good ride despite leg cramps, a bad knee and just plain beat. | |
| adventurich | 03/07/09 | Good solid ride - suffered good on the climbs. Felt great from the hike a bike on out. | |
| genusmtbkr5 | 03/03/08 | bum knee got me on Maple Springs climb and again on the HAB up WHT. Will attempt again next year. | |
| quad damage | 03/03/08 | Wow. Tough ride. Got a flat at the bottom of Trabuco that cost me some time. Fought cramps almost the entire ride. Congrats to Jason, Jake, Matt, Doug and Troy. Everyone did really well and it was good to see the hard work pay off. | |
| pitmang1 | 03/03/08 | My first VQ. I made the last cutoff by only 12 minutes. I'm so glad I made it, I was dreading having to try again next year. | |
| rushak | 03/02/08 | First VQ and it was a blast. Had a bad crash, but pressed on to finish despite the pain. Was hoping for sub 7:30, but I was just happy to finish. Troy did a kickass job today posting the fastest time of our group. Matt did an awesome job of pedaling his girl Rita (soon to have a twin) to the finish. Good job finishing strong. Doug, sorry the cramps cramped your style, but awesome job finishing. Jake - congrats on your 6th place finish in the CC. Ryan - way to finish strong. Bento box ftw | |
| weaksauce | 03/02/08 | Great Ride...two flats and one minor mechanical...slow pace, just stoked to finish. First time riding in OC other than san juan...sweet trails...whats with the horse theif climb, jesus. Thanks to rider who gave me a tube at mile 49...much appreciated. | |
| JEROEN BOSBOOM | 03/02/08 | Good to see everyone at the race this year. Thanks for your support for the Warriors Society! | |
| Zippy | 03/01/08 | Time based on finishing clock: I messed up setting my Garmin at the start. Good stuff, great weather and a better time than last year. Cool. | |
| House | 03/01/08 | Tough day with leg cramps and a flat on Trabuco. Got through it, though. Kudos to Jason for finishing the race after his crash. Also, Matt, Troy, Jake and Ryan for their efforts. They whupped me again. | |
| Manuel Prado | 03/01/08 | Course was in great shape, accept for Motorway, great event and super fun! | |
| Hermit | 03/01/08 | My first VQ! I was extremely happy with my SS except during two key sections: 1. from Aid Station 2 to WHT junction (sapped the energy I had left) and 2. Trabuco Creek Road to Finish (grr, Troy!). Thanks so much to the crew I've been training with. You guys rule. And Rushak had the freaking eye of the tiger! A gnarly crash very early in the race, sick on top of that, and he still hammers out VQ! Great seeing everyone out there today! Another big thanks to the WS and volunteers. | |
| aword4you | 03/01/08 | Painful, but I finished in 8:47~. Gonna take 2009 off from this event. | |
| Damon M | 03/01/08 | BS TO MW 2:36 TOP OF SB 5:15 AID#2 6:06 CUT OF 12:20 | |
| zunGu | 03/01/08 | Awesome day on the trails, although not so sure for the hikers. Manny was the first one down Holy Jim and a hiker asked him how many more riders behind you, ...he shouted 300! Can you imagine the look on the hikers face?! :) --Had 3rd place at Upper Holy Jim, then Guy Sutton passed me towards the bottom of UHJ, he flatted on HJ, so I held 3rd place at Aid Station 2 (that felt good), Todd passed me on Horsethief, then I flatted on Trabuco and got passed by Nate and Mario there. Took 6th, not bad! | |
| PaulV | 03/01/08 | What a day. Motorway was a few minutes slower for me, it was kinda chewed up and chunky too. Plus, two gates to hop at the bottom now. The rest of the course seemed in really great shape, except Trabuco Creek out (but that always sucks :) fog felt cold, brrrrr!! I think I was a little under 7;20, will have to check the results when they come out. I am always impressed with the level of riders in this race, damn!! | |
| ThinkFast | 03/01/08 | Great day today. Heal up quick Koke, your tough to still finish CC with a broken arm!! I'll update my time when the results are posted. I forgot to turn off my edge, I was so happy to finish. I heard 7:26: something when I came across the line. | |
| JERRY | 03/01/08 | I found out that I would be doing this race 1 week before. Thank you Craig for the leadout in the dark morning start. I started Horsethief as Manny was coming down. Great Race! Thank you Warriors Society. | |
| adventurich | 03/01/08 | 8th - climbed strong - descended poorly - one flat. | |
| grinding | 03/01/08 | a great ride felt pretty good till west horse thief, started crampiing up towards the end.thanx ws and to our lord above for being able to ride and all we have.sorry about your shoulder ozzy and hope it heals quickly and you and hal will get em next year. | |
| Manuel Prado | 09/19/07 | 2007 Race, wanted to see the avg speed, that's why I posted it. | |
| vhipp | 03/31/07 | What a great day. Couldn't make the Vision Quest so I thought I try on my own. Usually I can ride most of West Horsethief but not today. Ran low on water at the end. | |
| ross b | 03/08/07 | Hardest one yet. Thanks to Jim and Drew from the warriors who escorted me up horsetheif and said I was doing great while i felt like dying would be better. The ride was actually fun except for the tree on lower holy jim. I thought i would duck but it caught me and tossed me into the rocks. I really should have slowed down. Thanks to Diana who asked me my name and thanks to God for me getting it right. If I do this again, I'm gonna train more. Blessed be the name of the Lord Jesus. | |
| ross b | 03/08/07 | bring plenty of food, water, and pray. | |
| PaulV | 03/06/07 | First off double extra huge thanks to the two different guys who helped me with my mechanical problems, chain suck from hell. They took the time to stop and help me out, wow, thanks guys!!! The shop sold me the wrong small ring, and it had worked great on SJT (Guess I didn't use small ring much :)Cost me at least 15 minutes (doh!) Overall great day for VQ. 'I'll be back' | |
| shoodes | 03/06/07 | What a day | |
| Phishin Paul | 03/05/07 | First VQ for me. Beat last year's CC time to bottom of HJ by over an hour. Happy about that but dissapointed with my hike up Horsethief. Saved my overall time with all down hill sections. Great weather minus the winds up BStar. Thanks Alyssa and support team and Kyle for pushing me on many long and cold training rides. | |
| FirstDrop | 03/04/07 | I finished!!! First endurance race and boy am I sore. | |
| zunGu | 03/04/07 | Wow, it's great to see so many riding at a new level. I'm amazed at how many finished the race for the first time or nicely beyond previous finishes. Good to hear the momentum of the ladder is helping there a bit too. | |
| Hal | 03/04/07 | I finished! Thats all I wanted and my focus from the start was to make the final time cut-off. I did the early start last year so I had 1/2 hour less for'07. That leg from the bottom of Holy Jim to the Horsethief junction seemed to go on foreever! Thanks to the Warriors society for putting on another great event. Thanks to Geoladders for keeping me motivated. Thanks to JR for riding with me, for flying up Blackstar, and for not dying from his laryngospasm a mile below the peak!Thnx4seeingmeatend | |
| Oshier | 03/04/07 | I finished the VQ, That makes me the youngest yet hade hard time making final cut off but I did it | |
| Chelle0011 | 03/04/07 | OUCH! Watch out for that TREEEEEEEEEEEE!! finished, and that's what counts, right? Plus, I did it almost as fast as I did the Coup 2 yrs ago (dayum slow). | |
| ThinkFast | 03/03/07 | My first bike race. Didn't stick to my plan for eating and drinking. Luckily I didn't have any problems though. Started towards the back half of the pack. Once I got to Motorway I was only passed once so I was happy about that. Congratulations to Andrew (Winger), Matt (Hermit), Ryan1234 and JR for placing well in the Counting Coup. Congrats to Mark and John for their strong rides also. | |
| JERRY | 03/03/07 | Things were good up until Upper Holy Jim, then legs cramped up and it was all about survival. I would like to thank my pit crew,David(DD)and Terry Best. Without them I don't think I could have finished Horsethief. Also thanks to the Warriors Society for putting on an outstanding,well organized race! I really enjoyed the hamburger at the top of the mountain.
Thanks! | |
| Zippy | 03/03/07 | My first Vision quest race. Frenetic pace at the start followed by cold temps and 40 MPH winds on the divide road. The climb to the peak nearly broke my spirit and the hike up Horsethief is just cruel. Nothing better than seeing the Trabuco Trailhead on the divide road. Aid station 2 wins for most enthusiastic; their cheers as I rocketed past on the way down really amped me up. Epic. | |
| K0KE | 03/03/07 | 55 minutes to Beek's, 1:55 to top of Motorway, 2:07 to aid station one, 4:06 to Santiago Peak, 4:48 to aid station two, 6:12 to top of Horsethief, 7:10 finish. Thanks for the support Big DD and Terry Best. | |
| klowie | 03/03/07 | Thanks to the Warriors Society. What a great event. Thanks to all the vounteers, especially the woman at aid station 2 who gave me the enduramax pills for my cramps, I would not have finished without them. | |
| Napoleon D. | 03/03/07 | Another great Vision Quest, and I almost saw visions this time. Started to get really bad stomach cramps going up Horsetheif, almost had to turn around. Stayed positive and finished beating my last year time by 51 minutes. Team Geoladders all did well finishing about the same time. Thanks to Big DD and Terry Best for the support at both aid stations, made it a lot easier. | |
| Murmur | 03/03/07 | What a great day! Perfect conditions (wind was pretty strong on top, but I'll take that over mud). Our team (Team Geoladders) rocked! I came in at 7:16:11, 2hrs, 7min better than last year. What a rush! Thanks to BigDD and Terry Best for the support at the aid stations! | |
| christobol | 03/03/07 | It was awesome and I make it to the cutoff in time, so I was able to finish, which was my goal.
It is cool to see so many other people post their VQ and CC races today. This was my first race and I loved it. I did it in 9:08, and while that isn't a great time it isn't bad either. I know there were 20-25 people left behind me so I'm stoked about that. Anyway congratulations to everyone that did it today! | |
| TRB | 03/03/07 | I really felt the pain of under training. Legs started cramping at aid station #1. Thanks to Big DD and Terry Best for the support, couldn't have continued without it. Team Geoladders rocked! | |
| robbiesdad | 03/03/07 | Congratulations to everyone who finished and special props to Winger, Doug Andrews, {who did I miss}
Nice to meet so many geoladder-ites.
Time is from WS Clock at the finish line. MotionBased says my moving time was 8:36, TopoFusion says 9:04. Simple rememdy - never stop. LOL | |
| duveneck | 03/03/07 | Vision Quest 2007
Time: 9:10
Hit stop button by mistake at Holy Jim aid station, hit start button on first switchback up W. Horsethief | |
| duveneck | 03/03/07 | Bring plenty of food | |
| KeepsWhatHappens | 03/03/07 | Snapped front derailleur cable 15 minutes pas Beeks Place. Finished VQ with only small front chainring. | |
| zunGu | 02/20/07 | Course is in great shape. Upper Holy Jim may need a little work though, there's a new rut, just wide enough for your bike tire, going down most of the trail. Not a big deal, just a new challenge. :) 42 gate, 46 ball, 1:30 top of MW, 1:43 bottom, 2:35 4-crnrs, 3:06 peak, 3:44 hj lot, 4:43 horsethief top, 4:58 trabuco top, 5:20 trabuco lot, 5:34 vq finish. | |
| eervin | 10/12/06 | I was way out of shape for this ride. Rode it with friends, Kevin (ibclimbn) Dan and Jake. | |
| ibclimbn | 10/09/06 | A ton of climbing but the effort was quickly forgotten with the awesome downhill single track sections. | |
| mtnbikej | 08/12/06 | Not for the faint of heart. 3 seperate tough rides all connected together. | |
| ffdfireman | 03/12/06 | Incredible ride!I was stoked to finish & not have bonked.The support from my wife, friends,& WS was awesome & provided the lil xtra push to finish.Thnx 4 the rolaids@Main Divide-cramps suck!See everyone nxt yr for another VQ! | |
| hades | 03/09/06 | VQ 2006 race. Flat tire on Motorway. NO cytomax at aid 1 or 2, bonked hard! Better next year... | |
| superjoe | 03/08/06 | Good fun! Had fun passing about 6 on motorway, 4 on upper holy jim. Upper Holy Jim was sweet! Nice and easy ride for me, enjoyed the rest stops and loved those power gummy things. | |
| superjoe | 03/08/06 | Good fun! Had fun passing about 6 on motorway, 4 on upper holy jim. Upper Holy Jim was sweet! Nice and easy ride for me, enjoyed the rest stops and loved those power gummy things. Almost lost my rear wheel coming down trabuco, really movin' | |
| animaltico | 03/07/06 | Great race !! | |
| Napoleon D. | 03/06/06 | Great ride today with 200 of my closest friends. Great to meet other Geoladders members and thanks goes to the Geoladderes Race Support Crew at the entrance to Trabuco canyon, Thanks for the lube Terry. Still waiting to find out my official time. I'll be back next year! | |
| DONALD JACKSON | 03/06/06 | thank you warriors society and all the volunteers | |
| Hal | 03/05/06 | Long, hard ride. The slight mud slowed me up a bit. Made the 2nd cut off by the skin of my teeth (12:28). I was running on fumes going up Trabuco, but the portobello-mushroom burger with sauteed onions (!!) I had at the top of W Horsethief charged me up and over thye rest of the main divide to that heaven-sent descent down Trabuco. Thanks to those of you who helped me train and to my wife for having to hear all about this for the past 8 weeks. And for coming to meet me at the end. | |
| Manuel Prado | 03/05/06 | hard race, thanx to all the people that cheered for me at the race and thanx to all the support from everybody... | |
| Cranx | 03/04/06 | Ouch! Lots of work but lots of fun! I was praying for a boulder to crush me as I began my death hike up Horsethief but, no luck, had to finish. Don't know my overall VQ place yet but did very well. Tons of thanks to Julie (my incredible wife) and Terry Best for the support...you guys are awesome! | |
| Murmur | 03/04/06 | What a great experience. Goal 1 was to beat the cutoffs - accomplished. Goal 2 was to not be last - accomplished. Not sure my ride time or overall placing yet. 9:23 total time sounds fine to me given the conditions on Blackstar. Awesome Awesome experience. Time is total time - I didn't differentiate ride time because it was an event. | |
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