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2010 Highland Fling
When:
Sunday, 14 November, 2010 - 08:00
Duration:
8 hours
Come Rain or Shine:
I'll be there, no matter what the weather.
Online Entry:
http://wildhorizons.com.au/highlandfling/entries.html
Entries Open:
01/07/2010 - 30/09/2010
Official Results:
http://www.wildhorizons.com.au/highland-...
Ride Database Entry:
Penrose State Forest
Ride Database Entry:
Wingello State Forest Meeting Point:
hayman and Ferndale Road, Bundanoon, New South Wales
hayman and Ferndale Road, Bundanoon, New South Wales
Details:
You know... the fling. 110Km around Penrose & Wingello State Forests.
Don't forget the Dash on the Saturday night.. it's a riot
Who's in?
Heckler, Whisperer, Buck, scottm8, leximack, Steve 01, D-on, Greg P, garyinoz, Vandelay, CB, linco, philberesford, Supagav, Glen, PIVOT MACH 5, Christoffa, obmal, Newton, CROMERBOY, loki, Pedalgogy, unicycle6869, pat.o, Logan, shrek, the.flying.al, king_nelly, Fatboy, tate, twotommos, daveh, jase2101, brakeburner, Ed, CookPassBartridge, ben.archer, ps, pommyracer, big bomb and th..., Discodan (41 riders)
What Happened?
Blog entries about this meeting (as this is a race standings and times are shown, click on the title for more and to comment)...
| Who | Title | Status | Time | Pos.Gen. | Category | Pos.Cat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discodan | Tough but educational | Finished | 03:15:11 | 138 | Half/Male/Veterans | 57 |
| pommyracer | An improvement but still hard going! | Finished | 03:23:43 | 194 | Half/Male/Veterans | 73 |
| Steve 01 | I love cramps | Finished | 05:23:44 | 37 | Full/Male/Masters | 5 |
| tate | pleased, but could have been so much (18min) better | Finished | 05:44:54 | 79 | Full/Male/Veterans | 26 |
| PIVOT MACH 5 | Could've shaved a few minutes off... | Finished | 05:55:40 | 108 | Full/Male/Veterans | 38 |
| D-on | HTFU. Easy to say. Hard to do ... | Finished | 06:13:03 | 144 | Full/Male/Masters | 45 |
| Fatboy | My Fling | Finished | 06:28:22 | 186 | Full/Male/Masters | 58 |
| Logan | First MTB Enduro | Finished | 06:30:34 | 194 | Full/Male/Open | 20 |
| ps | damage limitation | Finished | 06:34:18 | 211 | Full/Male/Masters | 69 |
| Matt_B | Love the Fling | Finished | 06:42:40 | 232 | Full/Singlespeed | 9 |
| Whisperer | Toast | Finished | 06:47:44 | Full/Male/Super Masters | 6 | |
| CROMERBOY | I'm too old for this | Finished | 06:56:17 | 283 | 95 | |
| philberesford | The hurt box | Finished | 07:34:46 | 395 | Full/Male/Veterans | 150 |
| brakeburner | what a great event | Finished | 07:36:32 | Full/Male/Veterans | 153 | |
| Buck | Tougher than I remember | Finished | 07:38:46 | 408 | Full/Male/Open | 39 |
| daveh | Hot Fling | Finished | 07:51:15 | 432 | Full/Male/Veterans | 169 |
| obmal | now that was nuts.. | Finished | 07:55:37 | 449 | Full/Male/Veterans | 177 |
| twotommos | I got flung in this Fling | Finished | 08:11:00 | 479 | Full/Male/Masters | 152 |
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What is the dash?
Is a 6km prologue to the main event. Held late Saturday arvo.
I have entered as well!
its got a killer uphill finish to ensure you've got some lactic acid to get rid of before the morning....
Full Fling sold out! Don't know if I'm happy or sad.......
Casual still available a few moments ago.
I guess I will give this a miss then
Missed the rush after 4 years of flings. If anyone has a full fling entry, kindly let me know !
got myself an entry
not sure if i am happy about it or not yet
Don
Hi experienced Flingers. This will be my first full fling. Does anyone have any tips on nutrition for this race. I'm also curious about personal food stations, spacing of these feeds during the event and what you'd recommend in these food top-ups? I'm not physically ready for this event so endurance is going to be key for me...
Thanks
Steve
However I have been testing myself on long road rides with Infinit Nutrition which seems to work for me + a musli bar and banana
Fuelling is a very personal thing, you really need to have done some training with what you intend to eat during the ride to get a good understanding how your body is going to react. Me personally, I know I sweat a lot and I cant eat sweet things as I can really taste them during excercise, so I have my bottles made up with enough sodium and low flavour and plenty of carbs. Thats just me though.
Supergav wrote a good post about the Angry Doctor and what to expect and around fuelling http://nobmob.com/node/16550 read that for some information.
i prefer to eat small amounts often, ie every hr
maybe a muesli bar or similiar.
Eat stuff you can carry easily and open up easily on the go. Eat stuff you know and have tried before and actually like eating.
If you dont like the taste of a powerbar or gel then you are unlikely to actually eat it and will end up just carrying it around with you for 100+km.
Drink lots of water, eat the yummy lollies they have at the rest stops, but be prepared with your own food, someimes the stuff they provide at the stops are either crap or they run out by the time you get there.
Set an alarm on your watch or soemthing to remind you to eat, if you get to the point where you are hungry it is probably too late.
Have fun!
Don
Hi Guys
From the more experienced members, is there any advice on which option to take at Your Choice?
How nasty is the short climb? My main references would be around The Dam so are we talking heartbreak hill steep and for how long?
cheers,
danny
Go left. It is considerably faster than the longer right side and is not anything like heartbreak hill. Picture the short single track at Manly that goes behind the tennis courts and comes out at the entrance to the golf course. That's about how steep we are talking but with a few easy steps to pop over.
the water crossings might be chest deep , a good way to cool off anyway good luck & enjoy
I was expecting some everest like ascent, sounds like it's been talked up a bit too much then. Best go and practice my steps though
Getting excited for it and also very nervous as I've never ridden 110km on one wheel. Should be a challenge and at least there is one other crazy guy doing it on a unicycle to keep me company.
Does anyone know where I can find salt pills in Sydney preferably near the northern beaches?
Also I don't think anyone will be able to help me decide but I have a 29" wheel and debating between 125mm or 150mm cranks. From what I've read I think the short cranks will be better if it's not too technical nor too many huge climbs. Feel free to tell me otherwise and see y'all there.
http://www.fastgear.com.au/fastgear-australia-nu......
for Salt tablets and they delivered the very next day as well, they are based in Bondi. Not used them yet but will be using them for the Fling, as for the other question, cant help you there I am afraid.
You can pick up salt tablets from your local pharmacy.
I hope it stops raining down there soon. I'm a bit over wet races after the Sydney 24hr and Capital Punishement this year!
Should be interesting with all the rain lol.
looking forward to this, even if i have only done 200km on the mtb this whole year
Should be a fun day
Good luck and have fun to everyone riding on Sunday.
Hey Flingers,
Over the years we've mostly camped in the big paddock along the fence line of the main road.
That means turning right when you enter the paddock, and heading back towards the tarred road. It should make sense when you get there.
It's a good spot to watch the finishers coming in at the end, and for those doing the half fling, you'll probably get to watch the mass start going by.
If anyone (who's been and camped there before) has more detailed or better directions please post them up!
Looks like the weather is going to be kind to us, but remember to bring a bottle of chain lube 'cos there's still going to be some deep creek crossings.
See you all down there!
Whisperer
www.onlineresults.com.au
What a tough day out!
Well done to everyone out there, conditions were hard, the hills were relentless, but there were still happy faces at the end!
W
That site is hopeless! The server keeps falling over
They did the timing for the World Solo Champs and it was exactly the same, it's not load related either as we were getting it at 3am with only a dozen or so users attempting to access it. I'm sure it must be having revenue impact on the timing company because I sure as shed wouldn't hire them to time any event I was organising
You can get a PDF collation of all the results here:
http://wildhorizons.com.au/images/stories/highla...
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