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Convict 100 2014
St Albans, NSW
The Convict 100 is regarded as one of Australia's most challenging mountain bike endurance races, consistently inspiring all entrants to push their personal boundaries.
Now in its tenth year, the course follows the historic Convict Trail through the Dharug and Yengo National Parks. The mix of fast fire trail, technical rock gardens, rocky descents and spectacular ridgeline views is unmatched.by any other MTB event. The Convict 100 starts and finishes in the historic township of St. Albans and competitors can choose between the full "Century of Dirt" or the Convict half.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jp | Learning to Race | Finished | 01:59:40 | 27 | 50km Male Veteran | 8 |
| ben510 | Convict 50 on a CX Bike | Finished | 02:07:47 | 60 | 1 | |
| Jubas | Not bad | Finished | 02:20:33 | 112 | 50km Male Sub Veteran | 32 |
| sikllama | Ahh...much better | Finished | 02:40:42 | 281 | 50km Male Sub Veteran | 76 |
| Slowpup | Things are better in pairs | Finished | 03:06:54 | 458 | 50km Male Veteran | 167 |
| Tristania | Cycologically Challenged! | Finished | 04:14:03 | 16 | 100km Male Senior | 1 |
| Blades_Utd | Good day at the Convict | Finished | 04:20:36 | 24 | 100km Male Sub Veteran | 4 |
| stephen | Another Single Speed Convict 100 completed | Finished | 04:31:06 | 23 | 100km Male Single Speed | 2 |
| German Dan | Dan's Convict 100 2014 | Finished | 04:39:30 | 37 | 100km Male Sub Veteran | 10 |
| Jonny | Convict 100 - the training keeps paying dividends! | Finished | 04:57:52 | 77 | 100km Male Sub Veteran | 22 |
| Fatboy | My 10th Convict! | Finished | 05:08:32 | 111 | 55 | |
| obmal | Not as fast as I expected | Finished | 05:21:56 | 100km Male Veteran | ||
| hathill | An Average Day Out | Finished | 05:48:16 | 244 | 100km Male Veteran | 114 |
| ahein | First Convict 100 and first race | Finished | 06:34:29 | 364 | 100km Male Sub Veteran | 86 |
| gusgusset | 1st Convict loved it | Finished | 06:45:40 | 401 | 100km Male Sub Veteran | 94 |
| danielschipper | 1st Convict 100 won't be the last | Finished | 07:04:16 | 433 | 100km Male Sub Veteran | 106 |
| Chitts | Convict 100km - My first Ever DNF :-( | Did not finish | 100km Male Masters |
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Well I looked on the site and in the FAQ there was a question regarding the course direction and it specifically said that the course would be in the same direction as all previous years.
Whew!
Can anybody give me a lift from Lidcombe?
... replacing the abandoned Mogo round.
I have a mate who is coming up with a group of us on friday and needs to get home for sunday AM. We are camping up there until sunday and can not give him a lift home. Anyone heading to the Mosman/city area after the race and have space for a man and his bike?
As one of the premiere races in Australia, it's worth putting that little extra effort into your training, planning or even resting. My training is going well - did a good portion of the first half of the course last weekend and am heading to the Womerah side tomorrow.
What are other people doing to prepare?
It's my first race and I crazily decided to tackle the 100km race. I am hoping I have done enough training but am starting to get worried that I haven't. My only saving grace is given it's my first race I have no expectations other than to finish in less than 8 hours and learn from the experience if I decide to do another one
Two years ago, I was about to compete in that as my first race just hoping to finish. If you have reasonable fitness, you should be able to get over the line. Remember to save some energy for the last 30km after the canoe bridge; you'll need it. Stay hydrated and keep eating. If you've ridden 50 or 60km before, you can complete 100!
Best wishes, see you at the end!
I did the convict 100 as my first race. I think it took me around 7 hours, but stopped at every feed station! The last 30km is pretty tough - just keep going!!
Take your time and enjoy - it's a great race.
This will be my 3rd time at this race. Wasn't going to do it this year due to family commitments, but made a last minute decision to do it. Having a 6 week old baby and a 2.5 year old at home means training hasn't been very intense, we will see how I go!!
See you all there! I'll be 'camping' in the back of a '96 white pathfinder on Friday night - if anyone sees me feel free to come and say hi!!
Hopefully see you there, my mate and I will be heading up on Friday and camping, we will be camped next to a white golf gti and would look forward to meeting plent of other nobmobbers
Rather annoyed with myself..
Having put in a fair amount of training (actually I think more than ever really) for this race, last Sunday afternoon I somehow managed to stab myself with a knife deeply and right into the palm of my left hand, right on the part that contact the bars.. oh crap! off to the medical center for some stitches.. I blame the rain as if it was sunny I would have been out on a bike instead of cutting myself up at home.. doh! doH dOH DOH!
The extra pain and blood (Im not sure it wont open up again?) should add the the excitement of 5 fun filled hours through the hills around St Albans..
Yeah blame the rain, obmal. It really went down something like this, didn't it.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=3DGFq7lqepM
Maybe that's motivation to reduce it to 4h 30 of pain instead? Hope the healing goes well!
Yes that was it, darn knife games while drinking with stuffed animals on a rainy Sunday afternoon.. I always knew there would be a price to pay.
I think this was what obmal might have been up to...
http://youtu.be/uAFwE4pI1r8
Sorry no offence intended to anyone. But it still makes me chuckle.
Darwinism.....
unfortunately it wasn't that spectacular, laziness rather than stupidness was the cause as I couldn't be bothered going to the shed (in the rain) to use the right tool for the job at hand. Live and learn they say?
Jumped on to the 50km option. Having missed the race out at St James Estate last weekend (damn you flu), I wanted to get a competitive ride in before I go on holidays in a few weeks time. I'm aware that the 50kms is nothing to write home about, but having not done the race before, I figured why not!
Will shoot for a time around 2:20. Came up with ~2:40 in the willo 50km a few weeks back which I was fairly happy with - hopefully i've still got some form (and fitness!) after being stuck with the flu
@jubas, a race is a race regardless of the distance, track etc. Have fun and just be aware that when the trail starts to go down it does in a big way.
I hope everyone has a good race. I'm having to sit this one out
Absolutely Brian - it's why I've entered.. I need to get a racing fix in before my holiday!
Also hoping the weather holds off!
I'm looking forward to ( hopefully) finishing around 7 hours and skulling some beer in the tent Sat night! Is the water crossing that hardcore?
Yes it's well worth staying around and enjoying the atmosphere.
I was freaked out with the bridge at first but it's all about confidence. Basically, if you can stay focussed on the other side and keep confident you should be fine. But there's a bride for walking only for those still freaked out!
turned out a nice day, headwind adding to the challenge.
Anyone know when the results are usually put up?
Results are up
http://convict100.com.au/convict-results-now-ava...
Nice work on the microphone from @antsonline.
Sorry you couldnt race - but are we going to get a blog entry with some insight from the event centre