{"id":632,"date":"2012-05-22T04:35:28","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T04:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talus-and-heavner.com\/blog\/?p=632"},"modified":"2025-09-24T23:42:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T23:42:00","slug":"white-mts-100-2012-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talus-and-heavner.com\/blog\/?p=632","title":{"rendered":"White Mts 100, 2012 version"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matt and Max (Team Green Chile?) went up to interior Alaska back in March for the White Mountains 100<\/a> Human Powered race (ski, bike, or run — we went for the fat bikes). It was a great adventure. Aven helped me pack and prepare:<\/p>\n


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We got into Anchorage and spent the first night with Gina & Harlow before going to pick up the rental bikes from Arctic Cycles<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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Max was digging Alaska, and loved standing in the middle of Alaska Highway 3:<\/p>\n


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We stopped for a ride in Denali Nat’l Park and then got up to Fairbanks and enjoyed the awesome Anne & Don hospitality and some Fairbanks fun, including the ice art festival:<\/p>\n


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Then it was time to get up early, drive up to the BLM White Mountains area and face the harsh reality! Sunrise just before the race start:<\/p>\n


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The trail was fantastic and the volunteers on the trail and at the support cabins were really amazing! Max & I had lots of fun, but we finally got up to Cache Mountain Pass (~51 mile in of the 100 mile course) around 2am, with about a foot of new snow on the trail.. We decide to hitch a ride with a medic team on snowmachines (Ariana and ??). We got out to the Windy Gap cabin and got some zzz’s. Max caught the first ride out to the start\/finish line, while Matt ended up hanging around the cabin due to scheduling. Windy Gap was very picturesque and the volunteers there were a fun gang to hang out with.<\/p>\n


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The ride out was spectacularly beautiful and the only thing that would have made it better would have been to still be riding the bikes. Here’s one scenery shot:<\/p>\n


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We finally made it out to the finish line with all our gear (and with lots of help from our heroes!) \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n


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We made it out to Chena Hot Springs to recover, and then zoomed down to Anchorage for the post-race party, bike returns, and then our flight home. What a trip!<\/p>\n


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I’m hoping to get back up for the White Mountains 2013, and to finally finish the darn thing!! 2012 (51 miles) was much better than 2011 (~30 miles). I still had a little bit too much gear, and I’d like to get more optimized packing. I think I need to be prepared to sleep on the side of the trail, but I think that if the conditions were the same as in 2012, I’d push on to Windy Gap on the bike and catch a few hours of sleep before heading out. But who knows what the weather and course will bring — much less if I will make it into the race (only 65 racers are allowed).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Matt and Max (Team Green Chile?) went up to interior Alaska back in March for the White Mountains 100 Human Powered race (ski, bike, or run — we went for the fat bikes). It was a great adventure. Aven helped me pack and prepare: We got into Anchorage and spent the first night with Gina … <\/p>\n

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