Race Info

To start the information dump for this years event, I want to recognize the people that continue to make this event possible.  When we started with 100 people the first year, it was easy to make it an underground event.  But with the continued popularity, and our continued mission to offer the event free of charge, we needed help. With 250 people this year, the risk was larger, and we felt the need to take out event insurance, which can cost a significant amount.  


Stepping up to the challenge were Salsa Cycles and Milltown Cycles.  Salsa is a great bicycle and parts company based out of Bloomington, MN, who believe in Adventure by Bike.  Their mission aligns our self-supporting intent of the event, and they live and breathe what they talk about.  Milltown Cycles is a great bike shop in Faribault, MN that coincidentally is a Salsa dealer, and a great resource for people looking to outfit themselves for the bigger adventures.  


These two companies kicked in the money we needed to pay for the event insurance.  Their generosity is literally the reason we were able to expand the rider field this year, and it is the reason we are able to keep this event free.  Additionally, they will each have staff members up and present for the 100 weekend, helping support the event logistics, and insuring that you have a great day on the singletrack.  


Please, please, please, if you enjoy our event, please support them, or at the very least thank them for this great contribution that continues to allow us this free event.  In a day and age when 100 mile events cost $200 per participant, it is great companies like these that make us proud and unique.  


And of course - our hosting sponsor Lakewoods continued to step up for the second year, offering discounted lodging to participants and giving (for free) us a place to operate the event out of.  When you are at Lakewoods on the race weekend, please thank them for supporting us.


Now - onto the race day.  For our third year, we will again change it up a little bit.  Here are the plans - 

• The race will not start and finish at the same point this year.  We will start on Rock Lake Road just across Hwy M at 7a.m, just like last year.  The 62 mile will start at 7:15.  
• The race will finish at the North End Trail Cabin on Randysek Road, just outside of Cable.  You will then spin down your legs by riding Randysek into Cable directly to the after-party at Rivers Eatery in Cable
• Rivers Eatery will have a full menu and beer/wine for sale.  
• There is no transportation back to Lakewoods - plan accordingly.  The distance is 8 miles.  Do not even think about riding it after dark.
• There will be one drop bag allowed - and the drop site will be Hatchery Creek again this year.  Water is available at Hatchery Creek.  Please be aware - Hatchery Creek is more than halfway through the course this year, it is closer to mile 60 now.  
• There will be no drop site for the 62 mile course, and there is no water available on the course.  Plan accordingly.  
• GPS Track files and navigation sheets will be distributed (electronically) this coming week.  
• The course will be marked, but not closed, and not perfect.  You must still carry one of the alternate navigation methods (GPS or nav sheets), and ride with your head up, be aware of your surroundings, and be self-reliant if you get lost.  You must also be aware that vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, ATVs and non-racing cyclists may be anywhere on the course.  
• A waiver will be posted, and you should print it and bring a signed copy.  You can turn this in either Friday night at the dinner, or Saturday morning before 6:45.  We will be providing a marking method when you turn in your waiver that must be displayed on your bike, and we will be pulling people from the event if they are not marked properly.  
• Thanks to CAMBA - there is now 6 additional miles of new singletrack this year.  
• Please keep in mind the self-supported ethos.... If you get lost, there is nobody to come get you. If you get tired, there is nobody to come get you. There is no emergency service out there. No matter what happens, you are responsible for you. You cannot ride this like a WORS or WEMS race, you must keep your head up, your wits sharp, and pay attention. Some of these trails have not been ridden much since last year, and we have not pre-ridden each piece. There may be sticks, logs, trees, missing signs, and other unknown things that could hurt you. Be ready for this and be prepared.

All the info, coming this week

This week is the one - where all the info you have been waiting for will be posted.  Please keep your reading eyes glued to the blog, and be ready for awesomeness.

A preview:  The 62 mike course has as little as 8 miles of gravel road, the rest being forest singletrack.  The 100 mile course has an additional 10 miles of new singletrack trail in it this year, also reducing the amount of gravel road to be ridden.  And we have a new finish format for you, making life after the race all that more awesome.

To start the week off right, we must first acknowledge the organization that made this entire thing possible - CAMBA.  These tireless volunteers have built the wonderful singletrack that we use every year, as well as impeccably signed every mile, and continue to build new trail every year, to reach our eventual goal of someday  riding 100 complete miles on singletrack, without any road connectors.

Take some time today and check out their website.  www.cambatrails.org.  Their budget for trailbuilding comes from their membership, and since this race is free, take that money you saved and please sign up as a member. This will help continue to support the trails for the future of the event.

The 2012 Chequamegon 100 is Full!

The last of the cards arrived on Friday February 17th, 2012 signaling that the 2012 Chequamegon 100 is full!

However, the Metric 100 is still open and we are expecting more cards to trickle in. The Metric 100 will be posted with the Chequamegon 100 and we are still adding names to this roster as we receive them.

If the Metric 100 does not fill by March 15th, 2012 we will add more riders to the Chequamegon 100 roster. Riders will be added to the Chequamegon 100 roster until we have reached the 250 rider cap for both races combined.

Over 150 racers are on the roster for the Chequamegon 100. All of the cards that tipped the roster past 150 arrived on the same day. We will keep the Metric 100 at 100 riders as well. With attrition from cancellations we expect to start somewhere in the 200 rider range.

The registration page has been shut down. We will not be accepting any more riders due to the length of the wait list.

If you filled out the online registration form and mailed in your postcard. Your name has been added to the wait list, along with the date your card was received. As riders drop we will contact the next in line for a spot on the roster. No riders will be added to the roster after May 1st, 2012.

In the next few days an e-mail will go out to all riders on the roster to confirm entry and share event details.

Thank you!

JM, TK, RH