tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658845177991516593.post6421446217929274931..comments2023-04-22T11:13:39.114-06:00Comments on great divide kiwi: Five FAQs (and some answers)Simon Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245536396100026817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658845177991516593.post-70298731947857864652008-08-02T04:19:00.000-06:002008-08-02T04:19:00.000-06:00Well done Simon from Max Neumegen, one long distan...Well done Simon from Max Neumegen, one long distance traveler to another. Maybe for the next ride have a look at the "www.tourdafrique.com/" and follow some of my foot prints when I set out to walk down the length of Africa, "www.travelpod.com/members/mxnnz".<BR/> Or Nathan Gary's walk along the Great Wall of China, "www.greatwalldvd.com" .mxnnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237070080369011620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658845177991516593.post-14302229317489480392008-08-01T19:21:00.000-06:002008-08-01T19:21:00.000-06:00Hear Simon's interview on National Radio at: http:...Hear Simon's interview on National Radio at: <BR/>http://www.radionz.co.nz/podcasts/nights.rssPatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813456509625439374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658845177991516593.post-14292198641436901522008-08-01T16:18:00.000-06:002008-08-01T16:18:00.000-06:00Hey CarlI'd love to read stream-of-conciousness ac...Hey Carl<BR/>I'd love to read stream-of-conciousness account of your race.<BR/><BR/>Afraid you can't bid for the shorts - they got binned somewhere in small-town America. Crying shame really. <BR/><BR/>Geoff - all bets are off on Rainer winning if you decide to race again. You were the one guy who looked to be climbing as effortlessly. I'd be cheering you on!!! Certainly don't think it's stupid to try again for the finish. If there are more riders next year, there's a better chance of fun times in New Mexico. With a wee bottle of sleeping pills and an extra couple of pounds of fat at the startline, you'd see Antelope Wells for sure.<BR/><BR/>Alaska? I've heard it's cold up there. My overseas leave is all used up for a while - reckon I might consider running something similar to the GDR here in NZ.<BR/><BR/>I'd forgotton about that free toast - you know I was starving! <BR/>Funniest moment for me was when the Ovando Museum sprinklers came on full bore at midnight. The frantic dance you did around that sprinkler head while trying to turn it away from our camp was hilarious!<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>SimonSimon Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245536396100026817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658845177991516593.post-73470018877337451962008-07-30T22:55:00.000-06:002008-07-30T22:55:00.000-06:00wow carl, i was thinking i had some witty things t...wow carl, <BR/>i was thinking i had some witty things to say in response to this post and then i read your comment and after rolling on the floor in laughter for 30 minutes i forgot what i was going to say.<BR/><BR/>simon, you mention a similar challenge maybe being an option for you at some point in the future. well, i was just looking at the iditarod invitational page and noticed that there are still over 20 spaces available in that race :) and if i have my way i'll talk our entire gdr class of '09 into coming up to alaska in february. did you change your mind about that one yet carl?<BR/><BR/>it will be interesting to see what happens if rainer rides it sometime as a 'race'. obviously he has the ability to go insane fast but so many things can go wrong out there that i wouldn't necessarily peg him for the win. then again, did the guy ever even get tired this year? i probably rode with him more than anyone up to steamboat and i don't remember a single time when he seemed worn down, except on the snow stretches... but then again everyone i encountered snow with seemed worn down compared to me. if there had just been more hike a bike in the snow i might have been able to finish this damn race.<BR/><BR/>but now i'm stuck feeling like i should do it again but i get kind of an upset feeling in my stomach when i hear you guys talking about how there's not a chance in a million you'd ever do it again. i guess that's the punishment for a dnf in a race like this. i didn't spend enough time out there to realize how stupid it would be to ever try this again. <BR/><BR/>anyway, you two already know this but i'll say it again. the time i got to spend riding with you and the others we bounced around with for those first several days was so much fun. it was certainly the most fond memory i take with me from this experience. i hope you don't mind simon, but i've told dozens of people the story about how you were eating toast off another table that morning in ovando... and i saw that david mentioned it in his race report on his blog. funny stuff... although it just seemed kind of normal at the time.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238385683129822240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658845177991516593.post-10002761026215390632008-07-30T16:57:00.000-06:002008-07-30T16:57:00.000-06:00thats funny,i was wondering about those shorts.My ...thats funny,i was wondering about those shorts.My 2 pairs of Assos F1 shorts could have taken a large chunk off 3rd world debt.<BR/><BR/>I got asked what was the best part of it.....after a long silence when i decided not to say the border at Antelope Wells i said a Latte i had in Salide in that cafe next to Absolute bikes.I swear if i didnt have a word with myself i would still be in Salida..... in that cafe.<BR/><BR/>Rainer would bring it down to 14 days something if the weather is kind and his health is good.<BR/><BR/>$10,000 and 75 virgins wouldnt be enough to get me back in Roosville or Banff.<BR/><BR/>I finished on monday night,i was back in the UK on friday lunchtime at work trying to pay for it all.1/2 marathons are easy compared to my job.My On-One finished in alot better shape then me.<BR/><BR/>Im trying to think of a way to do a write up that isnt like everyone else.Im thinking i need to go inside my daily thoughts and write from that angle opposed to what was happening...then i can wait for the van and straight jacket to come collect me.<BR/><BR/>Are you going to auction the shorts?<BR/><BR/>Carlcarlhutchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987297883577738274noreply@blogger.com