13,500 feet of elevation gain (Ride with GPS) 14,500 feet of elevation (personal GPS)
For the 600k I shared a hotel room for the night before and the overnight. I felt so much better with the additional sleep because of the hotel. I will continue to get a room for future IR600 and 400 rides.
IR600 uses the same 400k loop as the IR400. Weather was similar (pleasant), hills still hurt, but I finished the 400k loop of the 600k 2 hours quicker than the 400k a couple weeks ago, thus giving me more sleep during the overnight (3hrs).
My bike setup remained the same from the 400K, and I plan on using for the Granite Anvil 1200k in late August.
Gear:
I did take a Platypus water container for additional water on the 200k portion of the 600k. There are few services on this stretch, it is always hot, and I have run out of water the last 2 times I completed this ride. The Platypus turned out to be a savior. For the first time I was able to arrive at the last control with water to spare. Granted, it wasn't as hot as it has been in previous rides, but I still call the decision to bring he Platypus a success and will keep this option open for future rides.
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| Detour 1. Gas main failure, closing road. #ThatsRando |
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| Detour 2. Luckily the only flooding. #ThatsRando |
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| Nothing like the feeling of having a flat 10miles remaining to finish a 600k. |
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