The Shenandoah 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (162km) mountain bike race held in central Western Virginia near Stokesville. The race is normally held on the Sunday during Labor Day weekend. The race has been run continuously since 1998. The organizer, Shenandoah Mountain Touring based in Harrisonburg, VA also runs the Wilderness 101 in Central Pennsylvania along with numerous other cycling races, events and tours.
The SM100 course starts and finishes in Stokesville Campground near the Stokesville Observatory. The majority of the course is in George Washington National Forest and uses part of the Wild Oak Trail. The course is primarily in Virginia but a small section crosses into West Virginia. The course covers the USGSTopo Maps of Stokesville, Palo Alto, Reddish Knob and West Augusta. As the name implies, the course is 100 miles long and has nearly 12,500 feet of vertical climbing.
It's that time of the year again. Labor Day weekend means Shenandoah 100 action in Stokesville, VA! This was my 6th time doing this race and despite the months of training and great weather for the day, this one was a challenge.
Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/mPhPgdQenjb
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#sm100
#stokesvillelodge
#shenandoahmountaintouring
published: 08 Sep 2021
How I Won the Shenandoah Mountain 100: Power Numbers, Bike Setup, Strategy
I break down my pacing strategy, bike set up, and the power numbers for my race at the 2020 Shenandoah Mountain 100.
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published: 09 Sep 2024
Shenandoah 100 2014
Video highlights from the 2014 Shenandoah Mountain 100, a 100 mile mountain bike race just outside Harrisonburg, Virginia.
SM100 is part of the National Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series.
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published: 03 Aug 2015
So I Registered For the Shenandoah Mountain 100 - Training for a One Hundred Mile MTB Race!
What's happening FlowShowers! Sooooooo, I did something a little bit crazy, and a little bit on a whim, and registered for the SM100; the Shenandoah Mountain 100 mile MTB race. Its on September 6th, its 100 miles..... and I have A LOT of training to do between now and then.
I'll update my progress as I start to train. I'd love to hear any tips or feedback on how you guys train for big races in the comments below.
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And until next time.... get out there and #findthatflow !
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published: 26 Jan 2020
Shenandoah Mountain 100
the boys back home have never even seen this color
published: 08 Sep 2021
Shenandoah Mountain 100 - 2017 Race Recap
Race Recap of the 2017 Shenandoah Mountain 100. The course for the Shenandoah 100 is no walk in the park and is regarded as one of the pinnacle events/races that is in the NUE Series. Be sure to check out www.mtntouring.com for more info!
published: 11 Sep 2017
Shenandoah 100 Training 1/14-1/20
I started a vlog of my training for the Shenandoah 100 Mt Bike race as a way to keep me motivated. This is my first video.
published: 21 Jan 2019
Shenandoah 100 (XC Ultra Endurance) 2021
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This was a 100 mile race with 13,000 ft of climbing near the Shenandoah Campground in Virginia. Recorded the first 59 miles to Aid Station #4. Over the 100 miles grades varied from +26% to -33%.
I raced this with my Wheels In Motion teammates and the 4 of us said we would try to stay together as a team for as long as we could, then let the second half of the race determine who had how much remaining to push on at their own pace. We made an effort in the beginning to get ahead of the crowd to hopefully avoid the conga line. At the 10:35 mark, some dude decided to cross the pack and crash in front of me. I wasn’t able to stop so I ran into his back and landed in the bushes. It was...
It's that time of the year again. Labor Day weekend means Shenandoah 100 action in Stokesville, VA! This was my 6th time doing this race and despite the months ...
It's that time of the year again. Labor Day weekend means Shenandoah 100 action in Stokesville, VA! This was my 6th time doing this race and despite the months of training and great weather for the day, this one was a challenge.
Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/mPhPgdQenjb
#shenandoah100
#sm100
#stokesvillelodge
#shenandoahmountaintouring
It's that time of the year again. Labor Day weekend means Shenandoah 100 action in Stokesville, VA! This was my 6th time doing this race and despite the months of training and great weather for the day, this one was a challenge.
Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/mPhPgdQenjb
#shenandoah100
#sm100
#stokesvillelodge
#shenandoahmountaintouring
I break down my pacing strategy, bike set up, and the power numbers for my race at the 2020 Shenandoah Mountain 100.
Training plans are now available on Train...
I break down my pacing strategy, bike set up, and the power numbers for my race at the 2020 Shenandoah Mountain 100.
Training plans are now available on Trainingpeaks: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/coach/dylanjohnsontraining#trainingplans
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I break down my pacing strategy, bike set up, and the power numbers for my race at the 2020 Shenandoah Mountain 100.
Training plans are now available on Trainingpeaks: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/coach/dylanjohnsontraining#trainingplans
WWBHDD? T-shirts and stickers: https://teespring.com/stores/dylans-store-14
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Niner Bikes: https://ninerbikes.com/
Bike Togs: https://togs.com/
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Handup Gloves: http://bit.ly/2FPtKKN Promo code: JOHN$ON
Follow me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Strava for more content:
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Video highlights from the 2014 Shenandoah Mountain 100, a 100 mile mountain bike race just outside Harrisonburg, Virginia.
SM100 is part of the National Ultra...
Video highlights from the 2014 Shenandoah Mountain 100, a 100 mile mountain bike race just outside Harrisonburg, Virginia.
SM100 is part of the National Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series.
mountaintouring.com
NUEMTB.com
Video highlights from the 2014 Shenandoah Mountain 100, a 100 mile mountain bike race just outside Harrisonburg, Virginia.
SM100 is part of the National Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series.
mountaintouring.com
NUEMTB.com
What's happening FlowShowers! Sooooooo, I did something a little bit crazy, and a little bit on a whim, and registered for the SM100; the Shenandoah Mountain 1...
What's happening FlowShowers! Sooooooo, I did something a little bit crazy, and a little bit on a whim, and registered for the SM100; the Shenandoah Mountain 100 mile MTB race. Its on September 6th, its 100 miles..... and I have A LOT of training to do between now and then.
I'll update my progress as I start to train. I'd love to hear any tips or feedback on how you guys train for big races in the comments below.
Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you're following along with #FLOWNATION
And until next time.... get out there and #findthatflow !
#focoflowshow
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Solipsism by Deoxys Beats | https://soundcloud.com/deoxysbeats1
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
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What's happening FlowShowers! Sooooooo, I did something a little bit crazy, and a little bit on a whim, and registered for the SM100; the Shenandoah Mountain 100 mile MTB race. Its on September 6th, its 100 miles..... and I have A LOT of training to do between now and then.
I'll update my progress as I start to train. I'd love to hear any tips or feedback on how you guys train for big races in the comments below.
Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you're following along with #FLOWNATION
And until next time.... get out there and #findthatflow !
#focoflowshow
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Solipsism by Deoxys Beats | https://soundcloud.com/deoxysbeats1
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
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Race Recap of the 2017 Shenandoah Mountain 100. The course for the Shenandoah 100 is no walk in the park and is regarded as one of the pinnacle events/races tha...
Race Recap of the 2017 Shenandoah Mountain 100. The course for the Shenandoah 100 is no walk in the park and is regarded as one of the pinnacle events/races that is in the NUE Series. Be sure to check out www.mtntouring.com for more info!
Race Recap of the 2017 Shenandoah Mountain 100. The course for the Shenandoah 100 is no walk in the park and is regarded as one of the pinnacle events/races that is in the NUE Series. Be sure to check out www.mtntouring.com for more info!
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This was a 100 mile race with 13,000 ft of climbi...
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This was a 100 mile race with 13,000 ft of climbing near the Shenandoah Campground in Virginia. Recorded the first 59 miles to Aid Station #4. Over the 100 miles grades varied from +26% to -33%.
I raced this with my Wheels In Motion teammates and the 4 of us said we would try to stay together as a team for as long as we could, then let the second half of the race determine who had how much remaining to push on at their own pace. We made an effort in the beginning to get ahead of the crowd to hopefully avoid the conga line. At the 10:35 mark, some dude decided to cross the pack and crash in front of me. I wasn’t able to stop so I ran into his back and landed in the bushes. It was a relatively soft landing but enough to tweak the muscle next to my shin bone. I was pretty annoyed since we had 97 miles still to go, but was able to quickly gather myself and get back with the group.
Past Aid #1 just over an hour and my teammate realized he had a puncture likely from the previous descent. We all stopped to help him fix it then continued on. Climb #2 is where it really sucked. I was prepared for hiking, but not this much. The hiking skyrocketed my heart rate. I hate, hate, hate forced long hike-a-bike. Not only do they beat me up (because I don’t train for it) but it really annoys me. I want to race/ride my bike, not push it up a hill. Not to mention it was a conga line of slow hiking with nowhere to pass. This was kinda the beginning of the end. I could tell my body didn’t like the hike. The second descent went fine but I could tell I was out of rhythm and couldn’t find the flow. I felt like I was fighting the trail and wasn’t able to settle in.
Making it to Aid# 2 took longer than expected (3:28:00), so I was a bit behind on water and nutrition since I only packed for 3 hours. The team had got separated on the hike then descent, but we regrouped at Aid#2. Our last team member was a bit further back but we all left as a group. I soon realized that my chain sounded horrible. Horrible like every bit of lube had been washed off and it was in jeopardy of snapping off my bike. We had no lube so I was lubing it with water from my buddy’s Camelbak.
We were separated on the next climb and this time the front 2 pushed through out of Aid #3. I ended up alone at #3. I had broke a Boa on my shoe (2 front tire washouts) and had to have a mechanic tape the shoe to my foot. I planned on skipping #3, but dealing with my shoe and a quick drink, my teammate caught back up. He arrived and wanted to refill bottles so I waited. We rolled out together towards the 4th hill. Now the team was 2 groups of 2. I was having an off day and was part of the second set as the front guys were pushing too fast. He and I were both struggling with cramps going into hill 4 but he was hurting more than me. He also noticed my rear wheel was wobbly. I pressed on and at some point lost him on the climb. There was plenty more hiking, ugh. I was in a bad mood and place mentally, not to mention my fitness either didn’t show up or I was cooked for the season.
I rolled into Aid #4 at around 7 hours and was already 1+ hours behind my expected pace. I was fighting cramps and in a bad mood. My rear wheel was wobbly, my chain was clunky and between the two I could feel weird vibrations through the pedals. In Aid #4 I asked the mechanic to try to fix my rear wheel. After about 10-15 mins he did what he could but said the issue was inside the hub. He said it was safe to ride so I just got ready to start the Death Climb. Since the mechanical took so long my teammate caught back up with me. I waited for him so we could do the Death Climb together. With me being in such a piss poor mood I dropped my GoPro in my drop bag (It only had an hour of battery remaining anyways). I was supposed to only take 2 bottles up the Death Climb but I packed 3 thinking it would take me longer than expected. At this point my attitude was what does it matter anyways.
The Death Climb was under 2 hours and I rolled out Aid #5 around the 9 hour mark. The Killing Fields were fine and as I approached the Shenduro decent I found myself sliding off the trail within the first 50 yards (too much front brake). I had to focus myself since I’d just been climbing for almost 3 hours, had 83+ miles and almost 10 hours already working against me. Once I refocused the descent went fine I guess but it was sketchy as hell in spots. Luckily I made it through safely and rode right through Aid #6.
I was alone again as I passed my buddy on the previous Shenduro descent. The end was near but unfortunately I had to reclimb that stupid gravel hill again. I couldn’t remember how long it took in the beginning of the race but I thought it was close to an hour. That affected my pace as I was surprised to finish it in half that time. Ugh, that sucked. Finished in 11:29:00.
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This was a 100 mile race with 13,000 ft of climbing near the Shenandoah Campground in Virginia. Recorded the first 59 miles to Aid Station #4. Over the 100 miles grades varied from +26% to -33%.
I raced this with my Wheels In Motion teammates and the 4 of us said we would try to stay together as a team for as long as we could, then let the second half of the race determine who had how much remaining to push on at their own pace. We made an effort in the beginning to get ahead of the crowd to hopefully avoid the conga line. At the 10:35 mark, some dude decided to cross the pack and crash in front of me. I wasn’t able to stop so I ran into his back and landed in the bushes. It was a relatively soft landing but enough to tweak the muscle next to my shin bone. I was pretty annoyed since we had 97 miles still to go, but was able to quickly gather myself and get back with the group.
Past Aid #1 just over an hour and my teammate realized he had a puncture likely from the previous descent. We all stopped to help him fix it then continued on. Climb #2 is where it really sucked. I was prepared for hiking, but not this much. The hiking skyrocketed my heart rate. I hate, hate, hate forced long hike-a-bike. Not only do they beat me up (because I don’t train for it) but it really annoys me. I want to race/ride my bike, not push it up a hill. Not to mention it was a conga line of slow hiking with nowhere to pass. This was kinda the beginning of the end. I could tell my body didn’t like the hike. The second descent went fine but I could tell I was out of rhythm and couldn’t find the flow. I felt like I was fighting the trail and wasn’t able to settle in.
Making it to Aid# 2 took longer than expected (3:28:00), so I was a bit behind on water and nutrition since I only packed for 3 hours. The team had got separated on the hike then descent, but we regrouped at Aid#2. Our last team member was a bit further back but we all left as a group. I soon realized that my chain sounded horrible. Horrible like every bit of lube had been washed off and it was in jeopardy of snapping off my bike. We had no lube so I was lubing it with water from my buddy’s Camelbak.
We were separated on the next climb and this time the front 2 pushed through out of Aid #3. I ended up alone at #3. I had broke a Boa on my shoe (2 front tire washouts) and had to have a mechanic tape the shoe to my foot. I planned on skipping #3, but dealing with my shoe and a quick drink, my teammate caught back up. He arrived and wanted to refill bottles so I waited. We rolled out together towards the 4th hill. Now the team was 2 groups of 2. I was having an off day and was part of the second set as the front guys were pushing too fast. He and I were both struggling with cramps going into hill 4 but he was hurting more than me. He also noticed my rear wheel was wobbly. I pressed on and at some point lost him on the climb. There was plenty more hiking, ugh. I was in a bad mood and place mentally, not to mention my fitness either didn’t show up or I was cooked for the season.
I rolled into Aid #4 at around 7 hours and was already 1+ hours behind my expected pace. I was fighting cramps and in a bad mood. My rear wheel was wobbly, my chain was clunky and between the two I could feel weird vibrations through the pedals. In Aid #4 I asked the mechanic to try to fix my rear wheel. After about 10-15 mins he did what he could but said the issue was inside the hub. He said it was safe to ride so I just got ready to start the Death Climb. Since the mechanical took so long my teammate caught back up with me. I waited for him so we could do the Death Climb together. With me being in such a piss poor mood I dropped my GoPro in my drop bag (It only had an hour of battery remaining anyways). I was supposed to only take 2 bottles up the Death Climb but I packed 3 thinking it would take me longer than expected. At this point my attitude was what does it matter anyways.
The Death Climb was under 2 hours and I rolled out Aid #5 around the 9 hour mark. The Killing Fields were fine and as I approached the Shenduro decent I found myself sliding off the trail within the first 50 yards (too much front brake). I had to focus myself since I’d just been climbing for almost 3 hours, had 83+ miles and almost 10 hours already working against me. Once I refocused the descent went fine I guess but it was sketchy as hell in spots. Luckily I made it through safely and rode right through Aid #6.
I was alone again as I passed my buddy on the previous Shenduro descent. The end was near but unfortunately I had to reclimb that stupid gravel hill again. I couldn’t remember how long it took in the beginning of the race but I thought it was close to an hour. That affected my pace as I was surprised to finish it in half that time. Ugh, that sucked. Finished in 11:29:00.
It's that time of the year again. Labor Day weekend means Shenandoah 100 action in Stokesville, VA! This was my 6th time doing this race and despite the months of training and great weather for the day, this one was a challenge.
Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/mPhPgdQenjb
#shenandoah100
#sm100
#stokesvillelodge
#shenandoahmountaintouring
I break down my pacing strategy, bike set up, and the power numbers for my race at the 2020 Shenandoah Mountain 100.
Training plans are now available on Trainingpeaks: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/coach/dylanjohnsontraining#trainingplans
WWBHDD? T-shirts and stickers: https://teespring.com/stores/dylans-store-14
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backwardhatdylan
Flow Formulas Nutrition: https://flowformulas.com/collections/all
Bikenetic Bike Shop: https://www.bikenetic.com/
Starlight Apparel: https://www.starlightapparel.com/
Niner Bikes: https://ninerbikes.com/
Bike Togs: https://togs.com/
Enve Wheels: https://alnk.to/9blhymY
Handup Gloves: http://bit.ly/2FPtKKN Promo code: JOHN$ON
Follow me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Strava for more content:
Instagram: @dylanjawnson
Twitter: @djdylansjohnson
Facebook: Dylan Johnson Cycling Coach
Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/207526
Shop products from this video: https://www.thebicyclestation.com/shenandoah-100-featured-products/
Not seeing what you're looking for? Email [email protected] for special orders!
Follow us!
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Jesse: https://www.instagram.com/jesse_bicyclestation/ | https://www.strava.com/athletes/12853000?oq=jesse%20
Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chase_thebicyclestation/ | https://www.strava.com/athletes/9844949
Trey: https://www.instagram.com/builtbytrey/
Grace: https://www.instagram.com/gracewashburn
Video highlights from the 2014 Shenandoah Mountain 100, a 100 mile mountain bike race just outside Harrisonburg, Virginia.
SM100 is part of the National Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series.
mountaintouring.com
NUEMTB.com
What's happening FlowShowers! Sooooooo, I did something a little bit crazy, and a little bit on a whim, and registered for the SM100; the Shenandoah Mountain 100 mile MTB race. Its on September 6th, its 100 miles..... and I have A LOT of training to do between now and then.
I'll update my progress as I start to train. I'd love to hear any tips or feedback on how you guys train for big races in the comments below.
Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you're following along with #FLOWNATION
And until next time.... get out there and #findthatflow !
#focoflowshow
FCFS THEME MUSIC:
Solipsism by Deoxys Beats | https://soundcloud.com/deoxysbeats1
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US
Race Recap of the 2017 Shenandoah Mountain 100. The course for the Shenandoah 100 is no walk in the park and is regarded as one of the pinnacle events/races that is in the NUE Series. Be sure to check out www.mtntouring.com for more info!
👉 Hey! SUBSCRIBE for free WATTS 👉 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsr-SU_SAqjrzmu4kXIRfUQ?sub_confirmation=1
This was a 100 mile race with 13,000 ft of climbing near the Shenandoah Campground in Virginia. Recorded the first 59 miles to Aid Station #4. Over the 100 miles grades varied from +26% to -33%.
I raced this with my Wheels In Motion teammates and the 4 of us said we would try to stay together as a team for as long as we could, then let the second half of the race determine who had how much remaining to push on at their own pace. We made an effort in the beginning to get ahead of the crowd to hopefully avoid the conga line. At the 10:35 mark, some dude decided to cross the pack and crash in front of me. I wasn’t able to stop so I ran into his back and landed in the bushes. It was a relatively soft landing but enough to tweak the muscle next to my shin bone. I was pretty annoyed since we had 97 miles still to go, but was able to quickly gather myself and get back with the group.
Past Aid #1 just over an hour and my teammate realized he had a puncture likely from the previous descent. We all stopped to help him fix it then continued on. Climb #2 is where it really sucked. I was prepared for hiking, but not this much. The hiking skyrocketed my heart rate. I hate, hate, hate forced long hike-a-bike. Not only do they beat me up (because I don’t train for it) but it really annoys me. I want to race/ride my bike, not push it up a hill. Not to mention it was a conga line of slow hiking with nowhere to pass. This was kinda the beginning of the end. I could tell my body didn’t like the hike. The second descent went fine but I could tell I was out of rhythm and couldn’t find the flow. I felt like I was fighting the trail and wasn’t able to settle in.
Making it to Aid# 2 took longer than expected (3:28:00), so I was a bit behind on water and nutrition since I only packed for 3 hours. The team had got separated on the hike then descent, but we regrouped at Aid#2. Our last team member was a bit further back but we all left as a group. I soon realized that my chain sounded horrible. Horrible like every bit of lube had been washed off and it was in jeopardy of snapping off my bike. We had no lube so I was lubing it with water from my buddy’s Camelbak.
We were separated on the next climb and this time the front 2 pushed through out of Aid #3. I ended up alone at #3. I had broke a Boa on my shoe (2 front tire washouts) and had to have a mechanic tape the shoe to my foot. I planned on skipping #3, but dealing with my shoe and a quick drink, my teammate caught back up. He arrived and wanted to refill bottles so I waited. We rolled out together towards the 4th hill. Now the team was 2 groups of 2. I was having an off day and was part of the second set as the front guys were pushing too fast. He and I were both struggling with cramps going into hill 4 but he was hurting more than me. He also noticed my rear wheel was wobbly. I pressed on and at some point lost him on the climb. There was plenty more hiking, ugh. I was in a bad mood and place mentally, not to mention my fitness either didn’t show up or I was cooked for the season.
I rolled into Aid #4 at around 7 hours and was already 1+ hours behind my expected pace. I was fighting cramps and in a bad mood. My rear wheel was wobbly, my chain was clunky and between the two I could feel weird vibrations through the pedals. In Aid #4 I asked the mechanic to try to fix my rear wheel. After about 10-15 mins he did what he could but said the issue was inside the hub. He said it was safe to ride so I just got ready to start the Death Climb. Since the mechanical took so long my teammate caught back up with me. I waited for him so we could do the Death Climb together. With me being in such a piss poor mood I dropped my GoPro in my drop bag (It only had an hour of battery remaining anyways). I was supposed to only take 2 bottles up the Death Climb but I packed 3 thinking it would take me longer than expected. At this point my attitude was what does it matter anyways.
The Death Climb was under 2 hours and I rolled out Aid #5 around the 9 hour mark. The Killing Fields were fine and as I approached the Shenduro decent I found myself sliding off the trail within the first 50 yards (too much front brake). I had to focus myself since I’d just been climbing for almost 3 hours, had 83+ miles and almost 10 hours already working against me. Once I refocused the descent went fine I guess but it was sketchy as hell in spots. Luckily I made it through safely and rode right through Aid #6.
I was alone again as I passed my buddy on the previous Shenduro descent. The end was near but unfortunately I had to reclimb that stupid gravel hill again. I couldn’t remember how long it took in the beginning of the race but I thought it was close to an hour. That affected my pace as I was surprised to finish it in half that time. Ugh, that sucked. Finished in 11:29:00.
The Shenandoah 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (162km) mountain bike race held in central Western Virginia near Stokesville. The race is normally held on the Sunday during Labor Day weekend. The race has been run continuously since 1998. The organizer, Shenandoah Mountain Touring based in Harrisonburg, VA also runs the Wilderness 101 in Central Pennsylvania along with numerous other cycling races, events and tours.
The SM100 course starts and finishes in Stokesville Campground near the Stokesville Observatory. The majority of the course is in George Washington National Forest and uses part of the Wild Oak Trail. The course is primarily in Virginia but a small section crosses into West Virginia. The course covers the USGSTopo Maps of Stokesville, Palo Alto, Reddish Knob and West Augusta. As the name implies, the course is 100 miles long and has nearly 12,500 feet of vertical climbing.
Thousand miles of lonesome highway Drinking gallons of coffee in a little cafe Brought me here, and it's so good To find there's someone who's got The same story as mine Just look at us, we're a couple hard cases So how'd we end up where we are? Somewhere in the vicinity of the heart I feel somethin' hittin' me awful hard I don't know where it's callin' me Well I just know it starts Somewhere in the vicinity of the heart Been so long, I can't believe I'd get somethin' so sweet Where an ache used to be, don't fall If love anymore but I'd never met anyone like you before Stay here with me for a couple more weeks I think there's somethin' goin' on Somewhere in the vicinity of the heart I feel somethin' hittin' me awful hard Don't know where it's callin' me I just know it starts Somewhere in the vicinity of the heart Well, it sure took a while to find it It's been waiting there all this time Somewhere in the vicinity of the heart I feel somethin' hittin' me awful hard Don't know where it's callin' me Well, I just know it starts Somewhere in the vicinity of the heart
ATLANTIC – Three area champions were crowned at the annual Atlantic girls’ wrestling invitational Saturday ...Coming in as the No ... SWAT’s Jazz Christensen also earned a spot in the championship match, hers at 100 pounds ... 1 ... Shenandoah 21, 21 ... 100 ... 100 ... 100 ... .
Shenandoah Valley Governor's School to produce "Treasure Island" ... The rest of the cast and the class itself at Shenandoah Valley Governor's School has made her feel very supported, she said ... Still, she isn't 100% comfortable with the role just yet.
EBF had eight champions, including the meet’s only entry at 235 pounds, and finished with 253.5 points ...East Union took seventh in the 11-team field with 49 points, led by 100-pound runner-up Quynn Foster ... (Larry Peterson) ... Shenandoah 35; 11 ... 100 — 1 ... 3.
CLARINDA – The Shenandoah Fillies went on a 9-1 run over a 100-second span late in the fourth quarter to earn a 54-46 win Monday, Dec. 16, at Clarinda... .
CARROLL — The Panther boys took 11th at the Hawkeye 10 meet Thursday in Carroll, led by sophomore Wyatt Goodenberger and junior Hector Suazo ... Jondle ran 20.40.07 while Parsons finished in 20.58.99 ... TEAM SCORES. 1 ... Kuemper Catholic - 100 ... Shenandoah - 147.
CARROLL – It was a pair of mid-pack team finishes for Atlantic at the Hawkeye Ten Conference meet ... On the boys' side, Luke Irmeier was 21st at 18.35.20 to pace the Trojans ... 1 ... Carroll Kuemper Catholic100, 4 ... Shenandoah 147, 6 ... Creston ... Shenandoah 206, 9 ... .
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